Science & Tech

Stories about innovation, digital humanities, and Getty’s work in the labs

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

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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. New Volume Examines Gunpowder and Other Exotic Materials in Art of Cai Guo-Qiang

    Cai Guo-Qiang: The Artist's Materials book cover

    This contemporary artist rose to prominence due to his use of unusual materials

  6. Getty Transforms Art Provenance Data to Support 21st Century Research

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    Getty’s Remodeled Provenance Index allows researchers to think differently about how to use data at scale to discover patterns and trends

  7. Chasing Rainbows

    Charles Ross has created solar spectra around the world for six decades; now Getty Center visitors can experience—or even bathe themselves in—his giant spills of rainbow

  8. Close Looking: Annibale Carracci

    A man with short gray hair wearing a black turtleneck and black latex gloves sits in a conservator style setting with a small painting on an easel depicting a Madonna and child.

    Getty senior conservator Ulrich Birkmaier invites us into the conservation studio to see a late 1500s masterpiece in a new light

  9. New Volume Provides an Essential Reference for the Material Study of Bronze Sculpture

    Guidelines for the Technical Examination of Bronze Sculpture book cover

    This authoritative and thoroughly illustrated book is the most comprehensive resource available on technical examination of bronze

  10. How Degas Held It All Together

    A finger points at a detail on a pastel drawing with muted pastel colors, situated on an easel

    Why spray glue onto a canvas?