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UCLA/Getty Program’s Distinguished Speaker Series featuring: Gala Porras-Kim About the program: Gala Porras-Kim will speak about The weight of a patina of time, an exhibition featuring works emerging from conversations with Fowler Museum conservators and curators about Mexican archaeology and conservation. Her in-depth explorations of the uncertain histories of ancient objects and their conservation reimagine their […]
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Dr. Poshyvailo with a ceramic rooster rescued from the air bombed block of flats in the town of Borodianka that came to be a symbol of Ukrainian resilience. April 2022, Borodianka, Kyiv Region. Credit: Bohdan Poshyvailo, Maidan Museum. UCLA/Getty Program's Distinguished Speaker Series featuring: Ihor Poshyvailo Director, National Memorial to the Heavenly Hundred Heroes and Revolution […]
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Alternative Paths for Preserving Material Culture and Bio Culture Heritage Julia M Brennan and Lilian García-Alonso Watch the Recording Here Abstract As textile conservators from different backgrounds, we were drawn together by a common interest and respect for traditional technologies, materials, and practices used around the world to care for textile collections. These methods grounded […]
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The Loong Conservation Project—conserving the oldest known imperial processional dragon Dr Holly Jones-Amin Watch the Recording Here Loong 龍 is recognised as the oldest imperial processional dragon in the world. Made c. 1890, Loong 龍 is a widely respected living part of the Bendigo community in Australia. His survival is due to over 100 years […]
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Study of 16thand 17thcentury lacquered Luso-Asian artifacts –Uncovering complex dynamics of cross-cultural exchange reflected in their heterogeneous composition Watch the Recording Here Abstract Catholic European presence in 16thand 17thcentury Asia,under the patronage of the Portuguese Crown,linked varied ports of South, Southeast and East Asia via the Luso-Asian networks of maritime trading routes, commercial […]
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The Conservation and Curation of African Sacred Objects: Case study: Dinkho tsa Badimo (Ancestral ceramic vessels of the Basotho-Batswana of Southern Africa) Mabafokeng Hoeane(She/They) PhD candidate, Heritage Museums Studies, University of Pretoria, South Africa Watch the Recording Here Abstract Ceramic vessels for centuries have been used across the world by different cultures and groups for […]
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Phidias Unbound: How Robot-Generated Replicas Could Solve the Parthenon Marbles Quandary Roger Michel Executive Director, The Institute for Digital Archaeology. About the program: The Parthenon Marbles, commonly known as the Elgin Marbles, were removed from the ancient Acropolis of Athens in 1801 by Lord Elgin, British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. Carved by the sculptor […]
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A Conversation with Dr. Judith F. Baca on the creation, impact and conservation of the Great Wall of Los Angeles. "Standing at the river’s edge, I saw the concreted arroyos as scars in the land. I dreamed of a “tattoo on the scar where the river once ran,” and an endless narrative that would recover […]
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Rodrigo Correa-Salas Conservator Watch the Recording Here The structure, materials and acoustic properties of musical instruments are diverse and delicate. These characteristics will determine whether the instrument can be played (on special occasions) or just be displayed in the gallery. The basic knowledge of the different materials (and their combinations) with which they were built, how they were made, how they were played and on […]
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Malin Sahlstedt Conservator, Vasa Museum, Swedish National Maritime and Transport Museums Watch the Recording Here Since the raising of 17th-century warship Vasa in 1961 after333 years on the seabed of Stockholm harbour, two generations of preservation staff have had the task to safeguard this mighty piece of maritime cultural heritage for the future, a task perhaps […]
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Speaker: Sarah Sutton Date: February 4, 2022. 11:00am Title: Cultural Heritage and Climate Change: D(d)iplomacy for Neighbors and Nations Cultural heritage has been undervalued as a community and national resource in addressing climate change. Historic landscapes are critical waterline buffers and biodiversity habitats. Structures are refuges and examples of resilient construction. Human-made objects and art […]
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Dr. Ndubuisi Ezeluomba Françoise Billion Richardson Curator of African Art New Orleans Museum of Art Friday, November 12, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. PDT About the program: Dr. Ezeluoma will discuss the restitution of Benin cultural patrimony. In 1897, the British government acted on a request from the Royal Niger Company to remove the Benin Oba (king), who […]
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Gurmeet S Rai Ms. Director, CRCI (India) Pvt Ltd Watch the Recording Here The Rajbagh Silk factory is a strand of the cultural legacy of Kashmir. Silk from Kashmir finds references in ancient, medieval and modern period narratives. In the 19th-20thC the bivoltine silk and crafts such as pashmina shawls from the valley were much […]
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UCLA/Getty Program's Distinguished Speaker Series Jeanelle Austin is co-founder and lead caretaker of the George Floyd Global Memorial, where she guides a team of volunteers to stand in the unique space of preservation and protest. She is also the creator of Racial Agency Initiative, a racial justice leadership coaching company. She began tending to George […]
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Ayesha Fuentes Stride Lecturer in Arts Conservation Northumbria University Watch the Recording Here Ayesha Fuentes will discuss Tibetan and Himalayan religious use of ritual objects made with human skulls and femurs. Fuentes incorporates conservation methods, documentation, and interpretation of the material knowledge and techniques used to select, prepare, activate, maintain and exchange these objects. This […]
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Glenn Wharton, Andrea Geyer Friday April 23rd, 11:00am - 12:00pm (PT) UCLA/Getty Conservation Program Chair Glenn Wharton will interview artist Andrea Geyer about the conservation and display of 9 Scripts for a Nation at War, a work that was acquired by MoMA when Wharton served as the museum’s Media Conservator. Geyer is a German-born multi-disciplinary […]
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Stephen Koob Chief Conservator Emeritus of The Corning Museum of Glass Friday March 12th, 11:00am - 12:00pm (PT) Watch the Recording Here Archaeological glass encompasses glass that has been buried, either in the ground or in fresh or salt water. In some cases glass was intentionally buried as grave gifts and can be found in archaeological cemeteries or […]
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Gabrielle Tayac Associate Professor of Public History, George Mason University Former Curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of American Indian with opening remarks by Dr. Darnell Hunt Dean, UCLA Division of Social Sciences Professor of Sociology and African American Studies About the lecture: A family of baskets. A library in a shell. A vow breathing […]
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Katherine Ridgeway, Dr. Dell Upton, Burt Pinnock Friday February 26th, 11:00am - 12:30pm (PT) Conservation and Confederate Monuments preserve and protect what and how The question of how Americans should address public monuments to the Confederacy, problematic symbols of white supremacy, received significant re-examination in the summer of 2020, sparking fresh discourse on how these monuments contribute […]
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Lylliam Posadas Friday January 29th, 11:00am - 12:00pm (PT) Conservators can play a significant role in the repatriation process and in addressing concerns in the care of sensitive collections. Conservators and repatriation staff can work together with tribal and community representatives to address some of the unjust histories of museum acquisitions and develop new approaches for […]
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Dr. Ziad Al-Saad PhD, Professor of cultural heritage conservation and management at the Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology Yarmouk University Friday October 30th, 11:00am - 12:00pm (PT) Register here Petra has been classified as being of World Heritage standards and is included on the world heritage list.The entire site of Petra, with its 2000 listed rock-carved […]
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Dr. Glenn Wharton Chair, UCLA/Getty Program in the Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials invites you to attend UCLA/Getty Program's Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Dr. Spencer Crew Acting Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture speaking on History, Memory and Conservation: Preserving the Past for Future Generations with opening remarks by […]
