Unlocking Secrets of Masterpieces
Northwestern has received a $2.5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to establish the Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts, expanding an innovative partnership between the University and the Art Institute
of Chicago that has led to unlocking secrets about many of the museum’s masterpieces (like the painting above) and developing new methods and technologies to investigate art. Breaking new ground, the conservation science partnership, funded over six years,
will offer its scientific tools and expertise to users from across the country.
Nicole Finzer, Visual Resources Librarian
Library Technology Division, Northwestern University