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Art conservation can involve the cleaning and stabilization of art work. Ideally, any process used is reversible, departures from that ideal not being undertaken lightly. Cleaning is not a reversable process and can sometimes be controversial due to fears that cleaning would damage a piece, or on the grounds that damage or Residue forms part of the history of a given piece and should not be modified. The Statue Of David has undergone two cleanings to remove dirt that had accumulated on the statue's surface. In North America , only four colleges/universities offer a graduate degree in art conservation:
In addition, the Getty Museum , in combination with UCLA is starting a program in Archeological Conservation, which is Art Conservation. The opposite of art restoration is Art Destruction . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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