Herbst, T. M.T. M.HerbstBertram, ThomasThomasBertramARCIDIACONO, CARMELOCARMELOARCIDIACONOBERGOMI, MariaMariaBERGOMIBerwein, JürgenJürgenBerweinBizenberger, PeterPeterBizenbergerBriegel, FlorianFlorianBriegelFARINATO, JACOPOJACOPOFARINATOKlettke, MicahMicahKlettkeMARAFATTO, LucaLucaMARAFATTOMathar, RichardRichardMatharMcGurk, RosalieRosalieMcGurkRAGAZZONI, RobertoRobertoRAGAZZONIRADHAKRISHNAN SANTHAKUMARI, KALYAN KUMARKALYAN KUMARRADHAKRISHNAN SANTHAKUMARIVIOTTO, VALENTINAVALENTINAVIOTTO2021-01-052021-01-052018978151061957997815106195860277-786Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/29487This paper reports on the installation and initial commissioning of LINC-NIRVANA (LN), an innovative high resolution, near-infrared imager for the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT). We present the delicate and difficult installation procedure, the culmination of a re-integration campaign that was in full swing at the last SPIE meeting. We also provide an update on the ongoing commissioning campaigns, including our recent achievement of First Light. Finally, we discuss lessons learned from the shipment and installation of a large complex instrument.ELETTRONICOenConference paper10.1117/12.23133682-s2.0-85052664046000452664300018https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/10702/2313368/Installation-and-commissioning-of-the-LINC-NIRVANA-near-infrared-MCAO/10.1117/12.2313368.full2018SPIE10702E..0UHFIS/05 - ASTRONOMIA E ASTROFISICAERC sectors::Physical Sciences and Engineering::PE9 Universe sciences: astro-physics/chemistry/biology; solar systems; stellar, galactic and extragalactic astronomy, planetary systems, cosmology, space science, instrumentation