Photograph Conservation staff maintain close relationships with other professionals in cultural heritage institutions both at home and abroad, and regularly partner with colleagues on conservation and historic preservation projects.
The Middle East Photograph Preservation Initiative (MEPPI) was a strategic multi-year program designed to raise awareness about the importance of preserving the region's photographic heritage, including North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula through the Eastern Mediterranean. Launched in 2009 with a pilot workshop, it grew into a multi-faceted initiative with an ambitious program of complementary research and capacity-building objectives. MEPPI was led jointly by the Arab Image Foundation, the Art Conservation Department at the University of Delaware, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Getty Conservation Institute. MEPPI was initially supported by a grant from the Getty Foundation, followed by a series of generous grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and additional funding from the Getty Conservation Institute.
