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Free Summer Fun at the Getty

By Alexandria Sivak | Published: June 19, 2014
Families participating in Family Art Stops
Families participating in Family Art Stops

Hands-on art programs for kids of all ages at the Getty this summer. More»

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Posted in Antiquities, Art, Manuscripts and Books, Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Got Five Minutes? These Artworks Have Something to Tell You

By Annelisa Stephan | Published: April 11, 2014
Bust of Madame Recamier, about 1801-1802, Joseph Chinard. J. Paul Getty Museum.
Bust of Madame Recamier, about 1801-1802, Joseph Chinard. J. Paul Getty Museum.

In honor of Slow Art Day, six artworks that reward you for taking your sweet time. More»

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Posted in Art, Getty Center, Getty Villa

2014 at the Getty | Exhibitions and Events Preview

By Annelisa Stephan | Published: January 1, 2014
Bach from Terrain / Yvonne Rainer
“Bach” from Terrain, 1963, Yvonne Rainer. Gelatin silver print. Photo: Al Giese. The Getty Research Institute, 2006.M.24.124

James Ensor, a World War I centennial, photographs from Japan, and all things Queen Victoria this year at the Getty. More»

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Posted in Art, J. Paul Getty Museum

The Power of Poetry: 6 Questions for Amber Tamblyn

By Alexandria Sivak | Published: October 22, 2013
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“Poetry has the power to make you feel every human emotion all at once.” More»

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Posted in Art, Education, Exhibitions and Installations, Getty Center

Dean of Canterbury Cathedral Offers Tales of Art and Creativity

By Alexandria Sivak | Published: September 20, 2013
The Very Reverend Dr. Robert Willis, Dean of Canterbury
The Very Reverend Dr. Robert Willis, Dean of Canterbury

“Canterbury Cathedral tells the story of England across the centuries since the arrival of St. Augustine in 597—in glass and wood and stone, and in artifacts and music sung daily.” More»

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Posted in Behind the Scenes, Getty Center

Travertine Improv

By Sarah Waldorf | Published: August 8, 2013

Four hands transform the Getty Center into a massive musical instrument. More»

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Posted in Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Research

The Monuments Men and the Race to Save Masterpieces, A Q&A with Robert Edsel

By Alexandria Sivak | Published: May 30, 2013
Robert Edsel
Robert Edsel

“What makes a man risk his life to save someone else’s life, much less a work of art?” More»

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Posted in Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Photographs, Film, and Video

Day Without Art: Robert Mapplethorpe and His Artistic Shift

By Paul Martineau | Published: December 1, 2012
Self-Portrait / Robert Mapplethorpe
Self-Portrait, 1988, Robert Mapplethorpe. Platinum print, 23 1/8 x 19 in. Jointly acquired by The J. Paul Getty Trust and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Partial gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation; partial purchase with funds provided by The J. Paul Getty Trust and the David Geffen Foundation. © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

December 1, 2012, marks the 24th year that museums and other art organizations have observed Day With(out) Art in order to raise awareness about the AIDS epidemic. Although medical advances in the treatment of HIV/AIDS have improved the lives of… More»

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Posted in Behind the Scenes, Exhibitions and Installations, J. Paul Getty Museum

How Do You Sing The Renaissance? Lionheart Does a Roaring Good Job

By Alexandria Sivak | Published: November 30, 2012
Pentecost in the Laudario of Sant'Agnese / Master of the Dominican Effigies

We’re welcoming Lionheart, one of America’s leading ensembles in vocal chamber music, for a concert this Saturday. Their performance of music from the early Renaissance complements the exhibition Florence at the Dawn of the Renaissance: Painting and Illumination, 1300-1350. The… More»

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Actor Peter Weller Discusses Renaissance Florence (and Answers Your Questions!)

By Alexandria Sivak | Published: November 28, 2012
Peter Weller in Padua
Actor Peter Weller in Padua, Italy

Actor and director Peter Weller is known for his many film and television roles, most famously Robocop in Paul Verhoeven’s campy classic. However, Weller’s interests go far beyond the camera—he is a scholar of Italian Renaissance art who is completing… More»

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      Mission style or “Spanish Colonial” architecture is a California signature. San Luis Rey de Francia was founded in 1798, yet shares many of the features of Los Angeles’ Union Station. Compare with The Huntington’s capture of the station to see just how similar in line and form these buildings really are. 

      We’re teaming up The Huntington’s tumblr to bring you historic Los Angeles images on Wednesdays through August 6 as part of No Further West.

      Mission, San Luis Rey de Francia, 1880, Carleton Watkins. J. Paul Getty Museum.

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