Royal Propaganda, from Prints to Pixels
Spin control—it’s been around for centuries. Louis XIV, king of France from 1660 to 1715, was a master at it, using art—especially the work... Read More
Seeing L.A. through Catherine Opie’s Lens
For six months, I lived up the hill from Sunset and Coronado in Silverlake. I’d go to Mariela’s for burritos—always a little too watery,... Read More
SCVNGR Hunts in L.A. Museums
The American Association of Museums annual conference is in Los Angeles this week. In between sessions and schmoozing, AAM is hoping that conference attendees... Read More
Exploring Los Angeles on a Multitouch Table
Helping visitors from across the country get a sense of the cultural landscape of L.A.
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Art Circles—Better than Bowling
On a recent Saturday night, nearly 20 visitors tried to make sense of a huge, mysterious painting in the Getty Center’s Flemish gallery. Mysterious,... Read More
L.A. Students Photograph Their Personal Journeys
Jennifer Lisowski’s ninth-grade English class from Westchester Senior High recently enjoyed a visit to the exhibition Urban Panoramas: Opie, Liao, Kim with a special... Read More
Cabinet of Wonders
The Augsburg Display Cabinet—the Getty Museum’s 17th-century “cabinet of curiosities” on display starting tomorrow in our New Galleries for Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture and... Read More
Encouraging Freefall: David and Fred Wilson on the Museum Experience
Education is at the heart of a museum’s mission. You want to know what you’re looking at, and we want to tell you—through object... Read More
Selected Shorts: Story Meets Storyteller
It’s one thing to see a writer read her own work, but when someone else gets their hands on it, the fluid dynamic between... Read More
What Does Plastic Have to Do with Art?
Many types of plastic used in artworks are now beginning to exhibit serious signs of deterioration – discoloration, crazing and cracking, warping, becoming sticky, and in extreme cases, turning completely to powder. The sheer number of plastics available constitutes a huge challenge for the conservation profession.
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Remembering Count Panza, Pioneering Art Collector
On April 24, Italian businessman and eminent contemporary art collector Count Giuseppe Panza di Biumo, whose papers are held at the Getty Research Institute... Read More
Celebrate National Public Gardens Day with Us
A great excuse to get out there and enjoy our local green spaces!
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