Liselore Tissen
Postdoctoral researcher
- Name
- Dr. L.N.M. Tissen
- Telephone
- 071 5272727
- l.n.m.tissen@hum.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-4478-7426

Liselore Tissen (Ph.D.) is a postdoctoral researcher at LUCAS and is affiliated with Delft University of Technology (Mechanical Engineering), the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Netherlands Institute for Conservation+Art+Science. She is the task lead for ethics, digital research, education, and interdisciplinary collaborations at the Social Sciences Humanities Open Cloud. She is also a board member of various national and international organizations (e.g., Restauratoren Nederland, European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) - Culture & Creativity) and a scientific ambassador for the city and university of Leiden.
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Dr. Liselore Tissen focuses on the ethical, perceptual, and emotional impacts of digital technology on the arts, particularly emphasizing how advancements such as 3D printing challenge traditional notions of authenticity, durability, and conservation. Her cum laude dissertation at Leiden University and TU Delft (2024, to be published), Indistinguishable Likeness: The Impact of the Original Artwork and Its 3D-Printed Twin on the Discipline of Art History, Conservation, and Museum Practice, explores the intersection of the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, arts, and technology. By integrating philosophical and ethical evaluations with empirical field research, neuroscience, and museum visitor studies, Liselore investigates the influence of digital innovations on artistic practices, sustainability in conservation, technical art historical research, and museum operations. Her multidisciplinary approach connects theoretical frameworks to practical applications, providing insights into the ethical, sustainable, durable, and inclusive uses of technology in art and cultural heritage.
CV
Guest PhD Student (Leiden University & Delft University of Technology)
Master Arts & Culture, Leiden University
Conservation & Restoration (minor), University of Amsterdam
Bachelor Art History, Leiden University
PhD supervision
Prof.dr. C.J.M. Zijlmans
Prof.dr. J. Dik (3mE – TU Delft)
Partnerships
Leiden Delft Erasmus – Centre for Global Heritage and Development
Netherlands Institute for Conservation+Art+Science+
Postdoctoral researcher
- Faculty of Humanities
- Centre for the Arts in Society
- KG Moderne beeldende kunst
- Tissen L.N.M. (10 February 2025), De toekomst van restauratie, technologie, ethiek en duurzaamheid. Jubileumsymposium Restauratoren Nederland. Restauratoren Nederland, Laren. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M. (8 February 2025), 3D-print, deep-fake, AI: hoe technologie kunst bevrijdt van authenticiteit. Diesfestival 450 jaar Universiteit Leiden. Universiteit Leiden, Leiden. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M. (31 January 2025), Indistinguishable Likeness: An interview with Liselore Tissen on elevated print reproductions. Interviewed by Debby Jackson. [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. (12 March 2025), Wat een betrouwbare overheid kan leren van Open Science. Rijksdienst Cultureel Erfgoed, Amersfoort. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M. (29 February 2024), Reproducties vergroten de ervaring van het origineel: onderzoeker Liselore Tissen en conservator Renée Volkers over het Van Doesburg Experiment. Interviewed by Volkers R. for Nieuwsbrief Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal. [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. (2024), Guest editor: Reproducing Art, Culture and Society(3).
- Tissen L.N.M., Briggeman J., Freeke A. & Goosens L.. [contribution to an event].
- Tissen L.N.M. 29 May 2024 - 31 May 2024. 2D3D Photography. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. [conference attendance].
- Tissen L.N.M. 29 May 2024 - 31 May 2024. 2D3D Photography. [conference attendance].
