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From the Conservation Studio
Water, Lasers, and Wax: Conserving the Art Institute Lions
The conservation of artworks that brave the elements, like our beloved lions, requires specialized skill, years of experience, and a studio filled with cool tools.
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In the Photography Studio
To the Naked Eye: Using RTI to Reveal the Hidden
Using video loops, the authors reveal how reflectance transformation imaging allows the close study of objects—such as Egyptian scarabs and Roman coins—solely through digital images on a computer.
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In the Photography Studio
Lights, Camera, Reaction: Technical Imaging
April 12, 2022 -
From the Frames Lab
La Grande Jatte, Frame by Frame
March 22, 2022 -
From the Conservation Lab
X-Rays: Peering over the Artist’s Shoulder
November 2, 2021 -
Insights from the Conservation Lab
Altered by Time: A Mystery from the Frame Collection
October 19, 2021 -
Insights from the Conservation Lab
Preserving Humphry Repton’s Big Reveal
October 6, 2021 -
In the Lab
360 Tours: Taking a Spin through Conservation
September 21, 2021 -
Insights from the Conservation Lab
Mirrors with Memory: The Magic of Daguerreotypes
September 10, 2021 -
Collaboration across Institutions
A Kono Power Association Helmet Mask
June 1, 2021 -
A New Icon
Breaking Ground for a Landscape in Light
May 25, 2021 -
From the Conservation Lab
Caring for Two Woodcuts by Martin Puryear
April 21, 2021