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Sister Dresses: Christian Dior’s “Junon” and “Venus”

The designer’s “Junon” and “Venus” gowns represent the pinnacle of his creativity.

By Laura Camerlengo and Anne Getts

Article Costume + textile arts Conservation Behind the scenes
Conserving Boucher: A Painting’s Relationship to Tapestry Production

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

Article Conservation European paintings Legion of Honor 100
San Francisco 1906: Resilience in the Aftermath of a Natural Disaster

Arnold Genthe photographed images of San Francisco on April 18, 1906.

By Karin Breuer and Victoria Binder

Article Conservation
Conserving Phillip Lindsay Mason’s “The Hero”

Paintings conservator Tricia O’Regan outlines her process for preparing The Hero for its first public display in decades.

By Tricia O’Regan

Article Conservation American art
Sun Bleaching Morris Louis’s “No. 11”

Learn more about the conservation treatment of Morris Louis’s painting “No. 11” (1961).

By Tricia O’Regan

Article Conservation Behind the scenes
Behind Truth and Beauty: Textiles Conservation

Hanging a textile this large is always an exercise in carefulness and coordination.

Article Conservation Behind the scenes
Behind Truth and Beauty: Paintings Conservation

Love and the Maiden offers an instructive lens into the Pre-Raphaelites’ materials and techniques.

By Elise Effmann Clifford

Article Conservation Behind the scenes
On the Mend: Repairing Breaks in Eighteenth-Century Fans

Women regularly used fans to convey emotions, flick away suitors, and keep themselves cool, causing the fans to tear and break.

By Anisha Gupta, Anne Getts, and Colleen O’Shea

Article Conservation Behind the scenes
Behind Truth and Beauty: Objects Conservation

Truth and Beauty features armor and stained glass from the Museums’ collections.

Article Conservation Behind the scenes
Behind Truth and Beauty: Paper Conservation

There were golden treasures on display in Truth and Beauty.

By Madison Brockman

Article Conservation Behind the scenes
Two Examples of Double Weave: One Century and Worlds Apart

The Textile Conservation Lab had two fascinating examples of the weaving technique “double weave.”

By Sarah Gates

Article Conservation Behind the scenes
Preserving Images of the 1906 Earthquake

Our museums host a unique collection of Genthe’s photographs of the 1906 earthquake and fires.

Article Conservation Behind the scenes

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