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Ancient Sicilian Coins: Miniature Masterpieces, Full-Scale Challenges

By Elie Glyn | Published: April 5, 2013

The designer of the Sicily exhibition at the Getty Villa reveals the challenges of displaying small, double-sided, intricate objects—coins. More»

Getty Voices: The Ancient Funny

By Eric Bruehl | Published: April 1, 2013

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A Greek, a Roman, and a priest walk into a bar… More»

Treasures from the Vault: Beatrice Monti della Corte and the Americans

By Annette Leddy | Published: March 28, 2013

The glamorous owner of the Galleria dell’Ariete in Milan was key to the careers of Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns, among many others. More»

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Harry Smith’s Archives and Collections Now at the Getty Research Institute

By Nancy Perloff | Published: March 27, 2013

Best known for his experimental films and his anthology of American folk music, Harry Smith was a fascinating multidisciplinary artist and avid collector. More»

Risk, Collaborate, Tweet: Charting Next Steps in Digital Humanities at the Getty

By James Cuno | Published: March 26, 2013

What should we do to move forward in digital humanities? More»

Getty Voices

Welcome to Getty Voices, a new series featuring perspectives from different members of the Getty community each week. Talk to us on Facebook and Twitter.

Getty Voices: Our L.A.

Two of the curatorial minds behind "Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future" explore the personal stories that make L.A. unique for each of us. More»

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Zhang Huan: Beyond the Body

The body, being, and humanness are Zhang Huan’s primary mediums and subjects. More»

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• Rembrandt and the Laughing Philosopher

  By William Poundstone | Blouin Art Info | Published: May 14, 2013

  In his self-portrait, Rembrandt, otherwise haughty or world-weary, loosens up as Democrates [sic] the laughing philosopher.

• Ill-Gotten Gains: How Many Museums Have Stolen Objects in their Collections?

  By Carl Franzen | The Verge | Published: May 13, 2013

  The two statues being returned to Cambodia by New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art are among many disputed objects worldwide; 85–90 percent of artifacts on the market lack documented provenance.

• Malls and Ranch Homes? PBS’s Surprising 10 Buildings That Changed America

  By Nathan Hurst | Wired, Design | Published: May 10, 2013

  We're often unaware of how our built environment impacts us. PBS looks at 10 buildings that most influenced later architecture in America.

• In France, a Renewed Push to Return Art Looted by Nazis

  By Eleanor Beardsley | NPR | Published: May 09, 2013

  The French government has begun one of the most extensive efforts to return to rightful owners and heirs approximately 2,000 unclaimed art objects that were plundered from private collections during World War II.

• A Photographer Rediscovers the Crumbling Remains of Tatooine

  By Sammy Medina | Fast Company, Design | Published: May 08, 2013

  Surreal images of abandoned sets from Star Wars. Located near Tozeur in central Tunisia, most were virtually unknown by locals, and some can only be found with coordinates.

• From Matisse to Manet: Illustrated Letters Go on Sale at Sotheby's In New York

  By Christian House | The Telegraph | Published: May 08, 2013

  For great painters like Picasso, Renoir, Signac, Matisse, Chagall, and Gauguin, even a postcard was a work of art.

• Diary of a Crazy Artist: Good Quotes About Cats

  By Chris Cobb | SFMOMA, Open Space | Published: May 07, 2013

  Picasso, van Gogh, and cats? A collection of musings and by artists, writers, and others inspired by cats, crazy and otherwise.

• Poignant Pioneers of Photography: The American Civil War—in Pictures

  By Karin Andreasson | The Guardian | Published: May 06, 2013

  In a landmark exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Civil War is documented with the emerging art form of photography, providing a record of previously unseen people and events.