- Tissen L.N.M. (25 July 2024), Zijn 3D-reproducties een vloek of een zegen voor de kunstwereld?. Interviewed by Ruben Rosen Jacobson for De Nacht van de Wetenschap (NPO Radio 1). [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. (13 September 2024), Social indifference. Brave New World - The Future of Indifference. Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, Leiden. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M. & Walker J.F. (3 July 2024), Guiding Responsible XR with a Decision Making Model. National XR Day. SURF, Universiteit Twente. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M. (21 May 2024), Why digital heritage makes us cry. Why digital heritage does not make us cry yet: the emotional impact of digital heritage. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M. & Walker J.F. (17 April 2024), Responsible heritage & 3D printing in cultural heritage. XR ERA Meetup. Llinc, The Hague. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M. (13 October 2024), Dr. Liselore Tissen maakt 3D-geprinte reproducties van beroemde kunstwerken. Interviewed by Evert Duipmans for Vroeg Pieken! (NPO Radio 2). [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. (6 October 2024), Kunstwerken aanraken. for Editie NL (RTL Nieuws). [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. (6 November 2024), Wat doet 3D-technologie met de ervaring van kunst?. Interviewed by Ben van den Burg & Iwan Verrips for Digitaal (BNR). [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. & van der Molen T. (4 November 2024), AI-filmpjes van historische kunstwerken bevatten fouten. Interviewed by Ewoud Storm van 's Gravensande for Historisch Nieuwsblad. [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. (9 October 2024), Originele schilderijen herontdekt door de kracht van 3D-printen. Interviewed by Webredactie ME for Technische Universiteit Delft. [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. (28 November 2024), Hoe 3D-printen het origineel authentieker maakt. Netwerkevenement Lancering Nationale Strategie Digitaal Erfgoed 2025-2028. Netwerk Digitaal Erfgoed, Amsterdam. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M. & Sauer S.C. 10 December 2024 - 10 December 2024. ODISSEI Yearly Conference. ODISSEI. Utrecht. [conference attendance].
- Tissen L.N.M. (12 December 2024), Met mozaïek belegde schedel terug naar Mexico. Interviewed by van Nuland M. for Trouw. [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. (16 September 2023), Ontdek hoe de nieuwste technologische ontwikkelingen jouw blik op kunst op zijn kop zetten. Nacht van ontdekkingen. Nacht van Ontdekkingen, Leiden. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M., Oosterman N. & Most J. van den (16 September 2023), Ontdek of 3D-technologie een oplossing kan bieden in debatten rondom dekolonisering en restitutie binnen musea. Nacht van ontdekkingen. Nacht van Ontdekkingen, Leiden. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M. (16 September 2023), The inextricable relationship between art and science. Week of Art & Science. Week of Art & Science. Leiden&Partners, Leiden. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M. (3 December 2023), Een nieuwe blik op Theo van Doesburg door 3D-printen. Museum de Lakenhal, Leiden. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M. (9 October 2023), Database vol 3D-modellen: ‘Misschien helpt het ons inclusiever met restitutie om te gaan’. Interviewed by Myrthe Timmers. [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. (2023), Beyond restitution: the role of 3D technologies to facilitate an inclusive and co-creative way of engaging with ethical issues surrounding contested heritage. Symposium 'Loot' Mauritshuis. The Hague. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M. (16 October 2023), Meet the Expert: Liselore Tissen: Is it ethical to 3D print a human skull?. Interviewed by Michon Leenders for Leiden Global. [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M., Oosterman N., Aguilar Ruvalcaba D., Aguilar O. & López Sánchez I. 2 November 2023 - 2 November 2023. Rematriation Rehearsals: On a Mesoamerican Skull Displayed in Leiden. Framer Framed. Amsterdam. Organizer. [contribution to an event].
- Tissen L.N.M. (26 November 2023), Restitutie en dekolonisatie van museumobjecten : de rol van 3D technologie. Symposium 'Loot' Mauritshuis. Mauritshuis, Den Haag. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M., Volkers R. & Weijkamp C. December 2023 - 2024. Tentoonstelling Het Van Doesburg Experiment. Museum de Lakenhal. Leiden. [partnership].
