Melchor Pérez Holguín’s Pietà: A Restoration in Context
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Melchor Pérez Holguín’s Pietà: A Restoration in Context
Jun 08, 2022
LACMA’s exhibition Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800 features over 90 works from the museum’s notable…
50 Works 50 Weeks: Robe à l’anglaise Ensemble
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50 Works 50 Weeks: Robe à l’anglaise Ensemble
Dec 02, 2025
As LACMA prepares for the 2026 public opening of the new David Geffen Galleries, the future home of the museum’s permanent collection spanning a…
Uncovering the History of an Edo-Period Japanese Chest
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Uncovering the History of an Edo-Period Japanese Chest
Oct 01, 2021
… I met with scientists and conservators from the Getty Conservation Institute working on the Characterization of …
From the Collection: Portrait of Marten Looten
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From the Collection: Portrait of Marten Looten
Jan 12, 2017
Rembrandt painted Portrait of Marten Looten in 1632, in his mid-20s, shortly after setting himself up as a professional portraitist in Amsterdam.
This Weekend at LACMA
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This Weekend at LACMA
May 04, 2018
… on new research in the archaeology, art history, and conservation of Teotihuacan, in conjunction with City and …
Behind the Scenes: Installing Alternative Dreams
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Behind the Scenes: Installing Alternative Dreams
Sep 26, 2016
I’ve often wondered how many employees it takes to install an exhibition at a large art museum. Prior to my employment with LACMA, I worked for a…
Registering New Acquisitions in the Study Center
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Registering New Acquisitions in the Study Center
Aug 08, 2016
If you’ve visited LACMA’s Study Center for Photography and Works on Paper since it opened 10 months ago, you probably noticed that it’s a space…
2017 DADC Acquisitions
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2017 DADC Acquisitions
Jul 27, 2017
… us to carpe diem. So recent was this acquisition that conservation is not yet complete, and we can only share … post documenting the adventure that was the purchase and conservation will follow in the fall.) Note that the …