Don’t call Sudharak Olwe a teacher. When the photojournalist from India met with a class from Venice High School at the Getty Center to discuss technique and creativity in photography, he turned the gathering from a workshop into a conversation…. More»
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High School Students Explore Photojournalism with Sudharak Olwe
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In the Sketching Gallery, It’s Time to Create!
Of all my docent duties, helping visitors in the Getty Center’s Sketching Gallery is one of my favorites. What do we offer? The tangibles are not that much: paper, a few pencils, a place to sit, and some works of… More»
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Did You Dance? Saturdays Off the 405 Season Finale Plus Bonus Playlist!
We really turned it up this year at Saturdays Off the 405 with an eclectic mix of the best and brightest new music—including a season finale on October 9 with New Wave favorite the Tom Tom Club, doing totally live… More»
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A Curator Undercover at the Museum Info Desk
As the Getty Museum’s senior curator of paintings, I feel it is incumbent on me to walk through the galleries almost every day, speaking with the security officers and other staff and watching how the public looks at the collections…. More»
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Friday Night: Susan Meiselas Discusses Her Work at the Getty Center
Photographer Susan Meiselas appears at the Getty Center this Friday evening to talk about her work and screen her 1991 film Pictures from a Revolution. Joining her to discuss the depiction of Latin America is Miguel Tinker Salas, professor of... More»
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Video: Aloe Blacc, Next Up at Saturdays Off the 405
Here's your new favorite music: "brand-new old soul" from Aloe Blacc, an O.C. native who's performing this weekend at our free outdoor concert series Saturdays Off the 405. In this video, Blacc talks about how he creates music that makes... More»
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Jean-Léon Gérôme, from “Gladiator” to “The Matrix”
“Gérôme forged narrative practices that would take the cinema decades to invent,” art historian Marc Gotlieb told a packed auditorium recently in a discussion of The Spectacular Art of Jean-Léon Gérôme, which closes this Sunday. Really? How could a 19th-century... More»
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The Perfect Summer Picnic
After a cool early summer, toasty picnic weather has finally arrived in L.A. The Getty is a great place for outdoor eats—this weekend, the Center is open Saturday and Sunday, and the Villa is open all three days, including Labor... More»
Tagged food, picnics, recipes, television
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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 heading back home, you have one final task: buying souvenirs! You’ve taken fencing lessons in Paris,... More»
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Summer Interns Share Their Coolest Moments, Most Surprising Lessons
When I walked into the Getty ten weeks ago, I could never have expected all the amazing experiences that I’d have this summer as the intern in the Web Group. During my internship, I’ve done everything from interviewing Getty staff for... More»











