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Introducing visiting researcher Greta Ugolotti
Greta Ugolotti is a visiting conservator researcher in the UCLA Materials Science and Engineering Department and will be working under Professor Dr. Ioanna Kakoulli’s supervision while at UCLA. Greta is currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental, Materials Engineering, at the University of Bologna under Professor Dr. Enrico Sassoni. Ugolotti’s Ph.D. […]
UCLA/Getty Program’s Next Distinguished Speaker Series feat. Dr. Ihor Poshyvailo: Identity War in Ukraine: The Power of Cultural Resistance Friday April 7th @ 11AM
UCLA/Getty Program’s Distinguished Speaker Series featuring: Ihor Poshyvailo Director, National Memorial to the Heavenly Hundred Heroes and Revolution of Dignity Museum (Maidan Museum) Friday, April 7, 2023 11:00 a.m. PST Live streaming via Zoom Click Here to RSVP Please submit your questions in advance of the webinar via email to: hnadworny@support.ucla.edu by Wednesday, April 5 at 12:00 […]
Ayesha Fuentes Publishes Article in Sapiens
Ayesha Fuentes, a 2014 graduate of the UCLA/Getty MA program in Conservation of Ethnographic Materials and former employee of the Fowler Museum at UCLA, has published the article “Reconsidering Fragility in Museums – and the World” in the online magazine Sapiens. Following the climate protests at different art museums, in this article she considers the […]
The UCLA/Getty IDP in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage is hiring a part/time Research Facilitator
The UCLA/Getty IDP in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage is seeking to hire a part/time Research Facilitator for our NEH Tier II grant exploring embedding sustainability into graduate education. During the second three-year phase of this larger project, the successful applicant will research barriers to sustainability in cultural heritage conservation education; coordinate project coaches, partners […]
Conservation PhD Program Welcomes Saiful Bakhri
Inspired by the artisans from his native Indonesia and an impactful visit to the temple complex at Angkor in Cambodia, Saiful Bakhri decided early in his education to focus on conservation. He describes the 2014 trip to Angkor as “inspirational,” seeing the cooperation and collaboration between different countries in the efforts to preserve the world-famous […]
Conservation PhD Program Welcomes Chongwen Liu
At the intersection of his interests in history and science, Chongwen Liu found the field of conservation. To pursue these interests, he became a candidate for his PhD in the Conservation of Material Culture offered by the UCLA/Getty Interdepartmental Program (IDP) in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage, housed under the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology and […]
Care & Conservation of Indigenous Collections Workshop
For More Information Please Click the Link Below: Care & Conservation of Indigenous Collections Workshop
Up to Two Funded Internships for Summer 2023 Available for Conservation Graduate Students in Phillips, ME.
For More Information Please Click the Link Below: Two 10-week funded summer 2023 internships in Phillips, ME
UCLA/Getty IDP in Conservation of Cultural Heritage was awarded $350,000 for a Tier II Research and Development grant from NEH
The Embedding Sustainability in Cultural Heritage Conservation Education initiative includes research, analysis, and dissemination of data on barriers against integrating sustainability in conservation and its educational institutions. From our Phase I research we learned that regardless of whether respondents want to incorporate sustainability into their work, many face opposition or institutional resistance. We also found […]
