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Harmful Pesticides in Museum Collections Complicate Repatriation Efforts

by Maya Pontone February 23, 2023February 23, 2023

Tribes and museums are grappling with the dilemma of sacred Indigenous objects and remains contaminated by toxic pesticides and preservatives.

Posted inNews

Concerns Over Proposed Nine Mile Canyon Road Expansion

Avatar photo by Taylor Michael February 2, 2023February 2, 2023

Increased oil tanker truck traffic would “seriously degrade” the experience of viewing the canyon’s Indigenous rock art, said one advocate of the site.

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Energy Interests in Utah Threaten “World’s Longest Art Gallery”

Avatar photo by Scotti Hill September 13, 2022September 14, 2022

Since the discovery of natural gas reserves near Nine Mile Canyon two decades ago, conservationists have found themselves at odds with regional energy companies.

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Conservators Aren’t Happy That Kim Kardashian Wore Marilyn’s Dress to the Met Gala

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie May 4, 2022May 5, 2022

“Wearing historic clothing damages it. Full stop,” said the former head of conservation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, Sarah Scaturro.

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Wupatki National Monument, Home to 5,000 Indigenous Sites, Will Be Conserved

Avatar photo by Lauren Moya Ford September 28, 2021September 28, 2021

With $1.3 million granted by the Getty, teams hope to develop innovative solutions to address Wupatki’s challenges that can also be applied to other climate-vulnerable heritage sites.

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How Does Plastic Age? Conservators Are Taking a Closer Look

Avatar photo by Karen Chernick May 24, 2021May 24, 2021

A new project is researching how Soviet-era plastics were made and used.

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To Preserve Ancient Mosaics, Experts Are Burying Them Underground

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia May 19, 2021May 19, 2021

The Getty Conservation Institute has undertaken numerous mosaic reburials in Tunisia, Lebanon, and Cyprus over the years.

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A Black-and-White World Beneath the Ocean

Avatar photo by Deepa Bhasthi August 7, 2019August 7, 2019

“The images in this book are a reflection of what I hear beneath the waves,” photographer Christian Vizl writes in Silent Kingdom: A World Beneath the Waves, his stunning book of undersea photography.

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The Restoration of the Tomb of Tutankhamen Is Complete

Avatar photo by Carey Dunne January 23, 2019January 23, 2019

The Getty Conservation Institute and the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities have completed a nearly decade-long restoration project of the 3,000-year-old tomb.

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A New Online Project Rethinks How We Learn About Artists and Archive Their Life and Work

Avatar photo by Zachary Small July 31, 2018August 1, 2018

Now working at New York University, Glenn Wharton is responsible for the comprehensive David Wojnarowicz Knowledge Base. Joan Jonas is next.

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How Smell Tests Can Help Museums Conserve Art and Artifacts

Avatar photo by Daniel A. Gross March 12, 2018

UK chemists even followed their noses to the Tate, where they tested three decades-old plastic sculptures.

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Eritrean Modernism, a Brazilian Slave Port, and More Join UNESCO World Heritage Site List

Avatar photo by Allison Meier July 11, 2017

This year’s session of the World Heritage Committee has resulted in 21 new sites, from the controversial Old City of Hebron in the West Bank, to a men-only island in Japan.

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