Reimagining Euripides: A 21st-Century “Trojan Women” at the Getty Villa
First performed over 2,400 years ago, Euripides’ Trojan Women is one of the most enduring and moving of classical dramas—and one of the greatest... Read More
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Art snapshots, exhibitions and events news, curator’s essays, and more from the Getty Museum.
Tights, A Medieval Fashion Faux Pas, Return!
Tights are not pants--or are they?
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Reflections on My First Days at the Getty—And What’s Next
The J. Paul Getty Trust is an extraordinary arts institution. That I knew before coming to work at the Getty this week as its... Read More
The Photograph That Kicked Herb Ritts’s Career into High Gere
The Getty Museum acquires 69 photographs by famed fashion and celebrity photographer Herb Ritts.
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Conserving Lichtenstein’s “Three Brushstrokes”
A long lively stroke of deep brilliant blue, black, and white, a curved swipe of muted yellow, a short dab of red—perhaps you’ve seen... Read More
Fashion According to the Pope: Short Tunics for Him and Fabulous Jewelry for Her
The current exhibition Fashion in the Middles Ages, closing Sunday, August 14, examines costumes in the pages of medieval manuscripts. At times, the clothing... Read More
Clocks and Globes – How Prosperous Parisians in the 18th Century Navigated Their Day (with Bonus Ringtone)
Enter Paris: Life & Luxury, closing this Sunday, and you’ll hear chimes pinging through the galleries from extravagant clocks that French aristocrats used to... Read More
At the Roman Table: Fish Sauce, Sausage-Stuffed Pig, and Good Conversation
On a recent midsummer’s evening, the Getty hosted a program called At the Roman Table: A Culinary Adventure at the Getty Villa. The event... Read More
Forensic Techniques Illuminate a New Acquisition
The recently acquired white-ground lekythos on display in Women and Children in Antiquity (Gallery 207) at the Getty Villa is a handsome addition to... Read More
Power Breakfast Inspired by a King: The 18th-Century Toilette
Dressing for success.
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The Medieval Clotheshorse: Roger Wieck on the Fashion Revolution of the Middle Ages
Fancy medieval clothes, in manuscripts and real life.
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The Making of Charles Ray’s “Boy with Frog”
Following the sculpture from artist’s conception to installation at the Getty
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