Conserving the Berthouville Treasure
Notes on the continuing conservation process of the Berthouville Treasure, a Roman silver hoard.
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Indian Architecture Next Frontier for CONA, Our Soon-to-Launch Research Tool
A Getty Research Institute collaboration to catalog 200,000 images of Indian art and architecture.
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From Getty Intern to Arts Professional: Preservation Planner Edgar Garcia
A former intern reflects on his career beginnings at the Getty.
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Backyard Archaeology at the Villa Ranch House
Students in the UCLA/Getty Conservation Program recently dug up ancient wall paintings buried on the grounds of the Getty Villa. Not real ones, of... 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
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
The Carlhian Records
A peek inside one of the largest archives at the Getty Research Institute.
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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
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
Reflections on My First Days at the Getty—And What’s Next
The J. Paul Getty Trust is an extraordinary arts institution. That I knew before coming to work at the Getty this week as its... Read More
Happy 100th Birthday, John Lautner!
The Los Angeles City Council will vote Friday to declare July 16th “John Lautner Day.” This Saturday would have been the 100th birthday of... Read More
All Roads Lead to Rome
What brings a group of architects, conservators, engineers, geologists, scientists, and archaeologists from twenty countries and six continents to Rome? Rocks—or more accurately, stone.... Read More