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In addition to the work of the Getty Conservation Institute, other programs of the J. Paul Getty Trust contribute to the conservation field through a variety of means.
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Conservation is also an integral part of the activities of the
J. Paul Getty Museum. The Museum's four conservation departments—Antiquities, Paintings, Decorative Arts and Sculpture, and Paper—play a vital role in its efforts to exhibit and interpret its collections, and to preserve them for the enjoyment and education of future generations. The Museum's conservation departments work with staff of the GCI's laboratories at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa, who perform studies of technology and materials, as well as scientific analysis of works of art to support treatments. The Museum's conservators, working with GCI scientists, publish their technical findings to foster and disseminate new research.
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In addition to studying and conserving its own collection, the Museum provides technical studies and treatments of important works of art from other institutions through
collaborative conservation projects. Getty Museum conservators serve as advisors to other institutions and lecture extensively to both conservation professionals and general audiences.
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The Research Library at the Getty Research Institute collects and assembles materials to stimulate and support advanced research in the history of art. The collections—housed in one of the largest art and architecture libraries in the world—include approximately 37,000 volumes focused on the conservation of cultural heritage, historic preservation, and applied science and technology. The Research Library maintains its own Conservation and Preservation Department for its collections.
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More information regarding Getty programs can be found at: www.getty.edu.
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Last updated: December 2008
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