UCLA/Getty Interdepartmental Program in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage
A master's degree program at UCLA developed in partnership with Getty
Project Details
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- Years 1999 – present
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![A group of people in lab wearing lab coats work with materials like metal, rocks, and woven baskets, using tools to study them.](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/2b1e4db7-f26f-4d69-9433-073e73759403/full/3000,/0/default.jpg)
Lecturer Alice Paterakis discusses treatment of metals with students in the UCLA/Getty program.
About
Goal
This graduate program, a cooperative effort between UCLA and the Getty Conservation Institute, grants a three-year MA degree in Conservation. Its mission is to educate and train students in the highest standard of conservation practice and decision-making and to prepare them to work as professionals in the preservation of archaeological and cultural materials.