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Susanne joined the Getty Museum in 2016. A native of Germany, she obtained a certificate in archaeological conservation from the Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Mainz, Germany in 1987. Among other positions, she served as objects conservator at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1990–2016). She worked on excavations in Egypt and Sudan, taught in the Luxor East Bank Groundwater Lowering Project at the American Research Center in Egypt field school (2008–2010), and explored preservation of metalwork in Nepal (supported by an individual grant from the Asian Cultural Council, NY, 2015). Her research interests include ancient Mediterranean and Nile Valley material culture, site preservation, relocation of monumental sculptures, and the study of ancient and historic metalwork. She is co-author, with Yvonne Markowitz, of Looking at Jewelry (Getty Publications, 2019).

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Jessica joined the department in 2019. She earned her BA in neuroscience from Smith College and her MS from the Winterthur/University of Delaware program in art conservation. She completed graduate internships at the National Gallery of Art and the Walters Art Museum, where she also completed post-graduate training. She previously held the position of assistant conservator at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, focusing on the treatment and display of the ancient Greek collection. She is interested in the technical study of ancient archaeological materials and fakes and forgeries. She is dedicated to public outreach and engaging museum visitors and the general public with conservation.

Richard joined the Antiquities Conservation Department in 2015. With close to 30 years of experience in mountmaking and art handling, Richard has developed a thoughtful and innovative approach to ensuring the safety of culturally significant objects through seismic mount design and fabrication. He has been instrumental in the department’s use of 3-D scanning technology for developing new approaches to mountmaking. Richard holds an MFA in painting and printmaking from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a BFA from Utah State University. His recent accomplishments include being lead mountmaker for the major loan exhibition Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient
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Erik’s focus is the conservation of large-scale stone sculpture. He holds a BA in classical archaeology from the University of Evansville and an MSc in conservation for archaeology and museums from the Institute of Archaeology, University College, London. He has previously worked for the British Museum and Institute of Archaeology on the ‘Ain Ghazal Statue Project and has undertaken and directed conservation activities on archaeological sites in Italy, France, and Turkey. In addition to working with the permanent collection, he has undertaken several long-term collaborative projects with various national and international institutions, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (Naples), the Pergamon Museum (Berlin) and the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (Vienna).

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Timothy Skornia joined the Antiquities Conservation Department in 2022. With 18 years of metal fabrication experience and 9 years in museum mount making, Timothy brings advanced fabrication skills to the Department.  He is a certified welder and holds a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute. Timothy has engineered multiple custom rigging apparatus and transportation fixtures to ensure the safety of art during movement and installation. 

Elizabeth joined the Getty in 2016, after several years of museum and archive experience in collections care, art handling, installation, and design. She holds a BA in anthropology from University of California, Los Angeles with an emphasis in archaeology. Elizabeth is responsible for the design and fabrication of secure, stable, seismic mounts and supports for the safe storage, transport, and exhibition of objects in the antiquities collection. Her interests include material selection for preventive conservation and the application of new technologies, from 3-D printing to mountmaking. Her most recent accomplishments include the re-installation of the Getty Villa’s collection in 2018.

Marie joined the J. Paul Getty Museum in 2003. She is a 1994 graduate of the art conservation program at the State University of New York at Buffalo. She majored in the conservation of 3-D objects and minored in paintings conservation. She gained experience at various museums and archaeological sites, and is currently involved in the planning and installation of special exhibitions and loans, international collaborations, and various in-depth studies involving conservation and technical research. Her study of a Romano-Egyptian red-shroud mummy in the Getty collection culminated in co-authoring the publication Herakleides: A Portrait Mummy from Roman Egypt (2011). She manages the international collaborative panel painting project and database known as APPEAR: Ancient Panel Painting, Examination, Analysis and Research.

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