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With this blog the Getty’s four programs launch a conversation with art lovers, colleagues, and other interested audiences all over the world in order to make the Getty’s vast resources of art and expertise more accessible. We want to share the fascinating and important work that goes on every day at the Getty and around the world by Getty staff, volunteers, grantees, and scholars, and to engage our readers in discussion about the issues at the heart of our mission: the visual arts in all their dimensions, the furthering of knowledge, the preservation of our artistic and cultural heritage, and our community—both here in Los Angeles and the larger international arts and culture community that we serve.

About Us
This blog is written by the staff, volunteers, scholars, and others at the Getty’s two Los Angeles campuses and around the world.

The Iris: Views from the Getty is a reference to the Getty Museum’s best-known painting: Irises by Vincent van Gogh. In addition, the Iris can evoke the flowers in the Getty’s gardens at both the Villa and the Center. But an iris is also part of the eye, and part of a camera lens. It’s how we focus, how we see. And critical seeing is at the heart of the Getty’s mission.

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