Struck by Lightning at the Louvre
Sometimes the best way to discover your life’s work is by simple good luck.
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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.
Beyond Digitization—New Possibilities in Digital Art History
Museums and libraries have digitized millions of works of art. Now what?
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New Virtual Library Offers over 250 Art Books for Free Download
From Egypt to the 1960s, our Virtual Library offers art titles for free.
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Open Content, An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Thousands of images, released free.
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Risk, Collaborate, Tweet: Charting Next Steps in Digital Humanities at the Getty
What should we do to move forward in digital humanities?
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The Arts on the World Economic Stage—Notes from Davos
Notes and video excerpts from the Getty’s participation in the World Economic Forum.
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The Getty Center Turns 15
Jim Cuno reflects on 15 years of the Getty Center and looks ahead to the future.
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Reflections on My First Days at the Getty—And What’s Next
The J. Paul Getty Trust is an extraordinary arts institution. That I knew before coming to work at the Getty this week as its... Read More