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A selection of photographic materials from the Getty Conservation Institute's Reference Collection. The Reference Collection, established in the early 1990s, is a repository of reference materials for use in the analysis of art objects. Photo: Dennis Keeley, for the GCI.

A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR
By Timothy P. Whalen

FEATURE ARTICLE

From Russia to Laos: Building Global Partnerships To Preserve Photographic Heritage
By Debra Hess Norris, Martin Jürgens, Nora Kennedy, Bertrand Lavédrine, and Paul Messier

MEPPI: Preserving the Photographic Heritage of the Middle East
By Sean Charette and Tram Vo

Collaborative Research: Working with the Alternative Photographic Processes Community
The Production and Conservation of Outdoor Sculptures in Fiberglass-Reinforced Polyester
By Dusan C. Stulik and Art Kaplan

Photographs Under the Loupe of Science
By Dusan C. Stulik and Art Kaplan

"Technology: No Place for Wimps"
A Discussion about Photography in the Digital Age

KEY RESOURCES
A list of key resources related to photograph conservation

GCI NEWS

Projects, events, and publications

• Modern Architecture Initiative Launched
• Eames House Conservation Project
• Workshop: Recent Advances in Characterizing Asian Lacquer
• Presentation and Interpretation for Cave 85
• POPART comes to the GCI
• Artists' Materials and Processes: Larry Bell
• Mural Archive Now Available
• Technician Training Handbook Revised
• Guidelines for Solid-State Lighting
• AATA Online Upgraded
• GCI Channel on YouTube
• GCI Facebook Anniversary
• Conserving Contemporary Art: Issues, Methods, Materials, and Research
• Lucio Fontana: The Artist's Materials

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