AUDIO: Walter Hopps – The Dream Colony
Friends and colleagues share their memories of a leading 20th century museum maverick.
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A Conversation with the Getty’s New Software and Data Architect
A “software diplomat” discusses his work and the promise of linked open data.
The History of Fashion Photography Revisited
An exhibition of fashion photography is in the works.
Breaking All the (Editorial) Rules for an Italian Futurist Book
An editor's notes on the unruly writing of the Italian Futurists
New Publication and Exhibition Explore Landscapes and the Divine in Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts
Landscapes relationship to the divine.
AUDIO: In the Galleries: Borghese-Windsor Cabinet and Bust of Pope Paul V
A 17th-century Roman cabinet and a Bernini bust of one of its former owners.
More Details on Exhibition-in-Progress on Outcasts of the Medieval World
Curators share three objects from a forthcoming exhibition on challenging imagery in medieval art.
Dealing in the Obsolete: A Conversation with Conservator Jonathan Furmanski
Preserving AV tech in the archives.
A Summer at the Getty Conservation Institute
Spending a summer with the Conservation Institute
Archive Adventures
What’s involved in working with archives?
“Dear Venus”: Praying to an Ancient Goddess at the Getty Villa
21st-century prayers to an ancient goddess.
AUDIO: Anka Muhlstein on Artists and Authors in 19th-Century France
How painters influenced writers in 19th-century France.
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Write the Opening Line to Vermeer’s “Lady in Blue”
What do you think the first line of this letter might say? Share your ideas.
Open Content, An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Thousands of images, released free.
A Commitment to Generosity, Inclusiveness, and Truth
What we stand for.
Van Gogh’s Irises / Haiku Verses from Readers / An Invitation
Over 60 haiku in honor of Vincent van Gogh.
Top Tips for Visiting #CaveTemples of Dunhuang at the Getty
A quick guide to visiting the exhibition.
Dialogue: Exposing the Rhetoric of Exclusion through Medieval Manuscripts
Share your thoughts on an exhibition in development.
Faces of the Mexican Revolution
Famous and not-so-famous figures of the Mexican Revolution.
Photographic Magic with the Diana Camera
Photographer April Rocha sent us an excited e-mail a while ago, sharing her enthusiasm for the...
Your Questions about the Getty Gardens, Answered
Our garden expert tells all.
Getty Voices: Getty Gone Wild
Photographic encounters with deer, birds, butterflies, and other wildlife of the Getty.
Art & Architecture Thesaurus Now Available as Linked Open Data
A key reference database on art and architecture now available for free download.
New Year, New Changes for the Getty Villa
Reimagining the Getty Villa.
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Iphigenia in Aulis on the Stage and in Art
A sacrifice that resonated across the ages.
Chris Killip as Photographer and Teacher
“A searing work that seethes with rage and yet is made from a place of love.”
100 Years Later: The Hope Collection from London to Los Angeles
Inside the storied history of a great antiquities collection.
30,000 Getty Museum Images Published Online as IIIF
A step forward for art history scholarship.
Crossing the Line: The “Disgusting” Female Body as Artistic Medium of Resistance
Performance art and feminism.
The Living Room War: A Conversation with Artist Martha Rosler
“What I thought of doing was taking these damn news photographs and putting them on images of our living rooms.”
Barbaric Indifference: A Conversation with Artist Alfredo Jaar
“The Rwandan people deserved better than what the world media had done with the genocide, and so I went to witness it.”
A Commitment to Generosity, Inclusiveness, and Truth
What we stand for.
Surprises as an Ancient Statue Is Prepped to Receive Its Missing Head
Discovery of a cryptic message while reuniting an ancient head and body.
Your Questions About Alchemy—From Its Origins to The Philosopher’s Stone—Answered
Questions for our rare books curator and his research assistant about all things alchemy.
Giovanni di Paolo’s Shimmering Worlds on Parchment and Panel
An exhibition highlights the creative genius of a Renaissance innovator.
What Are Museums Doing to Engage Millennials?
Engagement is more than just digital, and other findings.
Audio & Video
VIDEO: Kasbah Taourirt: Conserving Earthen Heritage in Morocco
Conserving an earthen settlement in the oasis valleys of Morocco.
VIDEO: The Kinora Picture Reel
A virtual peek at early motion picture technology.