Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage

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Yale’s Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage is a research collaborative, dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of material culture. Our work connects Yale students, scholars, and collections, catalyzing wide-ranging partnerships that bridge art and science in a unique space for learning, creativity, and innovation.

News and Events

Analyzing the photographic process from darkroom to data
August 28, 2024
At a recent symposium, Yale’s Lens Media Lab unveiled a visual platform for studying its unrivaled collection of photographic papers.  Mike Cummings, Yale News.
Art Bulletin
August 20, 2024
The Lens Media Lab publishes “Closer Looking: Computer Vision in Material Studies of Art” by invitation in a special section “Art History after Computer Vision.” 
Restoring Roger Sherman: Planning Conservation Treatment
August 10, 2024
A collaboration between a curator and conservator from the Yale University Art Gallery (YUAG) and IPCH conservation scientist Richard Hark is aimed at examining the Gallery’s...
Tarocchi Teamwork: An International, Multi-institutional Collaborative Research Project
August 10, 2024
This essay describes an ongoing collaboration between multiple colleagues in disparate institutions and offers the authors an opportunity to reflect on the successes and...
View From Here Opening at the YSC. Credit: Lotta Studio
May 17, 2024
On May 8 a dozen Greater New Haven photographers from local high schools and state and community colleges leaned in as subjects of the camera’s gaze. As they stood with...