We had the privilege to work on the Bayeux Tapestry in Bayeux, France. This study aimed at setting preventive conservation recommendations. We enjoyed bringing in our expertise of mechanical engineering, by setting-up full-field monitoring of strain and stress on tapestry mock-ups (as shown on the right-hand side picture). Besides our monitoring, we helped design conservation solutions and characterise the sensitivity of the Tapestry to its surrounding climate.

We teamed up with a great team of conservators and ergonomists: Thalia Bajon-Bouzid, Raphaëlle Déjean, Elodie Aparicio-Bentz, Vanpoulle Christophe and Bourgeois Fabrice; and in association with Bayeux Museum, DRAC Normandie and La Fabrique de patrimoines en Normandie.

Our team is conducting a study on two wooden scuptures from the Isnard organ from the Madelein church in Aix-en-Provence, France. This study aims to investigate the hygromechanical effect of freezing treatment for disinsectisation. The monitoring setup follows before, during and after the treatment in order to understand the impact of such climate choc on massive wooden sculptures.