Research
Barnes Foundation plans Matisse colloquium in Philadelphia
The conference follows a publication detailing the museum's collection of his work and Albert Barnes early support of the artist
Former Judd curator launches fellowship for ‘radical thinking’ at Edinburgh University
Independent research post is informed by the philosophies of the American Minimalist sculptor Donald Judd and the Scottish Enlightenment thinker David Hume
Save the data: New York Public Library launches online biographical archive for photographers
Started by one man based on a now defunct database, the Photographers’ Identities Catalogue could one day become a community-driven wiki
Art360 initiative lets artists take the long view
Three-year archive programme will focus on Modern British and contemporary artists, starting with three women
Have mummies, will travel
CT scans reveal secrets of Field Museum’s Peruvian and Egyptian treasures before they are sent on the road
Research puts Goya’s witches in right order
"Feat in forensics” finally establishes correct sequence of artist's private album
Leading art libraries pull together to make research available on the web
Joint project to place 31.5 million images on a single website would “revolutionise” art history, says Frick Collection’s Inge Reist
Reynolds' experiments a real headache for conservators
Research project and show explain conservators’ difficulties with his techniques
How to put Monet back together again: restoration after vandalism
Tiny paint flakes from damaged work give clues to artist’s technique
The race to digitise the world’s heritage
Non-profit organisation has big plans to gather data from 500 sites over the next five years
Elusive smile, elusive artist: is this really by Leonardo?
Despite a lavish, 300-page book and a high-profile presentation, strong doubts remain
Who’s in the picture? Anti-terror software might tell us
Face recognition software used to spot terrorists may be the answer to identifying unknown sitters in portraits.
Books: The National Gallery’s latest Technical Bulletin makes some great discoveries
The volume is a compendium of papers presented at the Gallery in September 2009
Looking beyond Leonardo's blockbuster National Gallery exhibition
Where next after Leo-mania?
Art Basel Miami Beach to be studied for Swiss sociology project
Collectors and dealers alike must prepare for questioning as art-money relationship comes under the microscope
Harvard Art Museums to research Beuys' multiples
The Harvard museum owns an almost complete set
An advance in iron preservation aids conservators
Work on Civil War submarine leads to pioneering technique
Early copy of the Gospel of Mark is a forgery
US scholars, conservators and scientists collaborate to prove that a “14th-century manuscript” is a skilled fake
Cleaning shows that London’s Virgin of the Rocks is nearly all by the artist’s hand
After five years of research and conservation, Leonardo's masterpiece is once again looking its best
Mystery over who made the “Francis Bacon” rugs
New research poses more questions than answers over possible attributions for items that were withdrawn from March sale
Hollywood technology used to examine new Herculaneum find
Researchers see future applications for this cross-over science
Grant for Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh to catalogue Warhol’s “Time capsules”
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has awarded the museum $600,000
Albertina to reopen its collection to scholars—finally
The institution has installed an impressive high-tech robotic system to store and retrieve its holdings of prints and drawings
Books: Two books attempt to correct views of pre-Raphaelite art—held by no one
Traditional understandings of the brotherhood are addressed, again
Leonardo underdrawings revealed, putting the authenticity of the Virgin of the rocks beyond dispute
Infra-red examination shows abandoned original design
Books: What is all the fuss about Leonardo? Martin Kemp and Charles Nicholl try to decipher the master
Two books try to shed new light on why Leonardo continues to exert a fascination for scholars, art historians and the public