What it takes to clean industrial soot and grime from a Pittsburgh church's murals
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Art conservator Naomi Ruiz uses a cotton swab on a mural by Maxo Vanka that depicts the hand of God handing a tablet to Moses, inside St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)Working on a 32-foot-tall scaffold, art conservator Kate Pirelli works on cleaning a mural by Max Vanka inside St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale, Pa., Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)Standing on a 32-foot-tall scaffold, conservation technician Celeste Parrendo works on repairing a mural by Maxo Vanka inside St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale, Pa., Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Art conservator Naomi Ruiz uses a cotton swab on a mural by Maxo Vanka that depicts the hand of God handing a tablet to Moses, inside St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
