CONFERENCE TOPICS Photonics for safeguarding cultural heritage includes nowadays a large set of tools and methods, such as: laser ablation, photothermal treatments, X ray-UV-Vis-IR-THz spectroscopy, LIPS/LIBS and Raman spectroscopy, 2D/3D/4D modeling, multispectral and iperspectral imaging; interferometry and holography, photoacoustics, LDV, and other. In recent years, photon sources and sensors have experienced significant innovations driven by the impressive development of the semiconductor, fiber, and microelectronic technologies, which have allowed to rise