- Tissen L.N.M. (26 November 2023), Technisch kunsthistorica Liselore Tissen over kunstenares Frida Khalo. Interviewed by Antoinette van Weerdt for De Nacht is Zwart (NPO Radio 1). [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. 16 November 2023 - 17 November 2023. Symposium 'Loot' Mauritshuis. Mauritshuis. The Hague. [conference attendance].
- Tissen L.N.M., O'Neill K. & Jongsma E. (17 November 2023), Technological solutions: opportunities and challenges. Symposium 'Loot' Mauritshuis. Mauritshuis, The Hague. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M. (15 January 2023), Hoe je met 3D-printers en lasers nieuwe meesterwerken ontdekt. Interviewed by Anouk Kauffeld. [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. (2023), Anti-kunsthistorica Liselore Tissen over de impact van kunst: 'ik kan het Meisje met de parel niet meer zien'. Interviewed by Weerdt A. van for Zwart is de nacht (Zwart - NPO1). [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. (2022), We moeten kunstwerken 3D-scannen en printen om ze te behouden. Interviewed by Herbert Blankesteijn for BNR Digitaal (BNR Nieuwsradio). [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. (7 June 2022), Kunstwaardering gaat veel verder dan het materiaal alleen. Interviewed by Geraedts P. for NederBelgMagazine, Innovatie. [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. (27 July 2022), A blue or gold background? NICAS grant awarded for research on restoration. Interviewed by Myrthe Timmers for Nieuwspagina Universiteit Leiden. [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. (12 July 2022), Tegenwoordig komt kunst gewoon uit de 3D-printer. Interviewed by Herbert Blankesteijn & Ben van der Burg for De Technoloog (BNR Nieuwsradio). [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. (15 July 2022), Palet. Interviewed by Gideon Roggeveen for Radio Weetlust (Sleutelstad FM). [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. (24 November 2022), Schilderijen printen in 3D: ‘We kijken te weinig met onze vingers’. Interviewed by Sebastiaan van Loosbroek for Leids Universitair Weekblad Mare, Cultuur. [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. (2021), Using 3D scanning to support conservation treatments for paintings. NICAS Colloquium, Amsterdam. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M. (2021), Leids promovendus nieuw gezicht op blogsite ‘Faces of Science’. Interviewed by Jan Joost Aten. [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. (2021), Talent: Interview met Liselore Tissen (27). Interviewed by Kees Wagemans for Elsevier Weekblad, Talent. [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. (2021), De toepasbaarheid van 3D-reproducties en de ethische consequenties hiervan. Open Up! Een 3Dmensionaal verhaal. Arnhem. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M. (2021), 3D-print maakt het verschil. Interviewed by Eline Levering for Bulletin Vereniging van Nederlandse Kunsthistorici. [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. (2021), De Tech-savvy kunsthistoricus : De kunsthistoricus van de 21e eeuw. Delft. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M. (2021), Authentic Reproductions and Ethical Fakes: Liselore Tissen and Digitally Reproduced Art. Interviewed by for Centre for Global Heritage and Development. [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M., Seymour K., Elkhuizen W.S., Dubbeldam S., Hardadottir S., Jerdoneková I., Schilder J. & Molenaar C. (2020), Using 3D scanning to support conservation treatments for paintings. Florence. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M. (2020), Kijken met andere ogen: Kunstgeschiedenis en de Digital Humanities. Universiteit van Utrecht. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M., Seymour K. Dubbeldam S., Hardardottir S., Jerdonekova I., Molenaar C., Schilder J. & Elkhuizen W.S. (2020), Using 3D scanning to support conservation treatments for paintings. Florence. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M. (30 September 2019), 3D-reproducties: het kunsthistorisch succes van de toekomst?. Interviewed by Levering Eline for Bulletin Vereniging van Nederlandse Kunsthistorici. [interview].
- Tissen L.N.M. (2019), Authentieke Kopieën. Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. [lecture].
- Tissen L.N.M.. Reviewer for Journal of Cultural Heritage.
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