Our new Getty Voices series kicks off with a weeklong view into one of the Getty Conservation Institute’s international field projects. More»
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Posted in Behind the Scenes, Conservation, Getty Conservation Institute, Voices
Getty Voices: Peru Field Notebook
Posted in Behind the Scenes, Conservation, J. Paul Getty Museum, Sculpture and Decorative Arts
All Shook Up! Protecting Art in an Earthquake

The Statue of a Kouros (The Agrigento Youth) on loan from the Museo Archeologico Regionale in Agrigento installed in the Getty Villa, October 2010.
When you look at sculpture in the Getty Museum’s galleries, you wouldn’t guess that some of the pedestals are somewhat unusual. Under their polished veneer, they’re engineered to protect art from the movements caused by earthquakes. Many museums in California… More»
Posted in Antiquities, Getty Villa, J. Paul Getty Museum
Stilt-Walking Actors Extend Their Stay at the Getty Villa
The Art of Ancient Greek Theater closed on January 3, but one loan object from the exhibition won’t be making its way back home for a while. An Attic black-figured amphora, or storage vessel, from the James Logie Memorial Collection at… More»
Also tagged Art of Ancient Greek Theater, Greek art, International, loans, vase-painting
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