Call for proposals--Cultural Heritage Advanced Research Infrastructures (CHARISMA)

Cultural Heritage Advanced Research Infrastructures (CHARISMA) is an
EU-funded integrating activity project carried out within the FP7
Capacities Specific Programme "Research Infrastructures". The
project (2009-2013) provides transnational access to the most
advanced scientific instrumentation and knowledge, allowing
scientists, conservators, curators, archaeologists and art
historians to enhance their research at the forefront of their
field.

The ARCHLAB Transnational Access programme: Among other activities,
CHARISMA offers free access to the extensive scientific archives of
six museums and research institutions (these provide analytical and
technical data on paintings, drawings, sculptures, metals, ceramics,
etc.):

    The British Museum, London, UK
    Centre de recherche et de restauration des musees de France,
    Paris, FR
    Instituut Collectie Nederland, Amsterdam, NL
    Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, ES
    The National Gallery, London, UK
    Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Firenze, IT

This project will allow the user to be welcomed for a 4 to 5 days
period in the one of the host institutions, with a grant to cover
travel and subsistence costs. To assist in research in their
specialist field, the users will benefit from:

    Access to the host institution's databases and documentation
    (both electronic and paper archives)

    Assistance from the host institution's documentation staff

    Scientific expertise from staff at the host institution. The
    users will be required to deliver an activity report within two
    months after the visit and to commit to send to the host a copy
    of any publication that arises from the research.

Open call: the third call for ARCHLAB Transnational Access
applications (2011) is open, with a deadline of Monday 15 November
2010.

How to apply: full information is available on the CHARISMA website

    <URL:http://www.charismaproject.eu>

from which the application form can be downloaded.


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