Within DURARE, individual researchers focus on multiple themes relating to the subject of the history of durability in art. Exploring a longue durée history of the topic, this includes medieval theories about and the making of durable splendor, seventeenth-century practices and ideas about the durability of watercolors, sixteenth century explorations of the stability of ceramic and stone materials, and the use of ageing machines and concepts of time in the field of conservation & restoration.

Follow the links below for more information about the individual projects of the DURARE team members: