This year’s Bank of America Art Conservation Project grants have been awarded to sixteen cultural institutions, including the Rothko Chapel in Houston, the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, and Sainte Chapelle in Paris.
The conservation project began in 2010 in an effort to help preserve notable works of art, architecture, and archaeological works. Since its founding, more than 275 grants have been awarded in 40 countries to conserve paintings, sculptures, works on paper, manuscripts, and archeological artifacts.
“Art reflects the creativity, ingenuity and history of the people who created these works – and like everything, art is vulnerable to the passage of time,” Brian Siegel, Global Arts, Culture & Heritage Executive at Bank of America, said in a statement. “Together with some of the world’s finest cultural institutions, we can help preserve these works for future generations.”
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The work is carried out by specialists based on the needs of each individual piece.
Previous iterations have funded the restoration of notable artworks by Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Sam Gilliam, and Jenny Holzer, among others.
Below is a list of the 2025 grant recipients:
Possum Dreaming by Michael Nelson Jagamara and Salute to Slessor’s 5 Bells by John Olsen at the Sydney Opera House
The Blinding of Samson by Rembrandt Harmensz Rijn at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt
A Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth at Sir John Soane’s Museum in London
More than 100 paintings of American Presidents at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
La Debutante by Roberto Matta at the Museo de Artes Visuales in Chile
Triptych on the East Wall of the Rothko Chapel in Houston
The Henriot Family by Pierre-Auguste Renoir at The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia
Roadwork by McArthur Binion at the Detroit Institute of Arts
Zun Wine vessel in the shape of an owl at the Minneapolis Institute of Art
Eagle Eye by Nam June Paik at the Ackland Art Museum at UNC at Chapel Hill
Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks by Claes Oldenburg at the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven
Black Book of Hours (Horae beatae marie secundum usum curie romane) at the Hispanic Society of America, conserved in partnership with the TEFAF Restoration Fund
Six Gothic artworks at the Museo Nacional de San Carlos in Mexico City
Ezechiel stained glass windows at Sainte Chapelle in Paris
Tableau Tir by Niki de Saint Phalle at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm
Watching the Tidal Bore by Komuro Suiun at the Yamatane Museum of Art in San Paolo