Art & Technology
What's happening in the world of information technology in the museum community
A three-day conference and exhibition in London with new projects on show
How are Britain's leading museums exploiting new multimedia technology?
Pundits inform us that the new media age is now upon us. Will this transform the museum sector?
Spain's greatest tapestries cleaned by aerosol
The oldest working tapestry weavers in Flanders apply high-tech to some of the finest royal hangings
Britain's Art and Antiques Squad harnesses the latest image technology to aid crime solving
Scotland Yard launches computer system with international potential
Dendrochronology and infra-red photography are giving surprising results among Netherlandish paintings at the Metropolitan Museum
Can a human eye beat the latest technology?
Digital visual library expands
Interactive Home Systems partners with National Gallery and Seattle Art Museum
Laser scanners becoming central to stone conservation
Merseyside museums lead the way in applying new technology to stone conservation
The Director of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs talks about forging links with industry and hi-tech which will allow visitors to “wear” the jewellery and costumes
“We are not just a temple to gold and glass but should turn our attention to daily life”
Private high-tech raids on shipwrecks abound with the watery provenance providing strong sales at auction
National Maritime Museum laments “smash and grab” approach of private salvage operations but who else has the funds?
X-ray techniques date Rembrandt prints precisely
“In Sotheby’s N.Y. last May 28 out of 80 prints were later impressions”
Centrox and Thesaurus offer new tech services to dealers and collectors
The art market at the touch of a button
Impressionism investigated in National Gallery's final "Art in the Making" exhibition
Artists’ techniques revealed through science
High-tech advances at the Uffizi to transform air conditioning, conservation, and data maintenance
Progress on the “Uffizi advanced technology project” in Florence is going well.