Restoring a Los Angeles Mural

Meet NHM's Head of Conservation, Tania Collas, one of the unsung heroes working behind the scenes to keep collections looking their best–including the once censored mural L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective. Now prominently featured in NHM's Commons, artist Barbara Carasco's mural tells the story of L.A. through 43 vignettes. Explore how Collas's meticulous eye, scientific rigour, and expert technique helped restore this extraordinary telling of L.A. history to its original beauty.