Getty Welcomes 2024–2025 Conservation Guest Scholars

The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) welcomes ten new residents in its Conservation Guest Scholars program.

The program, now in its 25th year, provides opportunities for established scholars as well as professionals who have attained distinction in the cultural heritage conservation field.

Recipients are in residence at the GCI for either a three-month or six-month term, in which they pursue their own projects free from work-related obligations, make use of research collections at the Getty Center and Getty Villa, and participate with other Getty scholars, fellows, and interns in the intellectual life of Getty.

2024–2025 Conservation Guest Scholars

Medhanie Andom is senior urban planner and director of the Asmara Heritage Project Office, Central Region Administration, Eritrea. His research focuses on the conservation and management of 20th-century heritage.

Developing Fiat Tagliero Conservation Management Plan Framework

(April–June)

Jigna Desai is professor in the Faculty of Architecture at CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India. Her field of research encompasses architecture and built heritage conservation.

'Unintentional Monuments', Addressing Challenges of Conserving Modern Heritage of South Asia

(April–June)

Cass Fino-Radin is the founder and lead conservator of Small Data Industries in New York. They specialize in time-based media art conservation, consulting, and software development.

A Field Survey of the State of Time-Based Media Conservation in the Contemporary Art World

(January–March)

Terry Little is adjunct senior lecturer in the Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies at Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria. His research focuses on cultural heritage, archaeology, and conservation, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

Global Rock Art Conservation and Promotion: Challenges and Opportunities to Guide Initiatives and Institutions

(September–December)

Elena Lucchi is assistant professor at Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy. Her research focuses on enhancing energy efficiency and promoting environmental sustainability and renewable energies in architectural heritage and protected landscapes.

@MARE Project: @ Modern Architecture & Renewable Energies

(January–March)

Camilla Mileto is professor in the Department of Architectural Composition at Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain. Her field of research includes architecture conservation, earthen architecture study and documentation, and traditional materials and techniques.

Earthen Architecture Conservation

(September–December)

Amanda Pagliarino is head of conservation and registration at Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art, Australia. Her research focuses on the modernization of cultural heritage loan protocols that recognize sustainability objectives and prioritize energy and resource efficient, environmentally conscious low-carbon emission practices.

RESPONSIVE EXCHANGE - Resetting loan protocols for equity and sustainability

(January–March)

Luiz Souza is professor in the Center of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. His research concentrates on heritage and conservation science for preserving Brazil’s cultural heritage, emphasizing preventive conservation and material aspects of gilded wooden carvings.

GLEISE (PT-BR) - Gilded and Lacquered Surfaces in Europe (Portugal) and Brazil

(September–December)

Kararaina Te Ira is an independent scholar. Her research focuses on advancing cultural heritage conservation through the lens of Indigenous peoples’ perspectives, particularly her own Indigenous background as tāngata whenua ki Aotearoa (New Zealand Māori).

A Practitioner's Experience: Advancing Cultural Heritage Conservation through the Eyes of Indigenous Communities

(April–June)