San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will conduct the first item-by-item conservation survey of the more than 1,000 three-dimensional objects in the Architecture and Design Department and develop a long-term preservation plan. Recognized as one of the foremost repositories of California modern and contemporary architecture and design, the collection emphasizes experimental work in a broad range of design traditions and media, with highlights including the Eames Conference Room (c. 1989) by Charles and Ray Eames; Frank O. Gehry’s Fish Lamp (c. 1983 and 2003); and the NeXT Cube (c. 1986), a computer created by Steve Jobs. The project will expand methodologies for conservation of contemporary art to include architecture and design, and will share the new condition survey methodology and templates on its Web site.