Post by entropy on Jun 24, 2008 23:05:06 GMT -8
Interesting discussion on art preservation. This aired a couple days back. Here's the link to the audio on the NPR site:
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91742295
Talk of the Nation, June 20, 2008 ยท Light, temperature and air pollution can wreck works of art. 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. Timothy P. Whalen, director of the Getty Conservation Institute, and James Druzik, senior scientist at the Getty Conservation Institute, talk about the fine art of art preservation.
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91742295
Talk of the Nation, June 20, 2008 ยท Light, temperature and air pollution can wreck works of art. 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. Timothy P. Whalen, director of the Getty Conservation Institute, and James Druzik, senior scientist at the Getty Conservation Institute, talk about the fine art of art preservation.