Question of the Week: Is the Viewer Part of an Artwork?
More than 60 people sit, chat, and play in this elaborate composition outside the entrance to the Jardin Turc, or Turkish Garden Café, in... Read More
Q&As
Career Profile: Kristen Kido, Gallery Teacher
What is your job at the Getty? I work as a gallery teacher at the Getty Villa. Gallery teachers lead tours in the museum... Read More
Question of the Week: Does Art Have to Be Serious?
Nowadays, seeing a silly picture of a person is hardly unusual. Showing personality is a good thing. Social customs weren’t quite the same in... Read More
Career Profile: Albrecht Gumlich, Objects Conservator
What do you do at the Getty? I’m an objects conservator at the Getty Research Institute. The GRI houses a vast research library, with... Read More
Question of the Week: Is It Better for a Leader to Be Loved, or Feared?
Question of the Week is a series inspired by our Masterpiece of the Week tours, offered daily at 4:00 p.m. Featuring an open and... Read More
Question of the Week: Fake vs. Real—Does It Matter?
Question of the Week is a series inspired by our Masterpiece of the Week tours, offered daily at 4:00 p.m. Featuring an open and... Read More
Career Profile: Tina Shah, Web Content Administrator
What do you do at the Getty? I work on a variety of Web and new media projects that allow me to collaborate 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
Career Profile: Erin Branham, Education Specialist
What is your job at the Getty? I’m an education specialist for family programs. Since I came to the Getty Villa in 2008, I’ve... Read More
Life After Disaster: A Conversation with Archaeologist Sandy MacGillivray
Canadian archaeologist Alexander “Sandy” MacGillivray studies disasters for a living. He’s an expert on one of the worst cataclysms in history, the eruption of... Read More
Career Profile: Davina Wolter, Designer
What do you do at the Getty? I’m a designer. My work includes graphics, or 2-D design, as well as 3-D design-such as furniture,... Read More