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Analytical chemistry and art history - Philippe Walter's opening lecture

Opening lecture by Prof. Philippe Walter, visiting professor on the Lilianne Bettencourt Chair of Technological Innovation for 2013-2014.

On the artist's palette: physical chemistry in Artistic creation

Using new analytical techniques, Philippe Walter, a physical chemist specializing in heritage materials, examines works of art and probes their materials. He goes back in time and opens up the secrets of artists' studios, even reconstructing their creative gestures.

  • March 20, 2014 at 6 p.m

    Collège de France
    Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre
    11, place Marcelin-Berthelot
    75005 Paris