Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Philadelphia Museum of Art will create the first publicly accessible, comprehensive online Raman spectroscopic database of cultural heritage materials in partnership with the Infrared and Raman Users Group. Raman spectroscopy has become recognized as a powerful analytical tool for the scientific identification of cultural heritage materials, but its utility in the museum field is limited by the lack of readily available, high-quality reference data on known substances. This project will create a fundamental resource for generations of scientists and conservation professionals.