Construction for the shelter, viewing platform, and interpretive center that will surround América Tropical, the only surviving public mural by David Alfaro Siqueiros in... Read More
Masterpiece of the Week: A Silver Treasure Spared the King’s Meltdown
This silver fountain, featured in the exhibition The Life of Art and our current Masterpiece of the Week tours, is a survivor of one... Read More
Herb Ritts’s Revolutionary Props
Chains. Pedestals. Balloons. Sea creatures. Those are just some of the props that photographer Herb Ritts employed to set a scene, adorn his models,... Read More
Camera-Ready: Hooper Elementary Students on a Digital Scavenger Hunt
The Getty Center is one of the most-photographed landmarks in Los Angeles, with visitors snapping images of its art, architecture, gardens, and breathtaking views.... Read More
Culture for Your iPad: Wallpapers from the Getty Research Institute’s Print Collection
iPad, iPhone, and Android wallpapers drawn from prints.
Read MoreWorld War Zinnemann
From Casablanca to Saving Private Ryan, the horrors and heroisms of World War II have provided decades of cinematic material. However, as director Fred... Read More
Imagine a Teenager’s Museum
I have the pleasure of running the Getty Villa Teen Apprentice Program (ViTA). Each year our goal is to open the museum from top... Read More
Photographer Mary Ellen Mark and Filmmaker Martin Bell Go to Prom
What will I wear? Who will be my date? Should we rent a limo? With prom season approaching, these are questions going through American... Read More
The Italian Comedians Go on View in Elegant Company
The Getty Museum’s most recent painting acquisition, Jean-Antoine Watteau’s The Italian Comedians, is now on view at the Getty Center. It’s installed in Gallery... Read More
Getty Museum Contributes 3,325 Artworks to Google Art Project
Van Gogh’s Irises is now available for your personal art collection, along with Turner’s Modern Rome, Rembrandt’s The Abduction of Europa, and over 3,000... Read More
How Herb Ritts Created an Icon
When Herb Ritts created this image, it was touch-and-go whether he would get his crew and model off the El Mirage lake bed before... Read More