Consortium for the Research of Artists‘ Materials Archives (CAMA)

The archives of artists’ paint manufacturers preserve important sources on the materiality of works of art. The CAMA network aims to promote cooperation between industry and research partners to lay the foundations for multi-perspective research into the history of modern European artists’ paint production. 

The network facilitates collaboration between leading art technological and conservation science research institutions, archives of renowned artists’ colour manufacturers, representatives of archival and information sciences and the digital humanities.  

NIKU by researcher and painting conservator Barbro Wedvik participates in the collaboration with her knowledge of and research on the private archives of the Norwegian paint company Alf Bjercke.     

Project participant from NIKU: Barbro Wedvik

Project organization:

• Prof. Dr. Wibke Neugebauer, ABK Stuttgart
• Prof. Dr. Gunnar Heydenreich, CICS, TH Köln
• Inken Maria Holubec, RED Restaurierungszentrum Düsseldorf
• Klaas Jan van den Berg, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands; University of Amsterdam

More information on the project:

• CICS – research project – Consortium for the Research of Artists‘ Materials Archives (CAMA) – TH Köln
• Consortium for the Research of Artists‘ Materials Archives (CAMA) – Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart