From Ancient Scotland to Online Auctions: A Tale of Roman Nails
When a colleague asked, “What is the weirdest thing you’ve worked on in storage?” I instantly replied, “A group of Roman iron nails!”
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VIDEO: Meet Classicist Mary Beard, Recipient of the 2019 Getty Medal
Classicist Mary Beard on the fascination of the ancient world.
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Ancient Ruins—Parts of the Past as Well as the Present
A scene on a small ancient gem opens our minds about how we visualize the past, and also how people of the past did the same for their own history.
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When Did Vesuvius Erupt? The Evidence for and against August 24
What do we really know about the famous volcano?
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Exhibition Explores the Villa dei Papiri, Inspiration for the Getty Villa and Source of the Classical World’s Only Complete Library
New exhibition focuses on the Getty Villa’s ancient model.
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Animals and Allusions on an Italian Renaissance Basin
Tour an intricate Renaissance basin teeming with beasts.
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VIDEO: Buried by Vesuvius—The Drunken Satyr
Go behind the scenes with conservators working to preserve an unusual ancient sculpture.
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Illustrating a Tale of Two Cities and Two Kitties
An artist re-envisions the ancient world in a new children's book.
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An Introduction to the Drunken Satyr, A Rare Roman Bronze Being Studied and Conserved at the Getty Villa
A rare ancient Roman sculpture receives in-depth conservation treatment.
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New Directions for Research on Ancient Romano-Egyptian Panel Paintings
Research on the composition and materials of ancient paintings advances scholarship of ancient art history.
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PODCAST: Cultural Exchange between Egypt and the Classical World
Take a curator-led tour of this exhibition on cultural exchange and art in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome.
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Of Muses and Magnets, or, Inspiration for a New Technique in Stone Conservation
A sarcophagus bearing the Muses sparks innovation in the conservation studio.
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