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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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An atlas of maritime charts on display at the Block Museum of Art’s “Caravans of Gold,” an exhibit that features small fragments from Medieval Saharan trade routes alongside intact artworks from Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The exhibition recently received a $350,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Block Museum exhibit ‘Caravans of Gold’ receives federal grant, largest in museum history

October 18, 2018

A&E “Caravans of Gold,” a Block Museum exhibition that will debut this January, has received a $350,000 grant from National Endowment for the Humanities — the largest the museum has ever acquired....

Marc Walton uses a portable instrument to analyze the alloys of Picasso’s bronzes. Walton and other NU-ACCESS researchers discovered that five of Picasso’s bronzes were created at the foundry of Émilie Robecchi.

NU researchers reveal details about Picasso’s artistic style after making new discoveries in bronzes, painting

February 21, 2018

Using novel techniques in imaging and X-ray radiography, Northwestern researchers discovered that five of Pablo Picasso’s bronzes can be traced to the foundry of Émilie Robecchi, one of his lesser-known...

An X-ray of Pablo Picasso’s “La Miséreuse accroupie” reveals a landscape hidden beneath the surface. Northwestern researchers were part of the NU-ACCESS team that discovered the hidden landscape.

NU researchers discover landscape under Picasso painting

February 18, 2018

Northwestern researchers are part of a team that recently discovered hidden details beneath the surface of Pablo Picasso’s “La Miséreuse accroupie” painting, according to a Saturday news release. The...

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Gianluca Pastorelli