sculpture and decorative arts conservation

PODCAST: In the Galleries: Borghese-Windsor Cabinet and Bust of Pope Paul V

A 17th-century Roman cabinet and a Bernini bust of one of its former owners.

Running Man pauses for a cleaning.

Tina Segler | June 12, 2017

Faces of ancient Palmyra.

The high-stakes ballet of installing an art exhibition.

Discovery of a cryptic message while reuniting an ancient head and body.

Annelisa Stephan | December 15, 2016

A nude mythological sculpture provides a preview to a Bouchardon moment at the Getty.

Anne-Lise Desmas | December 14, 2016

Museum conservators solve a mystery during the routine treatment of an outdoor sculpture.

Amelia Wong | February 16, 2016

A behind-the-scenes look at restoring Barbara Hepworth’s 1960 sculpture “Figure for Landscape.”

Julie Wolfe | November 24, 2015

Conservators use X-rays and a videoscope to unlock the secrets of a bronze sculpture.

Jane Bassett | September 16, 2015

They’re all made from the same stuff, so why do bronze statues come in so many different colors?

Jeffrey Maish | September 2, 2015

CSU Long Beach’s remarkable outdoor sculpture collection is being conserved.

Barbara Hepworth’s bronze figure is conserved.