Getty to help conserve art-filled 17th-century church in Peruvian Andes
Since 2011, the Getty Conservation Institute has partnered with the Peruvian Ministry of Culture to address the preservation of historic adobe buildings
An art-filled 17th-century church in the Peruvian Andes, known as the Church of Santo Tomás de Aquino or the Church of Rondocan, will begin five years of conservation work with the help of the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI). The project, which will cost $5m and start in 2027, aims to strengthen the building and preserve its collection of 330 historical objects, including eight paintings by the Italian Jesuit priest Bernardo Bitti.
The GCI will work alongside the Peruvian Ministry of Culture to stabilize the church, which is located 3,400m above sea level and is prone to earthquakes. The project will involve the local community in the conservation process and includes a Bitti painting traveling to Los Angeles for scientific analysis and conservation.
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