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Seeing is Believing: Using Multispectral Imaging to Reveal the Unseeable in Art and Cultural Heritage at MSU Libraries

Type: Presentation

Description:
Have you ever wanted to look into the past and see the unseeable? Want to know how a regular camera makes an image that mimics human vision? Now you can! Watch MSU librarians and Rochester Institute of Technology’s Color and Imaging scientists demonstrate exciting new technologies helping cultural heritage institutions in novel ways. In the first demonstration, one type of multispectral imaging utilizes wavelengths invisible to eyesight, to reveal faded or worn texts and colors from ancient items. In the second demonstration, color science turns a regular camera into another type of multispectral camera to reproduce art matching human eyesight.

Presented by:

  • Garrett Sumner, Conservation Librarian, Libraries, MSU
  • Leah Humenuck, PhD Candidate, Color Science, Rochester Institute of Technology

Ages: Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, Over 21 years only

Scientific Disciplines:

  • Arts, Culture, and Design
  • Tours and Open Houses 29
  • STEAM Expo Days 120

For more information:

Read more about Seeing is Believing: Using Multispectral Imaging to Reveal the Unseeable in Art and Cultural Heritage at MSU Libraries (external site)

Time and Location

  • Date/Time: 4/1/2023 1:00 - 3:00 PM

    Location: Main Library Second Floor West, Digital Scholarship Lab

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