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Exploring the transition from natural to synthetic dyes in the production of 19th-century Central Asian ikat textiles

open access: yesHeritage Science, 2020
This study focuses on the dye analysis of 26 ikat textiles present in the collection of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and originally collected by Dr. Guido Goldman with the aim to gain additional information about their provenance and dating.
Diego Tamburini   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Art and Environmental Struggle Curating an Exhibition About Place‐Rooted Ecological Knowledge

open access: yesGeoHealth, 2022
Inspired by ecological calendars, the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art organized the exhibition Art and Environmental Struggle to coincide with the international conference Rhythms of the Land: Indigenous Knowledge, Science, and Thriving Together in a ...
Ellen Avril   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metal–Organic Frameworks for Gaseous Pollutant Management: From Capture to Neutralization and Reutilization

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review maps how MOFs can manage hazardous gases by combining adsorption, neutralization, and reutilization, enabling sustainable air‐pollution control. Covering chemical warfare agent simulants, SO2, NOx, NH3, H2S, and volatile organic compounds, it highlights structure‐guided strategies that boost selectivity, water tolerance, and cycling ...
Yuanmeng Tian   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Iconographic Analysis of "Auj ibn Anaq" Character in the Illustrations of the Qazvini’s Aja'ib al-Makhluqat [PDF]

open access: yesنگره
One of the important characters represented in the visual versions of Aja'ib al-Makhluqat is the character Auj ibn Anaq. A very tall and huge man who was born at the time of Adam, lived for 3500 years and was alive at the time of Noah's flood in such a ...
Maryam Dashtizadeh, Atefeh Amiri
doaj   +1 more source

Context Awareness and Human–Robot Interaction Optimization for Museum Intelligent Guide Robot

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study presents a context‐aware human–robot interaction framework designed for intelligent museum guide robots. The system features a three‐layer architecture—perception, understanding, and behavior execution—that enables adaptive and meaningful interactions with museum visitors.
Anna Zou, Yue Meng, Shijing Tong
wiley   +1 more source

The Kaleidoscope of Culture: expanding the museum experience and the museum narrative by inviting visitors into the curatorial process

open access: yesMuseum & Society, 2015
Traditional art museum exhibitions are planned according to art-historical elements. At Trapholt – a museum of modern Danish art, design and applied art in Denmark, we are interested in exploring what happens when ordinary visitors are invited to curate ...
Kirsten Jensen, Karen Grøn
doaj   +1 more source

Unmasking a wild man: scientific analysis of Bertoldo di Giovanni’s Shield Bearer in The Frick Collection

open access: yesHeritage Science, 2020
Bertoldo di Giovanni (ca. 1440–1491) was the primary sculptor and medal worker for Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449–1492). Despite being one of the most prominent Italian Renaissance artists working in Florence, little is known about his workshop and ...
Elena Basso   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Functional models from limited data: A parametric and multimodal approach to anatomy and 3D kinematics of feeding in basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus)

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Basking sharks, Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, Brugden [Squalus maximus], Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter, 1765, vol. 3, pp. 33–49), feed by gaping their mouths and gill slits, greatly reorienting their cranial skeletons to filter food from water.
Tairan Li   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing tourist attraction strategies in the Museum of Decorative Arts of Iran, Isfahan [PDF]

open access: yesاقتصاد شهری
Museums today are established within cities in line with socio-cultural equity, serving as accessible gateways for all citizens to understand and engage with human life and the surrounding environment. Although these institutions differ in subject, scale,
Maedeh Barati   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

In search of Humboldt’s colors: materials and techniques of a 17th-century lacquered gourd from Colombia

open access: yesHeritage Science, 2020
In 2014 the Hispanic Society Museum & Library, New York, acquired a viceregal Spanish American lacquered gourd, dating to 17th-century Colombia, which was decorated using an indigenous technique known as barniz de Pasto. This technique employs local, raw
Federica Pozzi, Elena Basso, Monica Katz
doaj   +1 more source

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