Palm Springs Desert Museum

Palm Springs Art Museum will hire two contract conservators to conduct a detailed conservation survey of 76 outdoor sculptures in the museum's permanent collection. The survey will help to establish criteria for outdoor sculpture placement, determine which sculptures can safely endure long-term exposure to the desert environment, and recommend on-going care and maintenance for each item. The conservators will also identify sculptures that need to be relocated indoors and make treatment recommendations. Using the survey results, museum staff will be able to identify sculptures in need of immediate treatment and relocation indoors, sculptures that can remain outdoors and require periodic care or treatment, and sculpture that can remain outdoors with minimal care.