6th International Congress on the Application of Raman Spectroscopy in Art and Archaeology (RAA 2011). The conference will take place in Parma (North of Italy), 5 - 8 September 2011. RAA conferences have a long tradition, starting in London (2001), and following in Ghent (2003), Paris (2005), Modena (2007) and Bilbao (2009). The 6th International Conference on the Application of Raman Spectroscopy in Art and Archaeology welcomes all contributions on the application of Raman spectroscopy in the fields of art-history, history, archaeology, palaeontology, conservation and restoration, museology, degradation of the Cultural Heritage, archaeometry, etc.