Getty Conservation Institute
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We’re working to preserve the world’s cultural heritage with partners across the globe. Our home is the Getty Center in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Joined October 2010
As part of our Seismic Retrofitting Program (SRP) in Peru, we recently collaborated with a team of nine conservators from the Dirección Desconcentrada de Cultura de Cusco and the Arzobispado del Cusco to carry out earthen grouting tests at the Church of Rondocan. These tests are
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🎉 Applications are now open for the 2026-2027 Getty Post-Baccalaureate Conservation Internship program! 🎉. Students from underrepresented backgrounds preparing to enroll in conservation graduate programs are encouraged to join. All positions are full-time for 12 months from
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In August, Council District 10 hosted a plaque revealing ceremony for three of the recent sites designated as Historic-Cultural Monuments. The designations are the result of the ongoing work of African American Historic Places, Los Angeles, launched by the City of Los Angeles’
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On Wednesday, August 27, participants in our Cleaning of Gilded Wood Workshop traveled to Catas Altas where they spent the remaining two days on site, in the Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição. Inside the 18th-century church, participants were guided through the
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📣 Library Research Grants: Apply Now 📣. The Conservation Collection Library Research Grant supports research that utilizes our library collection and consists of specialized research materials related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage. Funding
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It's #FreeFriday! From 2001, this book provides a survey of the impact of exposure to light on works of art and archival materials, with an emphasis on photoflash and reprographic sources
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It's time for another free #DigitalResource in conservation! This guide from @CCAHAconserve is intended as a resource for those caring for their own personal or family treasures, such as family albums, works of art, and other keepsakes. Available in English and Spanish!
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📚 Getty book sale! 📖. Get 50% off dozens of books through September 14th. Learn about the art of anatomy, the writings of Albert Renger-Patzsch, video art in Latin America, ancient funerary vase painting, and more. 🔗
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This week, we're excited to host our Cleaning of Gilded Wood Workshop, offered for the first time in Brazil. Over the next five days, participants will explore a range of cleaning systems designed to remove dirt and overpaint from water-sensitive gilded surfaces. They'll also
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Together with the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture and Art Recovery LA, Getty recently hosted a Fire Recovery Conservation Clinic to help fire survivors repair and safeguard their cherished belongings. Staffed by 70 conservators and experts, the clinic offered.
A recent Fire Recovery Conservation Clinic at the Getty Center provided triage for belongings—and healing for victims.
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Conservation Management Plans (CMPs) are an incredibly valuable tool for heritage sites as they take a holistic view of the management of a site and incorporate values-based conservation approaches into conservation planning and maintenance of sites. During their time in Los
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📢 New AAHPLA-related RFP!. We are looking for a heritage conservation consultant team to develop cultural preservation strategies for three historically African American neighborhoods in Los Angeles: the Oakwood neighborhood in Venice, Pacoima, and the Central Avenue Jazz
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📣 Call for Grant Applications 📣. The Conservation Collection Library Research Grant supports research that utilizes our library collection and consists of specialized research materials related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage. Funding is
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🔔 Applications Now Open for the 2026–2027 Conservation Guest Scholars Program🔔. The Conservation Guest Scholars Program provides opportunities for professionals to pursue research on topics that bring new knowledge and fresh perspectives to the field of conservation. Guest
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It's #FreeFriday! . 🌟JUST PUBLISHED🌟. "Guidelines for Conservation and Management of Gansu Province Grotto Sites" is a bilingual (Chinese-English) set of practical guidelines for the conservation and management of Gansu Province grotto sites, issued by the Dunhuang Academy and
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📢 Call for Grant Applications 📢. The Conservation Collection Library Research Grant supports research that utilizes our library collection and consists of specialized research materials related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage. Funding is
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🚨 Getty 📚 book sale! 🚨. Get 50% off dozens of books through September 14th. Learn about the art of anatomy, the writings of Albert Renger-Patzsch, video art in Latin America, ancient funerary vase painting, and more. 🔗
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Over 20 buildings across the US have received grants since the Conserving Black Modernism initiative kicked off in 2022. Learn about the latest round. 👇.
Five buildings across the U.S. designed by Black architects just received Getty funding. In partnership with @savingplaces, Conserving Black Modernism is a grant program designed to preserve historic modern architecture by Black architects and designers.
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