Conservation of Polychromed Wooden Altarpieces (2000-2007)
The goal of this project was to develop several different kinds of reference materials that would promote an integrated methodological approach to the conservation of polychromed wooden altarpieces.

Terra (1998-2005)
The Getty Conservation Institute in partnership with the International Centre for Earth Construction-School of Architecture of Grenoble (CRATerre-EAG) and the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and the Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) collaborated on activites focused on the study and conservation of earthen architecture in the areas of education, research, planning and implementation, and advocacy.

Research on the Values of Heritage (1998-2005)
This project provided tools and methods to conservators and allied professionals for assessing values and for applying the results of such assessments to sustainable conservation and management solutions.

Conservation of the St. Vitus Mosaic in Prague (1992-2003)
The project developed and applied an appropriate system of protection for the 14th-century glass mosaic on St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague.

Retablo of the Church of Santo Domingo (1997-2000)
The Getty Conservation Institute, the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia of Mexico, and the community of Yanhuitlán, worked together on a project that produced extensive documentation and structural analysis of the main retablo of the colonial Church of Santo Domingo.

Hominid Trackway at Laetoli (1992-1998)
Through conservation and site maintenance, the Getty Conservation Institute worked with the government of Tanzania to protect the 3.6 million-year-old hominid footprints at Laetoli, the most ancient traces yet found of humanity's ancestors.

Quito (1991-1997)
The Institute collaborated with the Municipality of Quito and the non-profit Caspicara Foundation on a number of projects to preserve the city's historic colonial city center, a World Heritage site and the oldest capital in South America.

Royal Bas-Reliefs of Abomey (1992-1997)
With the government of Benin, the Institute preserved a unique record of the reign of Dahomey's King Glélé by conserving the oldest bas-reliefs from the Royal Palaces of Abomey, a World Heritage Site.

Chaco Canyon (1991-1996)
The Institute collaborated with the U.S. National Park Service to investigate, develop, and field test, on a limited scale, protective strategies for preserving archaeological sites with standing architectural remains.

Xunantunich (1992-1996)
The Getty Conservation Institute worked at the Maya site of Xunantunich with archaeologists from UCLA and the Department of Archaeology in Belize to address some of the problems of conserving archaeological sites in humid tropical environments.

Rock Art of Baja California (1994-1996)
The Getty Conservation Institute collaborated with the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia in Mexico to investigate the condition of cave paintings in the Sierra de San Francisco in Baja California, and to recommend policies for their long-term conservation.

Adobe Consolidation (1988-1995)
The Getty Conservation Institute, in collaboration with the Museum of New Mexico State Monuments, conducted a long-term research project on adobe consolidation at historic Fort Selden.

Site Conservation at the Mogao and Yungang Grottoes (1990-1995)
The Institute collaborated with the State Administration for Cultural Heritage of the People's Republic of China, to research and implement site stabilization and conservation strategies and to train technical staff at two ancient Buddhist grotto sites.

The Tomb of Nefertari (1986-1992)
The Institute collaborated with the Egyptian Antiquities Organization to conserve the 3,200-year-old wall paintings in the Tomb of Queen Nefertari, and to develop a long-term maintenance plan for the tomb.

The Great Sphinx (1990-1992)
The Getty Conservation Institute, in collaboration with the Egyptian Antiquities Organization, conducted an environmental monitoring study of the Great Sphinx at the Giza Plateau outside of Cairo.

The Orpheus Mosaic (1988-1989)
The Institute, working with the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus, undertook the conservation of the Orpheus mosaic, one of several mosaics located in the archaeological zone at Paphos.

Last updated: October 2007