Once, Twice, Three Times! Students Make the Museum Their Own
Palms Elementary was our partner this year for Art Together, a pilot program that invited students to explore the Museum in depth over multiple... Read More
J. Paul Getty Museum
Art snapshots, exhibitions and events news, curator’s essays, and more from the Getty Museum.
Hidden Gems of the Collection: Paintings That Keep Us Guessing
We continue our look at intriguing but lesser-known works from the Getty’s collection with two more off-the-beaten-path tips from Museum educators. In a previous... Read More
Online Art Activities Designed by Artists
Texting a story, talking with pictures, taking a color tour, mapping a lunchroom: these are some of the activities included in a new... Read More
Geoff Dyer Is Not a Bore
When British author Geoff Dyer came to speak at Zócalo Public Square at the Getty Museum, he was prepared to be a bore. “It’s... Read More
Interpreting Sacred Scripture across Faiths
How do people of different faiths read, interpret, and depict the sacred texts known in the Christian tradition as the Old Testament? Come explore... Read More
Seeing L.A. through Catherine Opie’s Lens
For six months, I lived up the hill from Sunset and Coronado in Silverlake. I'd go to Mariela's for burritos—always a little too watery,... Read More
Art Circles—Better than Bowling
On a recent Saturday night, nearly 20 visitors tried to make sense of a huge, mysterious painting in the Getty Center's Flemish gallery. Mysterious,... Read More
Cabinet of Wonders
The Augsburg Display Cabinet—the Getty Museum’s 17th-century “cabinet of curiosities” on display starting tomorrow in our New Galleries for Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture and... Read More
Encouraging Freefall: David and Fred Wilson on the Museum Experience
Education is at the heart of a museum’s mission. You want to know what you’re looking at, and we want to tell you—through object... Read More
Natalie Merchant on Art, Poetry, and Music
On a rainy afternoon at the Getty Center, two dozen students and teachers anxiously awaited the arrival of Natalie Merchant. Stopping at the Getty... Read More
Thespian Experimentation at the Villa, with Singing Frogs
A 2,400-year-old comedy. One week to work on it. Oh yeah—and it's a musical. The Getty Villa is a hotbed of new ideas about... Read More
Elementary Teachers Share Lessons Inspired by the Getty’s Collection
Today’s school teachers have a wealth of pressures. Not only do they tackle the day-to-day challenges of balancing good teaching with classroom management, but... Read More