Friday, June 20th, 2008

Art Conservation and Preservation

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How do museums protect and preserve artistic and historic artifacts for the ages? It's a complicated field, including everything from studying the chemical makeup of paints to optimizing the temperature, humidity, and lighting conditions in museum galleries. In this segment, we'll talk with the director and one of the scientists of the Getty Conservation Institute about the fine art of art preservation.

Guests

James Druzik
Senior Scientist
Getty Conservation Institute
Los Angeles, California

Timothy P. Whalen
Director, Getty Conservation Institute
Los Angeles, California

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Segment produced by:Annette Heist

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Image: Using infrared spectroscopy to detect changes in the chemical composition of modern artists' paints.
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