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AUDIO: Maristella Casciato – Modern Architecture in India, Part 1
A Swiss-French modernist architect and the city of Chandigarh, India.
Hitting the High Notes: Three Buildings by Two Architects
Spaces for music in Berlin and L.A., from basements to concert halls.
Caught in the Act: A Conversation with Photographer Chris Killip
“In Flagrante means ‘caught in the act,’ and that’s what my pictures are.”
Training a New Generation of Archivists through ArchivesSpace
Contributing to the archives community.
Joseph Cornell’s Mail Art
Inside 33 collaged letters from Joseph Cornell to Susanna De Maria Wilson.
New Database Underway Recording Sixty Years of Getty Publications
Chronicling the Getty's publishing activity
AUDIO: Jane and Louise Wilson on Creating Together
Twin sisters who make powerful and mysterious images.
Enemies All Around—The Medieval/Modern Game of Thrones
Art history meets HBO.
Transforming Qsar es-Saïd from a Palace of Forbidden Memories into a Tunisian Center for Culture and Education
A new picture of modern Tunisia.
Lessons Learned from Project-Managing the Getty Research Institute’s First Online Exhibition
What’s involved in creating an online exhibition?
Elisabeth Frink’s Running Man Gets a Cleaning
Running Man pauses for a cleaning.
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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.
Van Gogh’s Irises / Haiku Verses from Readers / An Invitation
Over 60 haiku in honor of Vincent van Gogh.
Top Tips for Visiting #CaveTemples of Dunhuang at the Getty
A quick guide to visiting the exhibition.
Photographic Magic with the Diana Camera
Photographer April Rocha sent us an excited e-mail a while ago, sharing her enthusiasm for the...
Faces of the Mexican Revolution
Famous and not-so-famous figures of the Mexican Revolution.
Your Questions about the Getty Gardens, Answered
Our garden expert tells all.
Getty Voices: Getty Gone Wild
Photographic encounters with deer, birds, butterflies, and other wildlife of the Getty.
Art & Architecture Thesaurus Now Available as Linked Open Data
A key reference database on art and architecture now available for free download.
Getty Voices: My L.A.: The Once and Future Golden Gate Theater
Reflections on East L.A.'s Golden Gate Theater.
What’s the Difference between a Selfie and a Self-Portrait?
When is a selfie a self-portrait? When is it art?
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30,000 Getty Museum Images Published Online as IIIF
A step forward for art history scholarship.
Crossing the Line: The “Disgusting” Female Body as Artistic Medium of Resistance
Performance art and feminism.
The Living Room War: A Conversation with Artist Martha Rosler
“What I thought of doing was taking these damn news photographs and putting them on images of our living rooms.”
Barbaric Indifference: A Conversation with Artist Alfredo Jaar
“The Rwandan people deserved better than what the world media had done with the genocide, and so I went to witness it.”
A Commitment to Generosity, Inclusiveness, and Truth
What we stand for.
Surprises as an Ancient Statue Is Prepped to Receive Its Missing Head
Discovery of a cryptic message while reuniting an ancient head and body.
Your Questions About Alchemy—From Its Origins to The Philosopher’s Stone—Answered
Questions for our rare books curator and his research assistant about all things alchemy.
Giovanni di Paolo’s Shimmering Worlds on Parchment and Panel
An exhibition highlights the creative genius of a Renaissance innovator.
What Are Museums Doing to Engage Millennials?
Engagement is more than just digital, and other findings.
Metadata Specialists Share Their Challenges, Defeats, and Triumphs
Resolving obstacles with metadata.
Coming Out: Queer Erasure and Censorship from the Middle Ages to Modernity
Toward a queer (art) history of the Middle Ages.
Robert Mapplethorpe: The Commercial Archive and the Sexualization of the Black Male Body
A chapter in the sexualized history of race.
Audio & Video
VIDEO: Kasbah Taourirt: Conserving Earthen Heritage in Morocco
Conserving an earthen settlement in the oasis valleys of Morocco.
VIDEO: The Kinora Picture Reel
A virtual peek at early motion picture technology.