Going Platinum: A Rare Photographic Process Now on View
A new show at the Getty Center highlights the art of platinum photography from the 1800s to today.
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PODCAST: Collecting Käthe Kollwitz with Dr. Richard Simms
Exploring the works of Käthe Kollwitz with the man who collected them.
Who Was Elektra?
Meet one of the greatest of all the characters in ancient Greek drama
Cities and Beyond: A Collection of Lebbeus Woods’ Drawings Comes to Getty
Drawings and notebooks reveal the architect’s theoretical thinking on the city.
From Ancient Scotland to Online Auctions: A Tale of Roman Nails
When a colleague asked, “What is the weirdest thing you’ve worked on in storage?” I instantly replied, “A group of Roman iron nails!”
A Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs Goes on View at the Getty Center
Friendship and a shared interest in classical antiquity brought this painter and subject together.
PODCAST: Responding to Disaster – The Getty Fire
How Getty staff reacted in the face of a natural disaster.
Lyle Ashton Harris on Self-Portraiture and Making Man and Woman #1, 1987
The artist behind a striking photograph looks back.
Getty Stands against Threats to Cultural Heritage
Cultural heritage is our common heritage.
Getty’s Website Redesign to Bring New Features and a New Look
Getty.edu is changing—here's how.
Race and Representation in the Nativity Scene
How the political relationship between Africa and Europe manifests in a famous Biblical image.
Reflections on 10 Years in Art, Archives, and Conservation
8 innovations that defined the decade in the arts.
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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.
Photographic Magic with the Diana Camera
Photographer April Rocha sent us an excited e-mail a while ago, sharing her enthusiasm for the...
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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.
Unfolding Narratives in the Pierre de Gigord Collection
Photographs as memorial holders of an obliterated past.
Of Muses and Magnets, or, Inspiration for a New Technique in Stone Conservation
A sarcophagus bearing the Muses sparks innovation in the conservation studio.
The New Face of Provenance Research
More resources than ever exist for researching artworks’ ownership histories.
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.