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The Met’s Vermeer May Contain a Hidden Self-Portrait of the Artist at Work. The Art Newspaper, May 4, 2023

Shining a Light on a Dark Chapter of American Pottery. Hyperallergic, January 23, 2023.

“A master at Work,” The New York Review, May 12, 2022.

“That Painted Greek Maiden at the Met: Just Whose Vision Is She?,” The New York Times, August 17, 2022.

“Ancient sculptures reveal their true colors,” CBS NEWS, August 10, 2021.

“Met Exhibition Brings Back the Color to Ancient Sculptures,” Hyperallergic, July 7, 2022.

“Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color,” Apollo, July 1, 2022.

“Classic Mexican art stood the test of time with the help of this secret ingredient,” Popular Science, March 28, 2022.

“National Endowment for the Humanities Announces $24.7 Million in New Grants,” The New York Times, January 11, 2022.

“Episode 69: Chemistry, Ceramics, Art, Museums and More with Dr Alicia McGeachy.” Monday Science, March 8, 20221.

“Career Talk - Conserving Art + Culture through Chemistry with Dr. Alicia McGeachy.” AUC Art History and Curatorial Studies Collective, September 2, 2021.

Kenney, Nancy. “Progressive scientists, or high-flying elitists? The Met unlocks a secret behind a famous Jacques-Louis David portrait.” The Art Newspaper. September, 2021.

Ball, Philip. “Hidden details in iconic portrait of Lavoisiers reveal fears of coming revolution.” Chemistry World – Royal Society of Chemistry. September, 2021.

Blakemore. Erin. “Tech uncovers changes to portrait of a chemist-couple, victims of Reign of Terror.” The Washington Post. September, 2021.

Artnet News. “Conservators at the Met Have Discovered a Hidden Composition Under Jacques Louis David’s Portrait of a Famed Chemist.” Artnet. September, 2021.

Lemonick, Sam. “Chemistry cover-up and incoherent chloroform.” Chemical&Engineering News. September, 2021.

“Ancient sculptures reveal their true colors.” CBS News. August, 2021.

Tokarski, Caroline. “Analyse des objets d’art : Caroline Tokarski mène l’enquête de main de maître.” CNRS. August, 2021.

Mino, Ylenia. “Meet Marco Leona from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.” Artiholics. February, 2021.

Lana, Alessio. “La scienza è donna a STEMintheCity, l’evento del comune di Milano quest’anno è in streaming.” Corriere della Sera. April 29, 2020.

“STEM GENERATION: Sosteniamo il futuro!” STEMintheCity video. April 30, 2020.

Centeno, Silvia and Dorothy Mahon. “Recent scientific discoveries in Johannes Vermeer’s Mistress and Maid put perennial misunderstandings about the masterpiece to rest.” BMC. May 7, 2020.

Kenney, Nancy. “The Master’s Hand: A Treasured Vermeer Gives up Its Secrets.” The Art Newspaper. May 14, 2020.

Curatorial Department. “New Discoveries Offer Answers to Mystery of Frick’s Vermeer.” The Frick Collection. June 18, 2020.

Stathopoulos, Andrea. “When science meets art: 6 NSF research projects that turn STEM into STEAM.” National Science Foundation. July 31, 2020.

Cella, Federico. “Federica Pozzi, la chimica che cura la bellezza delle opere d’arte (al Met di New York).” Il Corriere della Sera video. March 19, 2019.

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. “White at the Museum | April 3, 2019 Act 3 | Full Frontal on TBS.” YouTube Video, 6:32. April 3, 2019. https://youtu.be/TkwUCUwt3Rs.

Mamone, Davide. “Federica Pozzi, una scienziata dell’arte.” MiTomorrow. April 11, 2019.

Arditi, Fiamma. “Marco Leona: ‘Mentre il mondo alza i muri, il mio Metropolitan apre le porte.’” La Stampa. August 23, 2019.

Berlin, Jeremy. “This chemist is preserving art—before it’s too late.” National Geographic. September 2019

“Federica Pozzi ed Elena Basso, ricercatrici al MET.” Rai Italia video. October 7, 2019.

Stapley-Brown, Victoria. “Met’s science labs shed light on other museums’ collections.” The Art Newspaper. January 1, 2018.

La Voce di New York and Stefano Vaccara. “Dietro le quinte del Met, gli scienziati del bello sono tre italiani.” La Voce di NY. January 18, 2018.

La Voce di New York and Stefano Vaccara. “Behind the Scenes at The Met, the Scientists of Beauty Are Three Italians.” La Voce di NY. March 15, 2018.

Stapley-Brown, Victoria. “What colour is this dress? Guggenheim reveals Manet painting after three years of restoration.” The Art Newspaper. June 29, 2018.

Elena Basso, Julie Arslanoglu, and Federico Carò. “Meet the Met.” The Analytical Scientist. August 13, 2018.

Osborne, Ruth. “The Words of Conservation: Manet, Pastiche, and Authenticity at The Guggenheim.” Artwatch International. August 31, 2018.

“Rapporto Italiani nel Mondo.” Fondazione Migrantes. October 2018. PDF.

Di Donato, Liliana. “10 ‘donne come noi’ che hanno segnato il 2018.” Donna Moderna. December 17, 2018.

Scotto, Michael. “How Science is Aiding History Detectives at The Met.” Spectrum News NY1 video. December 19, 2018.