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The British Museum | Laser cleaning of a wall painting from Byzantine Egypt @britishmuseum | Uploaded 6 years ago | Updated 2 hours ago
Museum Scientist, and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation fellow, Dr. Lucia Pereira-Pardo explains how the Museum employs the latest laser technology to conserve heritage objects.

The wall painting currently undergoing conservation is part of the Wadi Sarga research project at the British Museum. You can find out more about the project here:
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The Museum is very grateful for the generous donation of the ER:Yag laser by Ed and Anne Teppo.
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