A Tribute to Bruce Metro, Head of Preparations, On His Retirement
On the occasion of head preparator Bruce Metro’s retirement today from the Getty Museum after 31 years, chief registrar Sally Hibbard and senior conservator... Read More
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Serving Up Zero-Calorie Desserts In Our New Online Store
Zero-calorie doughnuts and tarts while supplies last at the Museum Store! Get ‘em while they’re hot! Much like other calorie-free foods, these desserts aren’t edible.... Read More
Video: Manoel Felciano on Playing Orestes in “Elektra”
Sophocles’ Elektra—which concludes its run at the Getty Villa this Saturday—is the story of a woman’s thirst for revenge: Elektra rages and plots against... Read More
Video: Pamela Reed on Working with Carey Perloff and Olympia Dukakis
Pamela Reed rips into the role of murderous queen Clytemnestra in Sophocles’ Elektra with gusto. She creates a character that reviewers have described as... Read More
Video: Olympia Dukakis and Carey Perloff on the Making of “Elektra”
“I will not participate in that patriarchy!” That was Olympia Dukakis’s reaction, almost 25 years ago, when director Carey Perloff approached her about starring... Read More
Video: Bonfire Madigan Shive on the Music for “Elektra” at the Getty Villa
“A living, pulsing world” is what composer, cellist, and vocalist Bonfire Madigan Shive set out to create with her music for the Villa’s outdoor... Read More
A Seductive Still Life
Greeting you as you enter the exhibition In Focus: Still Life are two beautiful photographs that incorporate dead animals in their compositions. Lorikeet with... Read More
Question of the Week: Is Beauty A Curse?
Question of the Week is a new blog series inspired by our Masterpiece of the Week tours, offered daily at the Getty Center at... Read More
Robert Weingarten on His Photography
Robert Weingarten’s work spans the possibilities of photography—from traditional black-and-white prints to digital mashups composed entirely in Photoshop. In advance of his lecture at... Read More
Video: “Elektra” Director and Cast on Working in the Villa’s Outdoor Theater
What is it like to perform Greek tragedy in an outdoor theater setting? The director, the composer and musical director, and cast members of... Read More
Rethinking Orientalism, Again
It’s been 27 years since art historian Linda Nochlin published her essay “The Imaginary Orient,” a critique of sexist and racist depictions of “brown... Read More
Travel Postcards, 18th-Century Style
Picture this: You’re in the 18th century taking a Grand Tour across Europe, making all the “in” stops such as France and Italy. Before... Read More