How Multispectral Imaging Uncovers Museum Secrets

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Not every artifact has a secret, but for those that do, there's multispectral imaging to uncover hidden details without damaging the object. At the @NationalParkService's Museum Conservation Lab, conservation technician Ray Mansfield shows Adam Savage how he and his team use special lights and filters to take UV and IR images of objects with a regular digital camera, detecting and identifying coatings, inscriptions and images that are invisible in regular light. National Park Museum Conservation Lab: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/hfc/museum-conservation-services.htm National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/index.htm How to Replicate a Long-Lost Patterned Fabric: https://youtu.be/dlkeL2yDyC0 Where America’s Historical Artifacts Are Being Preserved (Well ... For Now): https://youtu.be/1lxSXvLGvcs How to Wash a 157-Year-Old Newspaper: https://youtu.be/P3J-ToojchA Making a Chair Stay a Chair: https://youtu.be/J9aSt9mLUqs Adam Savage Makes "Leather" Out of Silicone: https://youtu.be/FWBP1_2Dyu8 Ouch! Here's What Happened: https://youtu.be/L8MDAmCpzyA Follow the NPS Museum Conservation Lab here: https://www.instagram.com/conservation_hfc_nps/ Subscribe for more videos (and click the bell for notifications): http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testedcom Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDJtJKMICpb9B1qf7qjEOA/join Tested and Adam Savage Ts, stickers, (de) merit badges and more: https://tested-store

Published 2026-05-08 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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