Maastricht Centre for Arts and Culture, Conservation and Heritage
The Maastricht Centre for Arts and Culture, Conservation and Heritage (MACCH) is an interdisciplinary research centre that brings together economic, legal, (art) historical, philosophical, sociological and practical expertise to the context of arts and heritage. In response to the demands of the increasingly complex challenges facing the fields of arts and heritage today, MACCH initiates collaborative research projects with researchers, professionals, and students from diverse backgrounds. MACCH is a joint effort of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Law, the School of Business and Economics, the Faculty of Science and Engineering (formerly Faculty of Humanities and Sciences), and the Sociaal Historisch Centrum voor Limburg (SHCL) and the Stichting Restauratie Atelier Limburg (SRAL).
Fast facts
- interdisciplinary centre for arts and heritage
- collaboration of four faculties (law, economics, arts, and humanities)
- cooperation with Sociaal Historisch Centrum voor Limburg and Stichting Restauratie Atelier Limburg
- annual conference during TEFAF
- Springer book series: Studies in Art, Heritage, Law and the Market
- embedded in the region and operating on an international level
- led by Dr Claartje Rasterhoff
News
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Research, Education and Action Lab into Collective and Circular Transformation (REACCT) is a new research project (2024-2027) developed together with Huis Veendam-Dynaplak, a design and biochemical company that produces, recycles and designs with renewable materials.
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As part of the Springer Book Series 'Studies in Art, Heritage, Law and the Market', the Open Access book 'Conservation of Contemporary Art: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice' , published by MACCH affiliated researchers Vivian van Saaze and Renée van de Vall, is now available.
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Together with the Royal Netherlands Historical Society (KNHG), Open University (OU) and Fontys (F), Maastricht University will organize the fourth edition of the Historians’ Days. The deadline for submissions in 31/01/24 (via www.historicidagen.nl)
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Organized by SRAL, the Wood Science and Technology III symposium took place at Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht.
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For the congress "Cast Plaster, Art or Craft?", SRAL will be contributing with the lecture 'Aspergillus , Alternaria and Penicillium Fungal Infestation in a Plaster Casts Collection’ by Ausrine Dambrauskaite and Arnold Truyen.
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Together with Ania Molenda from Het Nieuwe Instituut, MACCH affiliated researcher Costas Papadopoulos has been awarded an NWO museum grant of €50,000 for the research project ‘Unfolding the Archive: New Dimensions of Access to Born-digital Architecture Collections’.
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Christian Ernsten and Claartje Rasterhoff, in collaboration with Natuurmonumenten, receive €100,000 for their project ‘Rivier Atelier at the Geuldal: heritage management in times of climate change’.
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In this inaugural lecture, Lars van Vliet addressed the question of how legal proceedings surrounding Nazi looted art should be shaped in a balanced way to ensure a fair trial.
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Funded by the NWO, a major new research project called PRICELESS is starting and led by Dr. Christoph Rausch, Associate Professor at Maastricht University and affiliated with MACCH, among others.
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From 11 to 19 March, The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) will take place in Maastricht. Some 270 galleries from more than 20 countries will present prestigious works of art.
Events
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22 Aug 24 Aug13:30 - 16:00
Historians’ Days 2024
Together with the Royal Netherlands Historical Society (KNHG), Open University (OU) and Fontys (F), Maastricht University will organize the fourth edition of the Historians’ Days.
In The Spotlight
Education
Teaching in the areas of art, culture, conservation, and heritage is important to several faculties at Maastricht University, and interfaculty cooperation takes place in various forms and levels (bachelor’s, master’s and PhD). An example is the successful joint Minor “Art, Law and Policy Making” between the faculties of Arts & Social Sciences and Law. Another example is the course and skills training ‘Science and the Visual Arts: Conservation and its Histories’, a collaboration between the Maastricht Science Programme, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and Stichting Restauratie Atelier Limburg. At the regional level MACCH collaborates with Hogeschool Zuyd and the Hubert van Eyck Academy. Our international network of partners includes the University of Amsterdam, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, KU Leuven, the University of Hasselt, and Maastricht University Campus Brussels.