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Our Scientific Tools for Art Examination

Explore the full range of our scientific tools for Art Examination, designed specifically for the analysis, documentation, and preservation of artworks and cultural heritage. Our products are built to be affordable, portable, and fully open source, empowering conservators, scientists, and educators around the world.

Explore the full range of our scientific tools for Art Examination, designed specifically for the analysis, documentation, and preservation of artworks and cultural heritage. Our products are built to be affordable, portable, and fully open source, empowering conservators, scientists, and educators around the world.

Our flagship product, the Pigments Checker, is a calibrated chart of 58 historical and modern pigments used as a reference in technical photography, multispectral imaging, and spectroscopy. It’s supported by a free, peer-reviewed database of reflectance, XRF, Raman, FTIR, and XRD spectra—making it an essential tool for pigment identification and materials research.

Other popular tools include:

  • Fabrizio UV Lamp – a compact, high-performance ultraviolet lamp tailored for fluorescence photography in conservation and art examination.

  • Archimedes Scanner – a lightweight, portable scanner designed for macro documentation of paintings and works on paper.

  • Alice IR Lamp, Elio Halogen Lamp, and IR-Libero Filter – tools optimized for infrared and infrared fluorescence photography.

  • Modified cameras and accessories to support technical photography across UV, visible, and IR bands.

All CHSOS products are delivered with comprehensive documentation, including technical sheets, manuals, and application notes, and are used by museums, conservation labs, universities, and independent professionals.

By choosing CHSOS tools, you support a model based on open hardware and open knowledge, making scientific analysis of cultural heritage accessible to all. Our equipment is field-tested, workshop-proven, and designed to meet the real needs of art professionals worldwide.

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Learn Technical Photography for Art Examination

Technical Photography is one of the most powerful—and often overlooked—tools for the scientific examination of art and archaeology. If you are a conservator, scientist, or art collector and you are not yet familiar with this method, it is truly a missed opportunity. Using simple, affordable equipment and a clear methodology, Technical Photography allows you to reveal underdrawings, retouchings, material differences, and conservation issues in a completely non-invasive way. Far from being complex or inaccessible, it is an easy entry point into scientific analysis. In many cases, Technical Photography represents the first essential step toward a deeper understanding of artworks and archaeological objects.



Training 2026

Scientific Art Examination – Resources:
Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) – USA
The British Museum – Scientific Research Department – UK
Scientific Research Department – The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
C2RMF (Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France) – France
Rijksmuseum – Science Department – Netherlands