Researchers from Utrecht University’s ArtLab are literally getting up close to art history. In the Grote Kerk in Alkmaar, they are using aerial work platforms to take thousands of photographs of the painted church vault.

Using advanced technology, the images will be combined into a detailed 3D model, allowing both researchers and visitors to explore the sixteenth-century artwork up close.

Read more about this ArtLab project with researchers Daantje Meuwissen, Sanne Frequin, and Sjors Nab in the article published by NH Nieuws on 5 March 2026 (in Dutch).