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  1. Conserving Art’s Sensory Experiences

    art installation that looks like a multicolored cave, with a tall opening and bits of colorful cloth woven around the outside

    Unraveling how we perceive multisensory artworks (like those at the Wired for Wonder exhibition) helps create more nuanced conservation strategies

  2. In the Algorithm’s Eyes, “We Are Already Plants”

    A green plant sits under lamps, entwined with colorful balls of light handing from the ceiling

    Slovenian bio artist Špela Petrič explores the vegetal world with artificial intelligence (AI), speculating that humans have more in common with plants than we think

  3. María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Extreme Weather

    A watercolor painting of blue, geometric patterns shows a large blue seal swimming underwater, surrounded by small human figures and fish.

    A Getty graduate intern visits the galleries to reflect on the connections between identity, displacement, and climate

  4. New Volume Advances Granite Conservation for Historic Structures Worldwide

    Conservation of Granite in Cultural Heritage book cover

    Uniting research and fieldwork, Getty book provides practical tools for conserving granite in built heritage

  5. New Volume Explores Ed Ruscha’s Streets of Los Angeles Archive

    Ed Ruscha’s Streets of Los Angeles book cover

    Containing over 900,000 images, the artist’s archive is emblematic of his oeuvre

  6. An Enlightened Approach to Preserving the Past

    Illustration of people in lab coats working with a machine, computer, and a painting

    See how the microfading tester helps conserve color in heritage objects

  7. Scientists and Conservators Reinvent Formula for Vital Art Conservation Material

    Closeup of hands holding pasta-like white string material.

    The newly reformulated BEVA 371 Akron can be used to repair canvas paintings, textiles, works on paper and more

  8. This LA Map Has No Freeways

    A bespectacled woman with gray-blonde long hair stands next to an old map with prominent red, yellow and green lines.

    A 1927 map tells stories of Los Angeles before widespread automobile adoption, including historical injustices

  9. Getty Completes Conservation of Rescued Artemisia Gentileschi Painting

    A large, unframed painting sitting on an easel.

    Five years after surviving an explosion in Beirut, Hercules and Omphale goes on view in a display focused on the artist’s portrayal of strong women

  10. A Maze Where Every Path Is Correct

    A parent and child wander stand in an immersive room with mirrors and bright neon lights illuminating the floor and ceiling

    Kidspace’s Wired for Wonder fosters multisensory visitor experiences that provide open, curious—and sometimes smelly—connections to art and science