Looking Under Judy Chicago’s Car Hood
Chicago was one of several California artists in the 1960’s who adopted techniques and materials from L.A.’s car culture.
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art conservation
Art with an On-Off Switch: Restoring Stephan von Huene’s Tap Dancer
Art with an On-Off Switch: Restoring Stephan von Huene's Tap Dancer
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Conservation Comes Outdoors for Henry Moore’s “Bronze Form”
What’s inside this tent? Henry Moore’s monumental sculpture Bronze Form 5/6—normally the first artwork visitors see when arriving at the Getty Center—is undergoing a... Read More
Preserving the Photographic Heritage of the Middle East
We treasure our family photos because they are reminders of meaningful memories. The same can be said of the photographic collections held by institutions,... Read More
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
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 Apulian Vases in a New Light
Since 2008, the antiquities conservation and curatorial departments at the J. Paul Getty Museum have been working with colleagues at the Antikensammlung in Berlin... Read More
Looking Inside a Reconstructed Roman God
The J. Paul Getty Museum and the Bibliothèque nationale de France are collaborating on the research and conservation treatment of the Berthouville Treasure, the... Read More
Welcoming the Berthouville Treasure to the Getty Villa
The J. Paul Getty Museum and Cabinet des Médailles of the Bibilotheque nationale de France (the department of coins, medals, and antiques of the National... Read More
Seeing Art’s Bones: X-Raying Plant Fiber Objects at the Getty Villa
We’re all familiar with the X-rays used to take images of people’s bones and teeth at medical and dental facilities. But did you know... 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
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