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Bard Graduate Center is an advanced graduate research institute in New York City dedicated to the cultural histories of the material world. Our MA and PhD degree programs, Gallery exhibitions, research initiatives, scholarly publications and public programs explore new ways of thinking about decorative arts, design history, and material culture.

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Research

Bard Graduate Center is a research institute for advanced, interdisciplinary study of diverse material worlds. We support the innovative scholarship of our faculty and students as well as resident fellows, guest curators and artists, and visiting speakers.

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Our Public Humanities + Research department focuses on making scholarly work widely available and accessible through the coordination of the fellowship program and public programming that combines academic research with exhibition-related events. Across the institution—from the classroom to the gallery, from publications to this website—we utilize digital media to facilitate and share original research. This section outlines current programming and provides a repository for past scholarly content.
“ I do also create a connection with the sample, which is at the end almost nothing.”




In This Episode
Jennifer Mass speaks with conservation heritage scientist Marc Vermeulen about the links between art and science, the wealth of information carried within the sample, and the microhistories of objects that are contained in data analysis. Listen to this episode to nerd out on the nuances of how materials transform over time.

Download a transcript of episode 4.

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Marc Vermeulen works as a research associate within the external project program of Northwestern University-Art Institute of Chicago Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts (NU-ACCESS). Prior to joining the Center, Marc obtained his PhD in chemistry from the University of Antwerp (2017), where he studied arsenic sulfide pigments degradation in a wide variety of historical objects. He gained experience in various museums and art research institutions both in Europe and the United States, including the Met, KIKIRPA, and MoMA. Marc’s research interest is the identification and study of degradation of pigments, mainly with spectroscopic techniques to better understand the objects’ histories and to support their preservation for generations to come.


References
The Fields of the Future podcast amplifies the voices and highlights the work of scholars, artists, and writers who are injecting new narratives into object-centered thinking. Join us for engaging conversations between BGC faculty and fellows and their guests.