In 1991, with the establishment of the Israel Antiquities Authority, a unique laboratory was formed, dedicated to the long-term monitoring and preservation of the Dead Sea Scrolls. A unique multi-spectral imaging system and protocol was implemented, using a carefully chosen set of wavelengths and exposures, in order to image and monitor the documents. The wavelengths chosen spanned the near infrared and visible spectra, avoiding the ultraviolet ranges, in order to avoid exposing the fragments to damaging light: 445 nm, 475 nm, 499 nm, 540 nm, 595 nm, 638 nm, 656 nm, 706 nm, 728 nm, 772 nm, 858 nm and 924 nm. The exposures used a set, never-changing positioning of camera, lens, lighting units and table on which the objects were placed. The Dead Sea Scrolls imaging project is the first museum collection in the world to be monitored for long-term changes, and the first collection in the world to be imaged and monitored using multispectral imaging.