Conservation
News and stories about art and heritage conservation at Getty
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Photography Testing, Testing, One, Two, Three
How we decided whether it was safe to display 150-year-old photos
Why So Blue?
Inside the French mill where blue paper is still made the old-fashioned way
Keep Calm and Care On
Conservators are learning to care for paintings damaged by disasters or conflicts through Getty training grants
Modern Architecture Needs Protecting Too
The next generation of conservators gathered in LA—an essentially 20th-century city—for a course in preserving newer gems of cultural heritage
Leave the Cracks, Patch the Hair, and Other Ways to Age Gracefully
Our staff photographer checks in on Getty’s project to restore Adam and Eve
Five Conservation Projects That Safeguarded Art in 2023
From a tiny horse to a 13-foot bronze
Getty Museum Conserves Recently Rediscovered Painting by Artemisia Gentileschi
Hercules and Omphale was damaged in the port of Beirut explosion in 2020
The Mysteries of Early Photography
Two 19th-century photographers beat the odds and kept their photographs from quickly fading or darkening—but how?
Lightning in a Bottle
Jessie learns all about neon art and how to conserve it
Shining a Light on Neon
The challenges of protecting neon art have plagued conservators for years. Getty aims to change that