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Giving our Portrait of a Lady back her name.
By Elise Effmann Clifford, head of paintings conservation
How do you solve a conservation puzzle? Create your own key.
By Antonia Smith
Della Robbia, an Italian family of highly skilled artists in Renaissance Florence, developed ingenious techniques that gave ceramic sculptures a prominent place in public spaces.
By Teresa Jiménez-Millas
Gothic cathedrals, guns, and the details that matter.
By Al Farrow, Jane Williams, and Céline Chrétien
Learn about Judy Chicago's Birth Hood.
By Jena Hirschbein
Understanding the less tangible aspects of an artwork, especially when it is created within a culture different than our own, requires incorporating varied viewpoints and experiences that museums have too often ignored.
By Tamia Anaya, Jena Hirschbein, and Jane Williams
Understanding the political and social weight a textile can carry.
By Julieta Fuentes Roll
In 2019 the statue of Joan of Arc underwent a major conservation treatment.
By Jane Williams
The designer’s “Junon” and “Venus” gowns represent the pinnacle of his creativity.
By Laura Camerlengo and Anne Getts
The Paintings Conservation department undertook a three-year treatment of François Boucher’s Vertumnus and Pomona.
By Elise Effmann Clifford, Kathryn Harada, and Sarah Kleiner
Arnold Genthe photographed images of San Francisco on April 18, 1906.
By Karin Breuer and Victoria Binder
Paintings conservator Tricia O’Regan outlines her process for preparing The Hero for its first public display in decades.
By Tricia O’Regan
