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Posted in Behind the Scenes, Gardens and Architecture, Photographs, Film, and Video, Voices
Getty Voices: Getty Gone Wild
Also tagged birds, Earth Day, landscape photography, photographs, Voices, wildlife
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Posted in Art, Behind the Scenes, Conservation, Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Waxing and Waning of Summer in Decorative Arts & Sculpture Conservation
Every Monday—when the Museum is closed to visitors and Getty staff soldier on despite the closure of the coffee carts—the Getty’s outdoor sculptures get washed and rinsed of the week’s helping of dirt, pollution, bird guano, and spider webs. This… More»
Posted in Behind the Scenes, Conservation, J. Paul Getty Museum, Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Conservation Comes Outdoors for Henry Moore’s “Bronze Form”
What’s inside this tent? Henry Moore’s monumental sculpture Bronze Form 5/6—normally the first artwork visitors see when arriving at the Getty Center—is undergoing a conservation treatment behind a rather mysterious-looking safety screen. My colleagues and I will be working on… More»
Posted in Education, Getty Center, J. Paul Getty Museum
Experience Art Off the Beaten Path with New Summer Tours
See the Museum’s collection from an insider’s point of view with three new tours at the Getty Center offered just for summer. Why special tours for summer? We have more visitors in July and August—and we find that you’re often… More»
Also tagged events, free events, gallery programs, gallery teachers, gallery tours, Music, summer programs, tours
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Posted in Behind the Scenes, Getty Center, J. Paul Getty Museum, Sculpture and Decorative Arts
The Making of Charles Ray’s “Boy with Frog”
Peering up at a giant sculpture, I often wonder: How do artists construct such massive creations? Here’s a peek at the journey, from artist’s conception to the Getty Center’s doorstep, of the larger-than-life Boy with Frog, which was installed yesterday… More»
Also tagged Charles Ray, contemporary art
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