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  1. From Super-Nerd to Medievalist

    A person looks at a medieval manuscript in a large, well-lit room filled with bookshelves

    Jump-started by her love of Renaissance faires and fantasy books, assistant curator of manuscripts Larisa Grollemond shares her passion for the Middle Ages with 21st-century audiences

  2. The Art of Friendship

    A man and two young girls are fishing.

    For over 50 years, photographer Sidney Felsen captured artists at work

  3. Keep Calm and Care On

    The interior of a building with rubble and debris on the ground, with a painting hung on the wall.

    Conservators are learning to care for paintings damaged by disasters or conflicts through Getty training grants

  4. Modern Architecture Needs Protecting Too

    Silhouette of a man standing in a house with glass walls, looking out at the Los Angeles skyline

    The next generation of conservators gathered in LA—an essentially 20th-century city—for a course in preserving newer gems of cultural heritage

  5. But It’s Not That Old!

    Conservation professionals working to restore the Manila Metropolitan Theater.

    A Getty modern architecture conservation course has global reach

  6. The Mysteries of Early Photography

    photograph in sepia tone of a large fountain in a town square, with buildings behind it

    Two 19th-century photographers beat the odds and kept their photographs from quickly fading or darkening—but how?

  7. How to Merge with the Gods

    A man opens a case that holds an ancient scroll.

    Getty’s ancient Egyptian “Book of the Dead” manuscripts go on view for the first time

  8. Shining a Light on Neon

    A large neon sign hangs over the entrance to Santa Monica Pier during sunset

    The challenges of protecting neon art have plagued conservators for years. Getty aims to change that

  9. What It's Like to Read Artists’ Letters

    An envelope with an address written on it, and a blue and red striped border.

    Old letters let you peek into artists’ private lives in a new Getty podcast

  10. The Unwhitewashing of América Tropical

    People use brushes and paint to conserve a large mural on the rooftop of a building on a cloudy day.

    Summer Ibarra’s project as a Getty Marrow intern introduced her to a censored mural she now works to preserve

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