Overview
The Getty Conservation Institute works to advance conservation practice in the visual arts, broadly interpreted to include objects, collections, architecture, and sites. It serves the conservation community through scientific research, education and training, model field projects, and the broad dissemination of the results of both its own work and the work of others in the field. In all its endeavors, the Getty Conservation Institute focuses on the creation and dissemination of knowledge that will benefit the professionals and organizations responsible for the conservation of the world’s cultural heritage. The work of the Getty Conservation Institute is carried out through four departments: Buildings and Sites, Collections, Science, and Communications.
What you’ll find
- Teaching and Learning Resources, including exercises, case studies, other didactic tools
- Conservation Collection, with approximately 50,000 titles on topics related to the science of preserving cultural heritage materials
- An expansive publications and resources listing for conservation professionals