Scientists pry a secret from the 'Mona Lisa' about how Leonardo painted the masterpiece
The "Mona Lisa" has given up another secret.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 11, 2023
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News tagged with art museum
Detailed descriptions of modern art may enhance the viewer experience
Visitors to a modern art museum lingered in front of artworks longer and exhibited more signs of excitement when given detailed descriptions of each piece compared to seeing basic labels, according to a study published May ...
Social Sciences
May 3, 2023
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Chance cross-cultural unicorn concepts lost in translation
There is a reason you have not come across a unicorn fossil in a museum exhibit, let alone seen one in a zoo or heard an iconic grandfatherly voice detail their daily trepidations in a BBC documentary. The reason being—spoiler ...
Art museums team up with scientists to ferret out fakes
Forgeries are a lucrative global market created by artists so skilled in both their craft and their duplicity that they sometimes fool even the experts.
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 6, 2022
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Using science to solve a 1,300-year-old art mystery
The Cincinnati Art Museum turned to a scientist at the University of Cincinnati for help solving a mystery 1,300 years in the making.
Archaeology
Sep 6, 2022
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A woman bought a sculpture at Goodwill for $34.99. It actually was a missing ancient Roman bust.
An ancient Roman bust from around the first century that had been missing for decades has finally made its way into the San Antonio Museum of Art, and all it took was for one artist to buy it from a Texas Goodwill for under ...
Archaeology
May 6, 2022
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How do we conserve and restore computer-based art in a changing technological environment?
Software- and computer-based works of art are fragile—not unlike their canvas counterparts—as their underlying technologies such as operating systems and programming languages change rapidly, placing these works at risk.
Archaeology
Feb 17, 2019
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Art museum will send art directly to your phone with new texting feature
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is making it easier for art lovers to see its extensive collection, no matter where they are in the world.
Other
Aug 2, 2017
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Education professor shows art, museums can be key to boosting literacy across subjects
When it comes to education in reading and writing, many think of burying their noses in books or English composition assignments. One might not consider a trip to an art museum as a way to bolster students' literacy, but ...
Social Sciences
Dec 2, 2014
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New health scans provide data on ancient mummies
A mummy rolled down hospital hallways here on Sunday. Amen-Nestawy-Nakht, a 3,000-year-old Egyptian priest, was getting a CAT scan at Barnes-Jewish. It was probably his second. The lastonewas a couple of decades ago, when ...
Archaeology
Oct 15, 2014
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