Preservation Efforts
Conservationists and the artist's family are racing against time to relocate "Medical Research Through the Ages," a significant mural by Nikos Bel-Jon, before its scheduled dismantling on Sept. 10.
The mural, depicting pivotal figures in medicine, requires a substantial financial investment for its deconstruction and remounting, estimated between $20,000 and $50,000.
Corporate and Developer Responses
, citing prioritization of "patient-related priorities," has declined to fund the mural's relocation, opting instead for the funds to be directed towards health-related initiatives.
Metro Loft, the developer transforming the Pfizer headquarters into residential apartments, also refuses to retain the artwork but has assisted by allowing appraisers access.