Conservation
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Bilingual Volume Explores Major Themes in Earthen Architecture Conservation
Richly illustrated essays synthesize the proceedings of earthen architecture symposia
New Volume Examines Gunpowder and Other Exotic Materials in Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
This contemporary artist rose to prominence due to his use of unusual materials
Close Looking: Annibale Carracci
Getty senior conservator Ulrich Birkmaier invites us into the conservation studio to see a late 1500s masterpiece in a new light
How Degas Held It All Together
Why spray glue onto a canvas?
The Art of Action
PST ART exhibitions go all in for climate and environmental justice
The Life-Saving Power of Art
The medical director of the psychiatric clinic where Vincent van Gogh received treatment shares his thoughts on the link between art and mental health
In Their Own Words
In the YouTube series Artist Dialogues, contemporary creators get real about the unique challenges of conserving their art
My Heart Will Go On
A piece of vintage tech art gets a new operating system
Going Global
How a Getty graduate intern preserves heritage sites from Pakistan to Peru
Irises in Bloom
Tracing Vincent van Gogh’s footsteps at the psychiatric clinic where he painted one of his most enduring works