Conservation

Second Phase of <em>Portals of the Past</em> Restoration Complete

Second Phase of Portals of the Past Restoration Complete

December 9, 2008

Golden Gate Park’s Portals of the Past receives the final touches in a long-term conservation effort.

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<em>Fountain of the Tortoises</em> Restoration

Fountain of the Tortoises Restoration
July 1, 2007

As of July 2007 a major restoration is now complete of the Fountain of the Tortoises, located in the center of Nob Hill’s Huntington Park.

First Phase of <em>Portals of the Past</em> Restoration Complete

First Phase of Portals of the Past Restoration Complete
November 4, 2006

Phase one of the monument’s restoration has been completed, seismically stabilizing the structure by expanding the footing and adding additional rear support.

Dustin Shuler’s <em>Spider Pelt</em> Restored

Dustin Shuler’s Spider Pelt Restored
March 20, 2002

Artist Dustin Shuler, who calls himself an “urban hunter of cars” has restored his 1985 public art work Spider Pelt, a mounted sculpture of a “skinned” red fiat spider.

Golden Gate Park Buddha Statue Restored

Golden Gate Park Buddha Statue Restored
November 6, 2000

The 200-year-old Buddha was taken to the conservation lab of Baird/Rief in Grass Valley where old repairs and corrosion were carefully removed and filled with new materials before restoring the patina.