Announcing the 17th International Conference
on Indoor Air Quality in Heritage and
Historic Environment (IAQ 2027)

IAQ 2027 Conference Venue The Royal Danish Academy, Institute of Conservation, is pleased to organize the 17th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality in Heritage and Historic Environments, IAQ 2027. The conference provides an interdisciplinary forum for discussions on the influence of indoor air quality on heritage objects, collections and historic interiors, including museums, libraries, archives, historic houses, and churches and other places of worship. It is traditionally attended by a diverse audience of conservators, curators, scientists, students, collection managers and other stakeholders. IAQ 2027 will be held in a at the Royal Danish Academy's Campus Holmen near the Copenhagen harbor front, on March 16-17, 2027. Information about registration will be updated here in due time, but for now please note the call for abstracts below. We look forward to welcoming you to Copenhagen! Call for abstracts The IAQ conference series (http://IAQ.dk) invites abstracts for the 17th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality in Heritage and Historic Environments (IAQ 2027), to be held in Copenhagen on 16-17 March 2027 and organized by the Royal Danish Academy, Institute of Conservation. We welcome contributions addressing indoor air quality topics such as pollution monitoring and modelling, preventive conservation strategies, impact of and testing for material emissions, sustainable climate and pollution control, risk assessment, energy-efficient building refurbishment, and innovative analytical or mitigation approaches. Practical case studies and experiences from collection care, exhibition design, storage environments, and historic buildings are particularly encouraged. The IAQ conference series traditionally brings together conservators, conservation scientists, curators, engineers, architects, collection managers, students, and other professionals engaged in the preservation of cultural heritage. Contributions for oral presentations and posters are invited. Please note abstract submission deadline: October 1st, 2026. For submission of abstracts, please use the template provided. Information regarding style and length, and submission details, are described in the template: (MS Word Abstract Template). Important dates: 01 Oct 2026: Abstract submission deadline 30 Oct 2026: Notification to authors 15 Nov 2026: Provisional program online 15 Nov 2026: Registration open 15 Jan 2027: Detailed program online 16-17 March 2027: Conference in Copenhagen Scientific Committee Lorraine Gibson, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK Martina Griesser, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria Eva Menart, National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia Olivier Schalm, University of Antwerp, Belgium Tomasz Sawoszczuk, Cracow University of Economics, Cracow, Poland Matija Strlič, University of Ljubljana, Heritage Science Laboratory Ljubljana, Slovenia Irena Kralj Cigić, University of Ljubljana, Heritage Science Laboratory Ljubljana, Slovenia Jean Tétreault, Ottawa, Canada Peter Brimblecombe, School of Environmental Sciences, UEA Norwich, UK (retired) David Thickett, English Heritage, United Kingdom Eric Breitung, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA Julia Bakker Arkema, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA Signe Hjerrild Smedemark, National Museum of Denmark Morten Ryhl-Svendsen, Royal Danish Academy - Conservation, Denmark (also local organizer) All photos: Royal Danish Academy - Architecture, Design, Conservation About previous IAQ Conferences: (https://IAQ.dk/iap.htm) About The Royal Danish Academy: (https://royaldanishacademy.com/en) For inquiries about IAQ2027, email: 2027[at]IAQ[dot]dk

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IAQ in Museums and Archives, June 14th, 2026