Miriam Truffa Giachet

Conservation scientist by training,
illustrator and comic artist by passion.

I obtained my Ph.D. at the APA laboratory (now ARCAN laboratory) of the University of Geneva in 2019 with doctoral project concerning the archaeological and archaeometric characterization of West African glass beads.

In 2011 I graduated in Science and Technology for Cultural Heritage at University of Torino (Italy) with a bachelor thesis on wooden shields from Congo and a master thesis on the chemical characterization of photographic material.

In 2012 I worked for a year on Disney cels at the Getty Conservation Institute of Los Angeles, gaining experience in the physical and chemical characterization of polymers by spectroscopy, chromatography, colorimetry, and thermal analysis.

In 2020-21 and 2022-2024 I worked as a research assistant at He-ARC of Neuchâtel (Switzerland) on two project concerning the characterization and identification of varnishes on copper-alloys (VERILOR) and the corrosion and cleaning of lacquered brass (CLEANLAB).

I created and teach a bachelor course on archaeometry at the University of Geneva where I worked for two years as an assistant professor.

My other passion, and soon a secondary career, is illustration and comic art. I consider myself and artivist as I draw about socially and politically engaged themes. My art features different styles, materials and techniques, and I love everything involving crafts and DIYs.
Check my Behance and Instagram pages to find out more!