A Big Lift for América Tropical
Construction for the shelter, viewing platform, and interpretive center that will surround América Tropical, the only surviving public mural by David Alfaro Siqueiros in... Read More
All Posts by Melissa Abraham
I'm senior communications specialist at the J. Paul Getty Trust.
Modern Architecture Under the Conservation Microscope
Despite the increased recognition that works of modern architecture such as the Sydney Opera House, Le Corbusier’s Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut in... Read More
Looking at Los Angeles through the Lens
Much of what the world sees of L.A. is in movies or on TV. But a new exhibition opening today at the Getty Center... Read More
Talking with Artist De Wain Valentine
One of the most influential sculptors active in Los Angeles in the 1960s and ’70s, De Wain Valentine is perhaps best known for his... Read More
Seeing Artwork in a New Light
Jim Druzik is obsessed with light. More particularly, he’s concerned with the destructive power of light on priceless museum treasures, and it’s his pioneering... Read More
Gray Column Rises
One of the most influential sculptors active in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s, De Wain Valentine is perhaps best known for his... Read More
Conserving Lichtenstein’s “Three Brushstrokes”
A long lively stroke of deep brilliant blue, black, and white, a curved swipe of muted yellow, a short dab of red—perhaps you’ve seen... Read More
From Green Umber to Azurite, Walnut Oil to Egyptian Sandstone, Reference Collection Helps Scientists Analyze Art Data
Art Kaplan is on a mission. At my request, he’s looking for a particular yellow pigment to show me—and there are hundreds of yellows... Read More
Getty Foundation Grant Allows Newly Conserved Cosmati Pavement to Be Unveiled at Royal Wedding
The Cosmati Pavement, the medieval tile mosaic floor in front of the Abbey’s High Alter where Prince William and Middleton are expected to take their vows, has in past been rarely visible due to its age and condition, but the floor has been newly conserved thanks in large part to a grant from the Getty Foundation.
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What Do You Mean, “Sustainability and Cultural Heritage”?
When I talk about the importance of sustainability and cultural heritage, most people nod their heads—we’ve all heard the word “sustainable” in terms of... Read More
Dürer’s Conserved “Adam” and “Eve” Unveiled at the Prado
Inside the process of conserving a Renaissance masterpiece.
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Ancient Greek Pottery Lends Its Secrets to Future Space Travel
Science connects future space travel with ancient ceramic pots.
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