Impersonal concrete sprawl. A surfer’s paradise. A dark battleground of grisly crimes. Los Angeles is a regular character in the movies, on TV, in... Read More
Anatomy of a Horse Painting
In George Stubbs’s Brood Mares and Foals, which arrived at the Museum in October as a temporary anonymous loan, horses are sympathetically portrayed within... Read More
Paving the Way: Mosaic Conservation Training in the Mediterranean Region
The Getty Conservation Institute recently completed the first training course for MOSAIKON, an ambitious collaboration dedicated to improving the conservation and maintenance of ancient... Read More
The Princess Is Back
In March, one of the most elegant women at the Museum was forcibly escorted out of the galleries. I was there and saw the... Read More
Treasures from the Vault: Ray Kappe, Green Architecture Pioneer and SCI-ARC Founder
Researchers interested in studying post-World War II architecture in Southern California will be excited to learn that a new archive is now fully catalogued... Read More
Come Eye to Wild Eye with the Bronze Sculptures in the Getty Villa Gardens
The statues at the Getty Villa mirror the display at the Villa dei Papyri.
Read MoreRethinking Latin American Art
Is there any consensus about the definition and field of “Latin American art”? This question was the subject of discussion by a group of... Read More
Talking with Artist De Wain Valentine
One of the most influential sculptors active in Los Angeles in the 1960s and ’70s, De Wain Valentine is perhaps best known for his... Read More
How to Wear a Toga the Ancient Roman Way
See a video on toga history and how to wear one.
Read MoreGetty Center Entrance Getting a Makeover
Fall 2014 opening of a new entrance with easy access to bus and car parking.
Read MoreWomen Curators Remember the L.A. Art Scene in the Sixties
In the 1960s and ‘70s, L.A.’s art scene arrived. How this came about, and what it was like to be part of the big... Read More
Snapshots: High School Students Photograph the Getty with Eileen Cowin
On October 25, students from Torres High School in Los Angeles flashed their photographic skills at the Getty Center with guidance by acclaimed photographer... Read More
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