Can the Met’s Picasso really be repaired “unobtrusively”?
There has already been a lot of press coverage of the damage to a Picasso painting (valued at $130m by some) in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, when a woman fell into it. Slate is even...
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Uncovering an Archimedes text hiding inside a medieval prayer book
in this case, that which could not kill a certain manuscript, only made it stronger -- and far more interesting. When the book in question is a long-lost text by Archimedes, that's actually saying a...
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Departure of Byzantine Frescoes at the Menil is just, bittersweet, and humbling
The largest intact Byzantine frescoes in the Western hemisphere are quickly approaching their departure date--March 4--to return home to Cyprus after a 28-year stay in Houston. The dismantling of the...
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Conservator: “Botched” conservation of Spanish painting may not be irreversible
Last week, an 80-year-old woman -- seemingly with good intentions -- sought to restore a 100-year old painting of Christ. Although the work was in need of repairs, it's now worse for the wear.
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