This morning we launched a new website dedicated to Los Angeles art from 1945 to 1980. Here you can get acquainted with Pacific Standard... Read More
Chiurazzi Bronzes, from Pompeii to Malibu
The two bronze statues at the heart of the current Getty Villa exhibition Apollo from Pompeii: Investigating an Ancient Bronze—set to close September 12—may... Read More
Nothing Happens, Everything Happens: Perspectives on “Trojan Women (after Euripides)”
“People don’t understand why Trojan Women is such a great play, because they say nothing happens,” says director Anne Bogart, explaining why SITI Company... Read More
Sam Francis and Mako Idemitsu
Inside the Sam Francis Papers at the Getty Research Institute.
Read MoreVolunteer Chuck Panama: Pinned and Proud
Chuck Panama wants you to know that the whole thing is an accident. “I’m not a pin collector,” Chuck, a seven-year volunteer at the... Read More
Have You Seen an Illuminated Manuscript Lately?
The Getty Center is one of few places in the United States where you can see medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts year-round. With three or... Read More
SITI Company on “Trojan Women (after Euripides)” at the Getty Villa
SITI company premieres a newly commissioned adaptation of Euripides’ Trojan Women at the Getty Villa on September 8. “We’ve been working for 20 years to... Read More
Question of the Week: Can Love Last Forever?
Can love outlast death? Love and desire sizzle in this sculpture showcasing Venus and Adonis. Venus is desperately in love with Adonis, a handsome... Read More
The First Modern Catalogue of an Art Collection: Q&A with Curator Louis Marchesano
In the 1700s, the seeds of a new style of presenting works of art—both on the wall and on the page—were planted by a... Read More
A New and Improved Resource Search Tool
If you’ve used the Getty’s website, you may be aware of the wealth of resources about the visual arts to be found across its... Read More
Reimagining Euripides: A 21st-Century “Trojan Women” at the Getty Villa
First performed over 2,400 years ago, Euripides’ Trojan Women is one of the most enduring and moving of classical dramas—and one of the greatest... Read More
Tights, A Medieval Fashion Faux Pas, Return!
Tights are not pants--or are they?
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