Exponatec

EXPONATEC COLOGNE will take place from 16 to 18 November 2023 with an exceptional exhibition and event programme. It links the classic core segments of the museum, conservation, restoration and cultural heritage with future-oriented trends like virtual reality, 3D staging and new digital developments in the fields of restoration and scenography.

Image: the stand of Tactile Studio at EXPONATEC 2021. The design agency aims to promote access to arts and culture for everyone. The company specialises in designing educational solutions enhanced by sensory experiences to touch, sound and smell.

Final call to discover the secret techniques of masters such as Martini, Cranach, Rubens, Rembrandt, Friedrich, Manet and Monet...

Whether from the late Middle Ages, Baroque, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism and Symbolism: over the past 20 years, art technologists of the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud have been examining paintings by prominent painters of all periods.

Using X-rays, infrared and stereo microscopes, the experts not only gazed at the paintings top layers, but also looked behind the varnish, - whether on paper, canvas, wood, metal or even stone. The research results brought to light in this way are spectacular and are presented for the first time across epochs in the exhibition "Revealed!".

This unique glimpse behind the scenes of art will show 700 years of painting techniques in a new way and, thanks to the innovative forms of presentation, will enthuse a wide audience.

Open until February 13th, 2022. Learn more at https://www.wallraf.museum/ausstellungen/aktuell/2021-10-08-entdeckt/