Filling in the Cracks of Simon Rodia’s Monumental Watts Towers
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Filling in the Cracks of Simon Rodia’s Monumental Watts Towers
Aug 11, 2021
…  The Watts Towers conservation team, photo © Museum Associates / LACMA Filling … August 11, 2021 Elisabetta Perfetti, Project Conservator Conservation This summer, LACMA launched its YouTube series … throughout the Towers. So what we have been doing, as a…
Stitching an 18th-century Russian Altarpiece
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Stitching an 18th-century Russian Altarpiece
Sep 01, 2021
… 1, 2021 Staphany Cheng, Andrew W. Mellon Fellow, Textiles Conservation This summer, LACMA launched the YouTube series … altarpiece?  When this altarpiece was first brought to the conservation studio, I conducted a condition check. The … In this video, I am…
Reattaching Fallen Ornaments to Simon Rodia’s Watts Towers
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Reattaching Fallen Ornaments to Simon Rodia’s Watts Towers
Sep 15, 2021
… Towers September 15, 2021 Lily Doan, Associate Conservator Conservation This summer, LACMA launched the YouTube series … our office. What makes the Watts Towers a unique site for conservation work?  It's a site of 17 connected structures. … will stay on the…
Examining the Life and Times of Media Art at LACMA's First-Ever Time-Based Media Colloquium
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Examining the Life and Times of Media Art at LACMA's First-Ever Time-Based Media Colloquium
Jan 23, 2024
… or computer-based works—popularized in the field of art conservation for the past few decades. Blog Entry Date Tue, … or computer-based works—popularized in the field of art conservation for the past few decades. … “Emerging Media and Technology - New Horizons…
Faux Pearls, Fish Scales, and Fancy Dress
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Faux Pearls, Fish Scales, and Fancy Dress
May 06, 2010
… have passed through the Textile Department at LACMA’s Conservation Center: royal wedding gowns, French … have passed through the Textile Department at LACMA’s Conservation Center: royal wedding gowns, French … May 6, 2010 Maria Fusco, Andrew W. Mellon Fellow,…
Grand Opening: LACMA Study Center for Photography and Works on Paper
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Grand Opening: LACMA Study Center for Photography and Works on Paper
Dec 21, 2015
… and Works on Paper, a multipurpose space dedicated to the conservation, study, and display of paper-based works of art … and Works on Paper, a multipurpose space dedicated to the conservation, study, and display of paper-based works of art … and Works on Paper, a…
Installing the Capua Aphrodite
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Installing the Capua Aphrodite
Apr 30, 2009
… Installing the Capua Aphrodite As LACMA's conservation photographer, I've spent the last couple of … As LACMA's conservation photographer, I've spent the last couple of … the Capua Aphrodite April 30, 2009 uncategorized As LACMA's…
Light Experiments for “Urban Light”
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Light Experiments for “Urban Light”
Mar 01, 2017
… Light Experiments for “Urban Light” Since 2010, LACMA’s conservation scientists have been working on retrofitting … Since 2010, LACMA’s conservation scientists have been working on retrofitting … Experiments for “Urban Light” March 1, 2017 Chi-Young Kim …