What Is the Egyptian Book of the Dead?
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VIDEO: Preserving a Church in Earthquake-Prone Peru
See the story of a decade-long project to preserve a beloved church.
Reflections: Aleia McDaniel on an Illuminated Letter P
A curator sees her own writing reflected in a manuscript from 1180.
Inside the Senior Communities Taking the Getty Museum Challenge
“The creativity and the laughs that we've had from this are truly amazing”
How Modern Dancers Respond to Space
Reflecting on Solange, Cameras & Dancers, Reina Hidalgo, and Asiel Hardison
PODCAST: Finding Dora Maar—A Surreal(ist) Story Told through an Address Book
The accidental discovery of an artist’s address book leads to fascinating insights into her life and the artistic world of twentieth-century France.
How Fixing a Spelling Error Clarified a Clock’s History
A clue in a sale catalog helped expand the object’s record
The Medieval (and Not-So-Medieval) History Behind Netflix’s Cursed
Looking for history in the latest version of King Arthur
The Enduring Stories of Homer’s Odyssey
On the occasion of The Troubadour Theater Company’s comedic retelling of the Odyssey.
Reflections: Johnny Tran on Pueblo del Rio
Hear a Getty staff member consider family dinners and the importance of home.
How to Use Your Phone to Virtually Display Art
Turn your home into your very own museum
The Getty Museum Challenge Is Now a Book
Own a piece of social media and support a good cause.
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Getty Artworks Recreated with Household Items by Creative Geniuses the World Over
Thousands of people get creative with items on hand, from bubble wrap to their (very good) dogs
Write the Opening Line to Vermeer’s “Lady in Blue”
What do you think the first line of this letter might say? Share your ideas.
Open Content, An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Thousands of images, released free.
A Commitment to Generosity, Inclusiveness, and Truth
What we stand for.
Dialogue: Exposing the Rhetoric of Exclusion through Medieval Manuscripts
Share your thoughts on an exhibition in development.
Van Gogh’s Irises / Haiku Verses from Readers / An Invitation
Over 60 haiku in honor of Vincent van Gogh.
Faces of the Mexican Revolution
Famous and not-so-famous figures of the Mexican Revolution.
Top Tips for Visiting #CaveTemples of Dunhuang at the Getty
A quick guide to visiting the exhibition.
New Year, New Changes for the Getty Villa
Reimagining the Getty Villa.
Getty Villa and Center Safe from Fires; Villa to Reopen Friday, November 23
Getty Villa safe from fires, but closed until further notice to support emergency response.
An Overview of Latino and Latin American Identity
Hispanic, Latinx, Chicanx, and more, explained.
Your Questions about the Getty Gardens, Answered
Our garden expert tells all.
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How to Build an Art Museum in Animal Crossing
Up your game with art.
Last-Minute Michelangelo
Peek inside the closed galleries with the curator on video.
Spring Flowers Are Blooming in the Getty Central Garden
New Getty horticulturalist Jackie Flor honors the original plans and brings in new blossoms.
Research to Shed Light on 20th-Century Trade in Mexican Antiquities
Archival detective work will shed light on the pre-Hispanic past.
New Getty Grants Will Help Preserve 10 Gems of Modernist Architecture Around the World
A tour of 10 fascinating modern buildings being conserved with new Getty grants.
Deconstructing Myths about the Nude in Renaissance Art
A new look at the rise of the nude in art.
An Introduction to the Rothschild Pentateuch, an Illuminated Hebrew Masterpiece
Inside a rare thirteenth-century Jewish manuscript.
A Mysterious Man of Nineteenth-Century Paris
Uncovering the identity of a mysterious old man who inhabits nineteenth-century French art.
Multilingualism along the Nile
The dynamic, multicultural society of ancient Egypt.
The People Behind the Getty Research Portal
Digitizing thousands of books and journals to advance the study of art history.
A Non-Philosopher’s Guide to Plato
A Plato primer.
Audio & Video
PODCAST: Talking Art History with Getty Research Institute Director Mary Miller
A wide-ranging discussion with the new director of the Getty Research Institute.
PODCAST: An American Odyssey—Mary Schmidt Campbell on Artist Romare Bearden
Romare Bearden’s life provides a fascinating window into the history of the United States and its art.