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Preservation of Plastics German Democratic Plastics in Design: A Research Project on Material, Technology, and Conservation Fernsehgerät FS Alex, 1957. Horst Giehse, Jürgen Peters, designers. VEB Stern Radio Berlin, producer. Photo: ©Die Neue Sammlung–The Design Museum, A. Laurenzo. The preservation of plastic objects poses a difficult challenge for conservators. Research into conservation of plastic objects, which only emerged in the 1990s, has been primarily focused on the identification of plastics, their degradation, and possible conservation and restoration methods. The extent to wh...

Getty and City of LA Collaborate on African American Historic Places Project The city today announced that it’s joined forces with the Getty Conservation Institute to launch the African American Historic Places Project. Citing the fact that only THREE percent of LA’s recognized landmarks are connected to black history, the goal of the project is address that disparity ...and work with local communities over the next three years to identify and preserve spots throughout the city that represent that heritage.  Guests: Susan Macdonald, head of the Buildings and Sites Department at the Getty...

By City News Service Apr 6, 2021 LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Getty Foundation and Los Angeles planning officials are teaming up for an ambitious project to identify, protect and celebrate African American heritage within the city, it was announced today. Over the next three years, the Los Angeles African American Historic Places Project will identify and help preserve the places that best represent the depth and breadth of African American history here, and work with communities to develop creative approaches that meet their own aims for placemaking, identity, and empowerment, museum officials s...

LA City Planning, Getty Launch African American Historic Places Project Project will identify, protect, and celebrate the city's Black heritage News provided by Share this article LOS ANGELES, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Getty and Los Angeles City Planning announce the Historic preservation can be a powerful force in addressing social justice by empowering local communities to effect positive change.The project will work with local communities and cultural institutions to more fully recognize and understand African American experiences in Los Angeles. The Office of Historic Resources (OHR...