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Scientists and Conservators Reinvent Formula for Vital Art Conservation Material
The newly reformulated BEVA 371 Akron can be used to repair canvas paintings, textiles, works on paper and more
This LA Map Has No Freeways
A 1927 map tells stories of Los Angeles before widespread automobile adoption, including historical injustices
Getty Completes Conservation of Rescued Artemisia Gentileschi Painting
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
A Maze Where Every Path Is Correct
Kidspace’s Wired for Wonder fosters multisensory visitor experiences that provide open, curious—and sometimes smelly—connections to art and science
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
Getty Transforms Art Provenance Data to Support 21st Century Research
Getty’s Remodeled Provenance Index allows researchers to think differently about how to use data at scale to discover patterns and trends
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
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
New Volume Provides an Essential Reference for the Material Study of Bronze Sculpture
This authoritative and thoroughly illustrated book is the most comprehensive resource available on technical examination of bronze
How Degas Held It All Together
Why spray glue onto a canvas?