#conservation scientists

Nope, this isn’t a transformer—it's an x-ray flourescence machine, and we use it to determine the age of a painting without having to take a sample. Don't miss Final Fridays: Weird Science tonight. One of our own Conservation scientists, Kate Duffy, will be in the galleries to give you an inside look at this machine and tell you about some of her favorite projects. Get tickets here. 

If only they called in the experts from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to delicately replace his facial hair. To find out how scientists put sculptures together again, check out Simon's article on our website: bit.ly/1CBkfsZ

Pigment Compendium Set: A Dictionary of Historical Pigments and Optical Microscopy of Historical Pigments This set draws together the illustrative manual dedicated to optical microscopy of historical pigments and the essential dictionary of pigment names and synonyms, providing the reader with a thorough guide to historical pigments.The manual is illustrated throughout with over 250 full colour images reproduced to the highest quality. Based on years of painstaking research into the visual and optical properties of pigments, this book is an invaluable reference for conservators and conservation scientists.The dictionary covers the field worldwide from pre-history to the present day, from rock art to interior decoration, from ethnography to contemporary art. Drawing on hundreds of hard-to-obtain documentary sources as well as modern scientific data each term is discussed in detail, giving both its context and composition. * Both books provide an invaluable reference for conservators and conservation scientists.* Comprehensive list of pigment names and synonyms in the dictionary* Over 250 full colour images for pigment identification in the atlas of optical microscopy Gеt thís one!в. D0not m¡ss thе сhαnсe!