Art restoration gets a high-tech makeover

Masterpieces like The Mona Lisa or The Coronation of Napoleon are admired by tens of thousands of visitors to the Louvre each day. Yet, deep within the Paris museum’s vaults lie thousands more works of art that—whether due to space limitations, conservation requirements, or scarce restoration resources—never make it onto the walls of the world’s most famous art institution.

A new restoration technique that bridges digital innovation and traditional art care aims to change that.

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