Jacqueline Thalmann

📢 Apply now for 2027-28 Getty Graduate Internships! The Getty Graduate Internship program provides training and work experience in departments across Getty that prepare graduate students for visual arts careers. Placements are typically available in areas such as curatorial, education, conservation, research, publications, web and new media, public programs, digital projects, and grantmaking. Internships are open to students of all nationalities. Individuals from groups underrepresented across the fields of art history, conservation, and museums are encouraged to apply. Apply by Nov. 3, 2026: gty.art/gettygrad Learn about our conservation opportunities: gty.art/4gdZg5x

📣 Applications are open for our 2027–2028 Conservation Guest Scholar residencies! 📣 The Conservation Guest Scholars Program provides opportunities for professionals to pursue research on topics that bring new knowledge and fresh perspectives to the field of conservation. Guest Scholar grants are for established scholars or individuals who have attained distinction in their fields. Applications are welcome from researchers and practitioners of all nationalities working in cultural heritage conservation or preservation, including objects, collections, architecture, and sites. Learn more and apply by October 1: gty.art/4woT4Pd

Hans Memling's altarpiece "The Last Judgement" has survived more than 550 years—through theft and war—but its most remarkable quality may be how little of that history shows. Through scientific research conducted in collaboration between the Getty Conservation Institute, the Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and the National Museum in Gdańsk (where the painting is held), specialists found the painting to be exceptionally well preserved. It was stable—but not without risk. How do conservation professionals make informed decisions when assessing the risks facing irreplaceable artworks? Read the full story: gty.art/4uXBHEi 📷: Images courtesy of National Museum in Gdańsk

Congratulations to the team behind “Managing Collection Environments: Technical Notes and Guidance," winner of the 2026 Publication Award by the American Institute for Conservation! This publication brings together sixteen technical notes by eleven authors, providing a holistic perspective on the sustainable environmental management of collections in museums, galleries, archives, and libraries. The award, presented last week at the AIC Annual Meeting in Montreal, recognizes excellence in a conservation publication. 📘 Read it for free here: gty.art/4uxtjf7

🌸 Welcome to our Spring Conservation Guest Scholars! 🌸 (L-R) Antonio Iaccarino Idelson is an independent scholar based in Rome, Italy. His research focuses on testing canvas paintings’ lining methods to allow reproducibility and a higher degree of predictability of the final results. Eleni (Lena) Aggelakopoulou is head of the Conservation Department in the Acropolis Restoration Service at the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Greece. Her research focuses on archaeometry and conservation materials science with a particular focus on the study of the architectural polychromy of the Acropolis monuments. Ajay Khare is professor and dean of research at the School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, India. His research interests are temple architecture of India and intangible cultural heritage of sacred cities, temple towns of Tamil Nādu in south India, and urban heritage conservation as historic urban landscape. They are with us through the end of June.

🥼 How does science advance conservation practice? This week, we’re sharing three stories from our work in 2025. 🥼 First up: Discover how microfading testing uses focused light beams 10x brighter than the sun to measure color sensitivity in heritage objects—all without causing visible damage. gty.art/3YlyK2r

It's #FreeFriday! "Painted Wood: History and Conservation" presents the proceedings of a 1994 conference organized by the Wooden Artifacts Group of @conservators gty.art/3LNGWQs