Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the 5^th International Congress on the Application of Raman Spectroscopy in Art and Archaeology (RAA2009-Bilbao) will take place in Bilbao (Basque Country, North of Spain) from 14 till 18 September 2009. This series of conferences has a large tradition, starting in London, and following in Ghent (2003), Paris (2005) and Modena (2007).

The venue of the congress has been set in the Fine Arts Museum of Bilbao. 

The scientific programme will include all applications and studies performed with Raman spectroscopy on Cultural Heritage and related materials. The conference offers an outstanding and unique opportunity for exchanging knowledge on leading edge developments. Cultural Heritage studies are interpreted in a broad sense, including, amongst others, pigments, inks, new materials, gemstones, stones, precious stones, glass, ceramics, chemometrics on artwork studies, palaeontology, resins, fibers, forensic applications in art and archaeology, industrial archaeology, etc.


In the present edition of the International Congress on the Application of Raman Spectroscopy in Art and Archaeology, we would like to highlight the applications of Raman spectroscopy on the study of the contamination affecting the Cultural Heritage (decaying, corrosion, etc.).

On this website we will try to provide all necessary information about this conference, in order to make your stay in Bilbao as pleasant as possible. Besides, in Bilbao you will have the opportunity of tasting the famous Basque gastronomy and the wines from the country, visiting the Guggenheim Museum designed by international architect Frank O. Gerhy and enjoying the green landscapes and seaside of the Basque Country.

We look forward to your participation in this interesting conference.

On behalf of the scientific and organising committees,

Prof. Juan Manuel Madariaga

University of the Basque Country