Exploring 18th-Century Fashion, Garment by Garment
Did you know that artists used pig bladders to carry paint before tubes were invented, that the gold leaf used to gild paintings and... Read More
J. Paul Getty Museum
Art snapshots, exhibitions and events news, curator’s essays, and more from the Getty Museum.
A Living Artifact: “Trojan Women (after Euripides)” Premieres Tonight
Tonight at 8:00 p.m., the Getty Villa becomes a stage for the premiere of Trojan Women (after Euripides). It’s the culmination of years of... Read More
Far from Marginal: Images in the Margins of the Abbey Bible
We use the word “marginal” to dismiss something as unimportant or trivial. But images in the margins of medieval books are so important they... Read More
Discovering Latin at the Getty Villa
If you visited the Getty Villa during the week of July 25 and thought you overheard people speaking Latin, you weren’t imagining things. That week,... Read More
Countdown to Pacific Standard Time
This morning we launched a new website dedicated to Los Angeles art from 1945 to 1980. Here you can get acquainted with Pacific Standard... Read More
Chiurazzi Bronzes, from Pompeii to Malibu
The two bronze statues at the heart of the current Getty Villa exhibition Apollo from Pompeii: Investigating an Ancient Bronze—set to close September 12—may... Read More
Nothing Happens, Everything Happens: Perspectives on “Trojan Women (after Euripides)”
“People don’t understand why Trojan Women is such a great play, because they say nothing happens,” says director Anne Bogart, explaining why SITI Company... Read More
Volunteer Chuck Panama: Pinned and Proud
Chuck Panama wants you to know that the whole thing is an accident. “I’m not a pin collector,” Chuck, a seven-year volunteer at the... Read More
Have You Seen an Illuminated Manuscript Lately?
The Getty Center is one of few places in the United States where you can see medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts year-round. With three or... Read More
SITI Company on “Trojan Women (after Euripides)” at the Getty Villa
SITI company premieres a newly commissioned adaptation of Euripides’ Trojan Women at the Getty Villa on September 8. “We’ve been working for 20 years to... Read More
Question of the Week: Can Love Last Forever?
Can love outlast death? Love and desire sizzle in this sculpture showcasing Venus and Adonis. Venus is desperately in love with Adonis, a handsome... Read More
A New and Improved Resource Search Tool
If you’ve used the Getty’s website, you may be aware of the wealth of resources about the visual arts to be found across its... Read More