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Yvette VANDEN BEMDEN is a full Professor in the Department of Art History at the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, Université de Namur, specializing in stained glass conservation and Belgian cultural heritage. Her research spans medieval to contemporary art with interdisciplinary approaches bridging material science and visual culture.
Her primary research interests focus on Stained Glass Conservation (particularly 19th-20th century Belgian works), Visual Arts and Disability Studies, and Art Gallery Curation methodologies. She employs scientific techniques like PIXE-PIGE for material analysis while examining social representations in visual media. Her work integrates historical context with modern conservation challenges.
Her publication trends reveal deep specialization in stained glass material analysis (2005 Nuclear Instruments paper) alongside interdisciplinary explorations of art's societal role, notably in disability representation (2008 Art & Handicap) and wartime imagery (2006 Images de guerre). The research consistently centers on Belgian artistic heritage with methodological diversity spanning physics-based analysis to cultural theory.
Professor VANDEN BEMDEN has supervised 4 graduate works and led 10 significant research projects since 1968, including long-term studies on Enghien Castle stained glass (ENGHIEN project) and interdisciplinary investigations into art display stakes. Her collaborative projects frequently bridge humanities and scientific departments.
She directs research through the university's cultural heritage labs, notably collaborating with physics departments on material analysis projects. Her teams integrate art historians, conservators, and scientists for comprehensive artifact studies, with recent focus on elemental composition mapping of historical glass pieces.
