The Value of Record Keeping: Frederick Hammersley’s Painting Books
The artist’s remarkably detailed records offer a huge boon to conservation science.
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paper conservation
Getty Voices: Living with the St. Albans Psalter
Studying a precious manuscript, page by page, illumination by illumination.
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Getty Conservation Institute Releases New Resource for Conserving Historic Photographs
This new digital publication offers science-based tools to identify how photographs were made.
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Getty Foundation Grant Helps Restore Daguerre’s Final Illusion
Nestled in a church in a small town outside Paris, a massive diorama by Daguerre has been newly restored.
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Conserving Architectural Models: Behind the Scenes in the Research Institute Conservation Lab
How are architectural models conserved?
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What Do Rocks Have to Do with Renaissance Art?
Why the manuscript illuminations in Florence at the Dawn of the Renaissance really rock.
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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
Time for a Manuscript Close-Up! Welcoming the Abbey Bible to the Museum
The 13th-century illuminated manuscript known as the Abbey Bible recently joined the collection of the Getty Museum—and when the special book arrived, the task... Read More
Drawing the Line: Conserving Master Drawings with a Light Touch
The intriguing exhibition The Secret Life of Drawings—closing this Sunday at the Getty Center—unveils hidden clues to unfinished works on paper, undiscovered sketches, and... Read More
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