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Getty Conservation Institute retweeted
Arches supports the stewardship of “smart” data for cultural heritage in an increasingly AI-driven landscape. Read how, in a new publication by Dennis Wuthrich (Farallon Geographics), Philip Carlisle (@HistoricEngland) & Kevin Kochanski (@GCIConservation) gty.art/4575WOA
It's our #OpenAccess #ArticleOfTheMonth! Published in the new book, "AI and Smart Data for Cultural Heritage," this chapter highlights specific @archesproject data management applications for heritage inventories and authority data such as thesauri and controlled vocabularies gty.art/4575WOA
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📢 Reminder! The Arches US Interest Group will meet on Thurs, Jan 8, 12-1pm PST. Join for a presentation by Sara Delgadillo (LA City Planning) on updates to the Arches-powered HistoricPlacesLA database, including newly added fire damage assessment data from the 2025 SoCal fires.
Getty Conservation Institute retweeted
Researchers, scholars, aspiring professionals—looking for upcoming funded research opportunities, professional workshops, or graduate internships?
A round-up of all our open opportunities 👇
ALT Three people in conversation in the library stacks. The woman on the left wears an orange top and scarf while holding an open book. There is a man in black in the middle and another person to the right with the back of their head towards the camera.
Getty Conservation Institute retweeted
The Getty Center will reopen to visitors on Tuesday, January 28.
Art can bring people together. We hope a visit to the Center will give you inspiration, tranquility, and a safe place for connection with loved ones.
Book your free reservation at getty.edu/visit
ALT The Getty Center's Central Garden looking towards the museum
Getty Conservation Institute retweeted
The LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund is now taking applications. This fund aims to support artists and arts workers who were impacted by the devastating Los Angeles fires.
Check eligibility requirements and apply now through February 18 at 5 pm PST at cciarts.org.
ALT Photo of Downtown Los Angeles and text that reads "LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund"
Getty Conservation Institute retweeted
Both the Getty Center and Getty Villa remain safe from the Palisades Fire, and we continue to monitor the situation closely.
Getty Center in Brentwood will likely remain closed until Monday, January 20, and the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades is closed until further notice.
ALT The Outer Peristyle garden at the Getty Villa
ALT The Getty Center's piano curve
Getty Conservation Institute retweeted
Announcing the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund, led by Getty and a coalition of foundations and arts organizations, to support the impacted arts community.
Impacted artists and art workers can visit cciarts.org to apply for an emergency grant starting January 20.
ALT A photograph of downtown Los Angeles and overlayed text that reads: LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund
Getty Conservation Institute retweeted
We had a fortunately uneventful night up here at the Getty Center. Only emergency personnel remain on site to monitor the ever evolving Palisades Fire situation closely.
Our staff and galleries at both sites are safe and protected.
ALT A detail of the travertine at the Getty Center
Getty Conservation Institute retweeted
Powered by Arches, Getty's open-source data management platform, the GLHER is now freely accessible online.
Learn how this database helps protect heritage sites and about Arches—a tool used by over 100 heritage institutions worldwide: gty.art/4etmX90
Getty Conservation Institute retweeted
Yesterday saw the official launch of Arches for Historic Environment Records, a collaboration between @HistoricEngland and @GCIConservation to make London’s amazing historic record more accessible for everyone to use and enjoy. Have a look – there are more than 90,000 entries!
Now available! The Arches for HERs data management platform, purpose-built for UK historic environment records (HERs), developed in collaboration with @HistoricEngland and the City of Lincoln, UK (@lincolncouncil). Visit bit.ly/archesHERs for more information, including…
Getty Conservation Institute retweeted
Explore London's rich history with a newly improved tool that is vital for protecting cultural heritage. 🔗gty.art/3ZBjQag
The Greater London Historic Environment Record (GHLER) by Getty and @HistoricEngland is powered by our open-source data management platform, Arches.
ALT A man stands in front of a display of artifacts on the wall.
Getty Conservation Institute retweeted
El ministro de Cultura, Fabricio Valencia, recibió en su despacho a Claudia Cancino y Luis Villacorta, representantes de Getty Conservation Institute (@GCIConservation), con la finalidad de articular esfuerzos para la protección del patrimonio en el país.
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Congratulations to our academic, Cristina De Nardi! Her project with @LeverhulmeTrust uses innovative technology to repair historic masonry buildings, enhancing their resilience to climate change damage. Cristina was invited to @GCIConservation to present her work 👏
Getty Conservation Institute retweeted
🖼️🧪In Dec 2022, @GCIConservation and @kikirpabe ran an expert panel on the theme “Greener Solvents in Art Conservation”.
They have now published the findings of this meeting in a report, which you can download for free here:
getty.edu/conservation/publi…
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The research was carried out by the;
📷 Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) in Los Angeles
📷 Hercules Laboratory at the University of Évora, Portugal
📷 Institute Hercule Florence (IHF) São Paulo, Brazil
📷 Instituto Moreira Salles (IMS) in Brazil
Getty Conservation Institute retweeted
Funding supports conservation planning and professional training to protect these sites and shed light on their stories.
Philadelphia’s Zion Baptist Church also received a Conserving Black Modernism grant, read more about its impact: gty.art/4cqahhx
ALT Corner of church building with large glass windows, red brick, and tall metal cross in front.
Getty Conservation Institute retweeted
Black architects are often undervalued in the modern architecture movement; the Conserving Black Modernism initiative seeks to provide funding and preservation planning to previously overlooked sites.
Of the eight modern sites across the U.S. that received funding this year, half are Black Baptist churches.
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The Watts Coffee House was the only full-service restaurant in Watts when it opened in the late '90s.
Getty and @SavingPlaces's "Conserving Black Modernism" initiative is working to preserve historic spaces like this that tell the story of Black life in the U.S.
Getty Conservation Institute retweeted
At the @ca_preservation conference in Los Angeles, the @GCIConservation Arches Project team met attendees at our sponsor table & during the “Arches for Urban Heritage Data” session, co-presented with @Planning4LA, @sfplanning, Farallon Geographics & Scholium Technologies.
Getty Conservation Institute retweeted
The 2024 @ca_preservation conference starts today! Meet representatives from the @GCIConservation Arches Project team, Arches implementers, & CA-based service providers at sponsor tables & at the "Arches for Urban Heritage Data" session on Thursday, May 30.