Magnificent Octahedrons Get Dusty Too
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Magnificent Octahedrons Get Dusty Too
Aug 15, 2011
… Octahedrons Get Dusty Too August 15, 2011 Amy Heibel Conservation Passing through the Ahmanson Building atrium … he was dusting the piece. Conservator John Hirx at work. Conservation technology at LACMA is state-of-the-art science; one prominent…
The Inside Story: Seeing Maya Vessels in A New Light
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The Inside Story: Seeing Maya Vessels in A New Light
Aug 29, 2016
… Project, a fruitful collaboration with the museum's Conservation Center to conduct technical analysis of ancient … Project, a fruitful collaboration with the museum's Conservation Center to conduct technical analysis of ancient … audiences, I curated an…
The IMLS Inventory
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The IMLS Inventory
Mar 05, 2014
… received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) to support a comprehensive inventory of its … received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) to support a comprehensive inventory of its … received a grant from…
This Week at LACMA
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This Week at LACMA
Aug 11, 2025
… The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art  explores the science, art, and cosmology of color in Mesoamerica. By … The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art  explores the science, art, and cosmology of color in Mesoamerica. By … The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art…
This Week at LACMA
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This Week at LACMA
Aug 11, 2025
… The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art  explores the science, art, and cosmology of color in Mesoamerica. By … The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art  explores the science, art, and cosmology of color in Mesoamerica. By … The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art…
Behind the Scenes, Part II
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Behind the Scenes, Part II
Feb 17, 2009
… lacma.org/sites/default/files/styles/16x9/public/attachments/conservation400.jpg?itok=BcIYb84R … behind the scenes photo installment. Now, a peek into the conservation lab... conservation400 Many of us who work in … interesting spots on campus.…
An Interview with Diana Magaloni
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An Interview with Diana Magaloni
Jan 28, 2020
… Ancient Americas, and Suzanne D. Booth and David G. Booth Conservation Center Director—joined the museum as Program … of the outcomes; there is a set of limits dictated by the science of the material. I love that contrast—the tension … and intention and try to…
This Weekend at LACMA
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This Weekend at LACMA
Jun 29, 2018
… gain further insight into this exhibition by attending Art, Conservation, and Science: A Closer Look at Chiaroscuro Woodcuts at 2 pm in the Brown Auditorium. This conversation delves into the conservation treatment of Antonio da Trento's…