About this Event
Did you know you can use X-rays to study art? Join conservation scientist Matthew Clarke to discover how scientists use X-ray, infrared, and other forms of light to view works of art from a different perspective. See examples from Matthew’s research and learn how light-based tools help researchers uncover information not visible to the eye.
Registration optional.
Image: X-ray fluorescence reveals the areas (right) where gold appears in a 14th century Persian manuscript.
Object: National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art Collection, Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment, F1930.78.
Event venue & nearby stays
National Museum of Asian Art - West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 1 Entrance, 1050 Independence Avenue Southwest, Washington, United States
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