Getty Voices: Aztec Idols, Explorers, and Egyptomania
How did a 19th century scholar misidentify an Aztec sculpture as Egyptian?
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exhibitions
The Miracles at Canterbury
Born from Thomas Becket’s martyrdom on December 29, 1170, the stained glass in Trinity Chapel at Canterbury Cathedral reveals some of the most fascinating tales of the miraculous.
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An Illuminated Christmas
A nearly 900-year-old nativity scene, rendered in gold and jewel tones.
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Bigger Than Ourselves: Episcopal Priest Dr. Gwynne Guibord on Finding the Sacred through Art
“All space, all beings, and all creation is sacred—but we don’t walk through life seeing it that way. Art offers a transition, helping us leave behind the secular world and move into a sacred place.”
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In Search of One of the World’s Oldest Religions
One of the world’s oldest surviving religions, Zoroastrianism played an important role in the history of ancient Persia.
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They That Go Down To The Sea In Ships
A reflection on the Feast of Saint Andrew, celebrated at Canterbury Cathedral.
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The Cyrus Cylinder as Design Object
Why explains the Cyrus Cylinder’s shape?
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Is That an Art Exhibition in Your Ear?
L.A.’s smallest gallery show is currently taking place inside a human ear.
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Student-Built Día de los Muertos Altar Pays Tribute to L.A.’s Saints
A larger-than-life altarpiece featuring Saint Luke occupies the auditorium for Día de los Muertos.
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Has History Got Roman Emperor Tiberius All Wrong?
Outrageous criminal or misunderstood victim? A new exhibition finds the man behind the scandal.
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My Kid Could Shoot That!—Abelardo Morell’s Work from a Child’s Perspective
Artist Abelardo Morell set out early in his career to capture a series of images that display the menace and wonder of everyday objects as they appear to a child.
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The Art of Suggestion
Visitors to the Getty Museum’s exhibition The Poetry of Paper reflect on negative space in the drawings on view by writing haiku.
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