Getty Conservation Institute (GCI)

Getty to Conserve Jackson Pollock’s Watershed Work “Mural”

It’s official—abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollock’s seminal work Mural (1943) will be undergoing technical study and conservation at the Getty Center as part of... Read More

Melissa Abraham | June 26, 2012

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.

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

Tram Vo and Anna Zagorski | May 7, 2012

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

Melissa Abraham | April 26, 2012

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

Melissa Abraham | March 22, 2012

Paving the Way: Mosaic Conservation Training in the Mediterranean Region

The Getty Conservation Institute recently completed the first training course for MOSAIKON, an ambitious collaboration dedicated to improving the conservation and maintenance of ancient... Read More

Leslie Friedman | November 21, 2011

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

Melissa Abraham | November 10, 2011

New Online: The Ernest A. Long Outdoor Mural Image Archive

A new image archive of L.A. murals has just been made available online. As a Multicultural Undergraduate Intern working at the Getty Conservation Institute... Read More

Ramille Baguio | September 28, 2011

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

Melissa Abraham | September 19, 2011

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

Melissa Abraham | September 13, 2011

A Project of Seismic Proportions

As Californians, we are well aware of the damage that results from earthquakes, even in new buildings constructed with modern materials. But what happens... Read More

Sara Lardinois | September 6, 2011