Ancient Art Preserved for Our Time
The Getty Villa reinstallation offered conservators new opportunities and discoveries.
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Antiquities Conservation
Obelisks on the Move
How do you move a giant stone obelisk?
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A Rare Etruscan Brooch Rediscovered
New findings about an opulent ancient accessory.
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Egyptian Obelisks and Their Afterlife in Ancient Rome
An obelisk journeys to LA.
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Lessons Learned from Project-Managing the Getty Research Institute’s First Online Exhibition
What’s involved in creating an online exhibition?
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Zenobia, Visionary Queen of Ancient Palmyra
A legendary queen who challenged the Roman Empire.
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A Young Man’s Mummy Offers Clues to Cultural Exchange and Technology in Roman-Ruled Egypt
Mummy as art and artifact.
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Surprises as an Ancient Statue Is Prepped to Receive Its Missing Head
Discovery of a cryptic message while reuniting an ancient head and body.
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Ancient Vase Presents a Who’s Who of the Underworld
Hades and its denizens crowd onto a 2,000-year-old Greek vase.
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My Lesson in Conservation Rigging
Exploring art conservation through photography.
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Unlocking the Secrets of Ancient Egyptian Funerary Portraits through Modern Technology
Funerary portraits yield their secrets.
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Bronze Patinas, Noble and Vile
They’re all made from the same stuff, so why do bronze statues come in so many different colors?
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