Cultural Heritage Science Open Source, CHSOS

CHSOS (Cultural Heritage Science Open Source) is a pri­vate prac­tice ser­vice spe­cial­ized in cost effec­tive, rapid and on site Art Exam­i­na­tion and Doc­u­men­ta­tion with mul­ti­spec­tral imag­ing method­olo­gies and tech­ni­cal pho­to­graphic techniques.It also pro­vides related Train­ing and Con­sult­ing for pri­vate pro­fes­sion­als and insti­tu­tions. CHSOS uses, pro­motes and dis­sem­i­nates inno­v­a­tive and low-cost tech­ni­cal and sci­en­tific meth­ods, believ­ing that they can have a real impact in art con­ser­va­tion and exam­i­na­tion prac­tices. CHSOS clients are art col­lec­tors and pri­vate and insti­tu­tional pro­fes­sion­als, such as con­ser­va­tors, art his­to­ri­ans and art appraisers. I started up CHSOS in 2012 since I saw the need to develop and offer inno­v­a­tive and afford­able method­olo­gies to lower the costs of art exam­i­na­tion and doc­u­men­ta­tion.