Symposium on conservation science

"Recent Trends in Imaging Techniques Used in Art Conservation"
The Andrew W. Mellon Symposium in Conservation Science
Harvard University Art Museums
Arthur M. Sackler Museum Lecture Hall
485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
Saturday, October 13, 2007
9:30 am - 5:30 pm

Free admission; no registration required

Program

Keynote Presentation:

    David Saunders
    British Museum, London
    Non-Invasive Imaging: Current Technology and Future Developments

    Bernhard Blumich
    University of Aachen, Germany
    Mobile Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Art and Cultural Heritage

    Jennifer Giaccai
    The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
    X-Ray Fluorescence Imaging of the Archimedes Palimpsest

    Eberhard Lehman
    Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland
    Neutron Imaging as a Tool for Non-Destructive Analysis of
    Museums Objects and Conservation Treatment

    Hany Farid
    Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
    A Digital Technique for Art Authentication

    Roy S. Berns
    Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
    Color Science Applied to Conservation Science: Current Practices
    and Future Opportunities

For additional information, please contact:

     Jens Stenger
     Straus Center for Conservation
     Harvard University Art Museums
     32 Quincy Street
     Cambridge MA 02138
     617-384-8717,
     Fax: 617-495-0322
     jens_stenger [at] harvard__edu


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