research

What Is the Egyptian Book of the Dead?

Dive into a fascinating but little-known part of the Getty collections

Sara E. Cole | August 13, 2020

Ask! Once a week, we'll find the perfect expert to make a video with the answer.

Beachy watercolors from the artist contrast with earlier critiques of German society.

Getty Scholars in Residence talk about the complexities of Earth Day.

Amy Hood | April 22, 2020

Analysis of a bronze cat reveals clues about its ancient past.

When a colleague asked, “What is the weirdest thing you’ve worked on in storage?” I instantly replied, “A group of Roman iron nails!”

Nicole Budrovich | January 15, 2020

What we learned after researching portraits of the collector and businessman.

Nicole Block | December 13, 2019

Archival detective work will shed light on the pre-Hispanic past.

Annelisa Stephan | November 14, 2019

Four artworks, four intriguing personalities.

Amanda Berman | October 22, 2019

A flexible fellowship supports emerging art historians.

Carly Pippin | October 10, 2019

A new resource for provenance research.

Renée Ater investigates monuments to the slave past.

Chelika Yapa | April 25, 2019