- The relationship between the Natural Sciences and works of art
- Museums and physico-chemical laboratories
- Artifacts : definition, examples across the centuries
- Painting materials and methods
- History and principles of conservation
- Studying the authenticity of works of art
- Characterization techniques applied to the study of cultural works: IR and Raman spectroscopy and microspectroscopy, UV-VIS spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and fluorescence, Thermal analysis, Optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy / Photography, from Infrared to X-rays
- Other spectroscopic methods (AAS, OES, ICP, etc.)
- Dating
- Examples of artifacts studied using various techniques (wall paintings and portable icons, glass, marble, paper, etc.