Lilibeth Garcia

Stories

  1. What Does It Mean to Be from LA?

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    Street map of Los Angeles, with background in yellow and major streets and freeways in white, with neighborhoods labeled

    Alta combines genetic science, photographic portraits, and oral storytelling to tell a deeper story of LA

  2. In Their Own Words

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    A woman in a bright orange sweatshirt and gray sweatpants stands in a foggy coastal brush with an ultramarine stripe at her foot that extends over the brush like a trail

    In the YouTube series Artist Dialogues, contemporary creators get real about the unique challenges of conserving their art

  3. Mapping London's Cultural Heritage

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    A high ceiling studio with pianos and musical equipment.

    A new digital database now provides users worldwide with access to detailed information on almost 90,000 historic buildings and sites in London

  4. Going for the Gold

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    The main altar of a gilded church, flanked by four paintings.

    An eco-friendly solution shows promise for conserving gilded surfaces in churches across Brazil

  5. Reviving Zion

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    Corner of church building with large glass windows, red brick, and tall metal cross in front.

    The Conserving Black Modernism grant program is helping to revitalize a Baptist church with deep ties to the civil rights movement

  6. Listening to Objects

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    Illustration of a machine with buttons on it and wires attached to it

    How acoustic emission monitoring is saving cultural heritage

  7. Modern Architecture Needs Protecting Too

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    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

  8. Shining a Light on Neon

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    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. The Unwhitewashing of América Tropical

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    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

  10. Getty Welcomes 2023–2024 Conservation Guest Scholars

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    A panoramic shot of the Getty Center buildings at the top of the hill of the campus, looking east with the skyscrapers of Downtown Los Angeles in the far background.

    The scholars will have access to research collections at the Getty Center and Getty Villa