Thanks to imaging technology at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, museum staff at the UI Stanley Museum of Art have a better idea of what might be inside 16 of the museum’s works of African art—without having to break them open.

Damani Phillips, University of Iowa associate professor of jazz studies and African American studies, created “Jazz in the Fight for Civil Rights” for a campus event five years ago. Since then, it has toured Iowa and the world.