Idryma Ormylia – Art Diagnosis Centre (Of-ADC), GR

About
 “Ormylia” Art Diagnosis Centre has been founded in 1996 under the auspices of the Sacred Convent of the Annunciation, Dependency of the Monastery of Simonos Petra at the Holy Mountain. It is actually operating as a branch of Ormylia Foundation; a non profit, non governmental institution supervised by the Ministries of Development, Culture, Education and Health. Ormylia Foundation is articulated in two divisions, the Art Diagnosis Centre and the Centre for Social Advancement, Medical Prevention and Research, “Panagia Philanthropini”, having an average number of more than 1000 individual external users per year.
The Art Diagnosis Centre is conducting interdisciplinary research in chemical analysis, documentation and preservation of artworks and monuments, with a particular expertise on Byzantine Iconography. It operates through permanent cooperation with University departments, multilateral international co-operation with other research infrastructures through National and EC research projects. 

Relevant experience and role
The main research domains are: development of advanced integrated analytical devices combining complementary modalities for non-destructive analysis; development of decision making systems involving the processing of data acquired with several sensors; advancement of improved methodologies based on well-established analytical techniques in conservation science; Analytical physico-chemical investigation assisting the development and monitoring of novel conservation strategies; Development of integrated systems, Image and signal Processing, software design and application for knowledge management based on up-to-date technologies for enabling universal accessibility to cultural heritage resources of multilevel, multimodal information and multidisciplinary scientific and documentation archives.  
The “Ormylia” Art Diagnosis Centre offers opportunities for advanced training to young scientists and operators, in collaboration with National and European University Departments with the objective to foster the level of research in the conservation of cultural heritage Collections. Specialized instrumentation, high technology facilities and appropriate know-how allow for the application of complementary techniques and methodologies to the characterization of a wide range of materials and the integrated study of diverse typologies of artworks offering high-level services to the cultural heritage Community. Among returning users of ORMYLIA infrastructure are Scientists, Conservators, Museums, Cultural Heritage Ephorates, Churches and individuals.
Of-ADC activities in CHARISMA are mainly addressed to strengthen, complement and integrate the physical access to ARCHLAB, working on a unique “facility” of open archives, containing a huge amount of scientific and technical data, held by prestigious European museums and conservation institutes. Furthermore, it is also involved in coordination activities (development of best practices and protocols, Training on advanced laser-based techniques in art conservation, diagnostics and analysis, communication and dissemination).

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