Scratch the Surface

Our conservators are constantly collaborating with staff, colleagues, and artists. Learn more about the projects they’re working on.

The Artist Initiative

No Two Sunsets are Alike: Reenvisioning Umbrico’s Suns… Nine Years Later

All That Glitters Is Not Gold: Repatinating the Sculptures of Jean Arp

Leading the Way to LEED Gold

Conserving Conner: Michelle Barger Prepares for It’s All True

Keeping It Old-School: Resuscitating SFMOMA’s Vintage Selectric Typewriter

There’s No App for That: Adventures in Conserving Old Tech

Optimize, Optimize, Optimize: Museum Conservation in the LEED Era

Team Media: In Action, in Contemplation

Julia Scher discusses the impact of the Artist Initiative

The Artist Initiative with Ellsworth Kelly

Matters in Media Art

Installation of Richard Serra’s Sculpture Sequence

The Artist Initiative with Julia Scher