Conservation
News and stories about art and heritage conservation at Getty
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The Surprising History of the Color Green
Becoming Artsy, Episode 506
Unearthing the Buried History of Christiansborg Castle
How a Getty Scholar and Getty Graduate Intern are working to strengthen how we record histories of the transatlantic slave trade
An Investigation of a Self-Portrait by Edgar Degas
Why was the surface of Degas’s painting looking cloudy? Why did he use himself as a model, and what’s that red area along the lower edge of the work? Getty staff wanted answers
Preserving Lacquer One Paper-Thin Layer at a Time
How Getty conservators are working to protect an ancient craft
Harry Gesner’s Buildings “Surf” the California Hillsides
How a modernist architect linked the natural and built environments
Breast Dressed
Restoring one of Getty’s most unique treasures
New Getty Volume Charts the Evolution of Rock Art Conservation
This interdisciplinary anthology highlights global research, Indigenous perspectives, and new technologies shaping conservation today
Art Worth the Risk
Hans Memling’s masterpiece has survived centuries of theft and war. Now, conservators are using cutting-edge science to keep it safe (and in one place) for centuries to come
Francesca Casadio Appointed John E. and Louise Bryson Director of the Getty Conservation Institute
Casadio currently serves as vice president and Grainger Executive Director of Conservation and Science at the Art Institute of Chicago
If Walls Could Talk
Conserving buildings central to African American history—including the safe havens listed in a guidebook for Black travelers—tells a fuller, more honest American story