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Walking Tour of Exhibit with Researcher Brandi Lee MacDonald

September 21, 2015

Brandi Lee MacDonald with Van Gogh painting

Walking Tour of The Unvarnished Truth Exhibition

Friday, September 25 from 12:30 – 1:20 PM

This Friday, Join Brandi Lee MacDonald (Research Associate, Department of Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University) in a walking tour of The Unvarnished Truth: Exploring the Material History of Paintings, an exhibition that grew out of her 2010 research at McMaster into non-destructive techniques to analyze works of art. The long-term painting analysis project and exhibition has generated a great deal of interest and excitement. See last week’s coverage on CBC News: Nuclear Imaging Unveils Van Gogh Secrets.

Admission to the McMaster Museum of Art and all its events is Free.

Mark your calendar for more upcoming events related to this exhibition:

LECTURE

Thursday, October 1, 1:30 – 2:20 pm

Nenagh Hathaway (PhD Candidate, Art History, Queen’s University)
Brandi Lee MacDonald (Research Associate, Dept of Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University)

PANEL DISCUSSION

Thursday, November 12, 6 – 8 pm

Moderator:
Fiona McNeill (Professor, Department of Medical Physics & Applied Radiation Sciences / Associate-VP Research, McMaster University)

Panelists:
Lloyd DeWitt (Curator of European Art, Art Gallery of Ontario)
Ihor Holubizky (Senior Curator, McMaster Museum of Art)
Brandi Lee MacDonald (Research Associate., Dept of Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University)
Alison Murray (Associate Professor, Art Conservation, Queen’s University)
Mike Noseworthy (Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering,McMaster University)

Brandi Lee MacDonald with Van Gogh painting

Brandi Lee MacDonald’s Tour this week is presented as part of Culture Days and Lifelong Learning Week

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