Study and Play for Visiting Scholars at the Getty Research Institute
Each year, the Getty Research Institute invites scholars and artists to work on projects that go hand in hand with a chosen theme. This... Read More
Getty Research Institute (GRI)
Behind the scenes at the Getty Research Institute, the Getty’s advanced research center and art library.
J. Paul Getty, The Early Years
What forces shaped J. Paul Getty into the man portrayed in his diaries? The Getty’s Institutional Archives recently acquired a collection that illuminates Getty’s... Read More
A Look Inside J. Paul Getty’s Newly Digitized Diaries
They’re here! The diaries of J. Paul Getty are now part of the collection of the Getty’s Institutional Archives, thanks in large part to the... Read More
Italian Artists’ Books
Highlights from the Getty Research Institute’s collection of Italian artists’ books.
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Career Profile: Albrecht Gumlich, Objects Conservator
What do you do at the Getty? I’m an objects conservator at the Getty Research Institute. The GRI houses a vast research library, with... Read More
Explore New Features and Tools on the Getty Research Institute’s Website
Eighteen months ago we at the Getty Research Institute decided to give our website a complete overhaul. A small group formed and spent the... Read More
Frederic Tuten and Steve Martin Talk Art and Fiction
On October 12, novelist Frederic Tuten and actor and writer Steve Martin appeared at the Getty Center as part of the Getty Research Institute’s... Read More
The 5th Annual Archives Bazaar
On Saturday, October 23, the Getty Research Institute participated in the 5th Annual Archives Bazaar. Organized by L.A. as Subject, a USC-hosted research alliance... Read More
Innovating Art History from Brazil to L.A. and Back
Last week the Getty Research Institute hosted a visitor from Brazil, Eliana de Azevedo Marques. She is chief librarian at the Faculty of Architecture... Read More
Recovering Lost History in Le Brun’s Prints
In 2003 the Getty Research Institute acquired hundreds of 17th-century French prints that had been in the collection of a European noble family. This... Read More
Career Profile: Patricia Harpring, Managing Editor of the Getty Vocabulary Program
What do you do at the Getty? I manage the Getty Vocabulary Program. You probably want to know what that is! We compile databases... Read More
The Rise and Fall of Charles Le Brun: Q&A with Louis Marchesano
I talked to Louis Marchesano, curator of prints and drawings at the Getty Research Institute, about the exhibition Printing the Grand Manner: Charles Le... Read More