Science Cafe: Art Authentication & Conservation

Posted Monday, August 9, 2010

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A $45 garage sale purchase may have made one guy a millionaire 200 times over last week. Some art experts think he may have negatives from famed photographer Ansel Adams but the jury is still out. Authenticating art, and preserving it, is very scientific business. Monday on the Sound of Ideas, it’s a Science Café conversation about art authentication and conservation. From aqueous bathing of fine paper to CAT scans for mummy remains, it’s a CSI Picasso-style show, Monday morning at 9 on 90.3!

Guests

Shelley Reisman Paine, Conservator of Objects, Cleveland Museum of Art
Albert Albano, Executive Director, Intermuseum Conservation Association

Additional Information

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Science Cafe Cleveland is the second Monday of every month at the Great Lakes Brewing Company. Drinks start at 6:30pm and the discussion is at 7pm.

Bringing art back to life

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