Advances in the protection of museum collections from earthquake damage: papers from a symposium held at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Villa on May 3- 4, 2006/
Advances in the protection of museum collections from earthquake damage: papers from a symposium held at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Villa on May 3- 4, 2006/
edited by Jerry Podany
- Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, c2008.
- viii, 208 p. : ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / The Challenge / New Developments in Seismology: The Ground Motion Environment of the Los Angeles Region / Seismic Isolation and Damping Systems: Improving Earthquake Performance of Buildings / Developments in Seismic Protection of Historic Structures / Seismic Protection of Museums and Museum Collections in India / Seismic Mount Making: A Review of the Protection of Objects in the J. Paul Getty Museum from Earthquake Damage / Finalizing the Design of Seismic Isolators for the Antiquities Collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum / The Seismic Isolation of Rodin's The Gates of Hell / Seismic Risk Mitigation in Istanbul Museums / Seismic Mitigation at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco / Case Study: A Review of Seismic Mitigation Efforts for Museums in Greece / Seismic Isolation System for the Statue of Hermes at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia / Earthquake Mitigation at the Seattle Art Museum / Case Studies: The Conservator's Role in Seismic Mitigation of Artwork at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art / Earthquake Protection of Historic House Collections in California State Parks / Protecting Temporary Exhibitions from Earthquakes: Jean-Antoine Houdon: Sculptor of the Enlightenment / Performance Expectations for Microcrystalline Waxes for the Seismic Protection of Art Objects / Case Study: Low-Budget Seismic Mitigation Methods for a Museum in Ithaca / Michael Brand -- Jerry Podany -- Paul G. Somerville and Robert W. Graves -- Charles A. Kircher and Alex G. Tarics -- William S. Ginell -- O. P. Agrawal -- McKenzie Lowry, B. J. Farrar, David Armendariz and Jerry Podany -- Matthew J. Schoettler and Andreas Stavridis -- Kimio Kawaguchi -- Mustafa Erdik, Neura Erturk and Eser Durukal -- Donna Strahan -- Constantine Spyrakos, Ioannis Koutromanos and Charilaos Maniatakis -- Vlasis Koumousis -- Nicholas Dorman -- John W. Hirx -- Nancy Mendez, Karen Hildebrand and Robert Sieger -- Brian Considine and Ziyad Duron -- Anne Crowley and Debra F. Laefer -- Victoria McGuinness.
9780892369089
Art--Conservation and restoration
Museum buildings--Earthquake effects
Earthquake resistant design
069.50289 / POD/A
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / The Challenge / New Developments in Seismology: The Ground Motion Environment of the Los Angeles Region / Seismic Isolation and Damping Systems: Improving Earthquake Performance of Buildings / Developments in Seismic Protection of Historic Structures / Seismic Protection of Museums and Museum Collections in India / Seismic Mount Making: A Review of the Protection of Objects in the J. Paul Getty Museum from Earthquake Damage / Finalizing the Design of Seismic Isolators for the Antiquities Collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum / The Seismic Isolation of Rodin's The Gates of Hell / Seismic Risk Mitigation in Istanbul Museums / Seismic Mitigation at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco / Case Study: A Review of Seismic Mitigation Efforts for Museums in Greece / Seismic Isolation System for the Statue of Hermes at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia / Earthquake Mitigation at the Seattle Art Museum / Case Studies: The Conservator's Role in Seismic Mitigation of Artwork at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art / Earthquake Protection of Historic House Collections in California State Parks / Protecting Temporary Exhibitions from Earthquakes: Jean-Antoine Houdon: Sculptor of the Enlightenment / Performance Expectations for Microcrystalline Waxes for the Seismic Protection of Art Objects / Case Study: Low-Budget Seismic Mitigation Methods for a Museum in Ithaca / Michael Brand -- Jerry Podany -- Paul G. Somerville and Robert W. Graves -- Charles A. Kircher and Alex G. Tarics -- William S. Ginell -- O. P. Agrawal -- McKenzie Lowry, B. J. Farrar, David Armendariz and Jerry Podany -- Matthew J. Schoettler and Andreas Stavridis -- Kimio Kawaguchi -- Mustafa Erdik, Neura Erturk and Eser Durukal -- Donna Strahan -- Constantine Spyrakos, Ioannis Koutromanos and Charilaos Maniatakis -- Vlasis Koumousis -- Nicholas Dorman -- John W. Hirx -- Nancy Mendez, Karen Hildebrand and Robert Sieger -- Brian Considine and Ziyad Duron -- Anne Crowley and Debra F. Laefer -- Victoria McGuinness.
9780892369089
Art--Conservation and restoration
Museum buildings--Earthquake effects
Earthquake resistant design
069.50289 / POD/A