How Should the World Respond to the Deliberate Destruction of Cultural Heritage?
On saving heritage and human lives.
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All Posts by James Cuno
I’m president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust. An art historian by training, I’ve been a professor and director at several other arts institutions, including the Art Institute of Chicago; the Courtauld Institute of Art; the Harvard University Art Museums; Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College; the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA; and Vassar College.
Getty Will Devote $100 Million to Preserve and Study Ancient Art and Sites around the World
Introducing our new global initiative Ancient Worlds Now.
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Second Getty Occasional Paper Focuses on the Link between Genocide and Cultural Destruction
New publication explore the link between crimes against humanity and crimes against culture.
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Talk: The Responsibility to Protect Cultural Heritage in Conflict Zones
Should art and monuments be safeguarded from war?
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Our Responsibility to Protect Cultural Heritage in Conflict Zones
New paper examines the importance of preserving cultural heritage in times of war.
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The Getty Center at 20
How the Getty Center came to be, and where we’re headed.
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The Travel Ban Is Just Wrong
The Getty‘s president on the importance of freedom of people and ideas.
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A Commitment to Generosity, Inclusiveness, and Truth
What we stand for.
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Introducing Art + Ideas, A New Podcast from the Getty
Conversations with scholars, artists, and other interesting people.
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Embracing the Digital Future of Art Books
Getty Publications launches a new series of open-access collection catalogues.
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Yo-Yo Ma and Ellsworth Kelly, American Greats
Two masters of practice receive the Getty Medal.
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How Museums Foster Cultural Understanding in Cities
Now more than ever, museums matter to our global cities.
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