Today the Getty Research Institute launches the Getty Research PortalTM, an unprecedented resource that will provide broad, free access to digitized texts in the... Read More
Art with an On-Off Switch: Restoring Stephan von Huene’s Tap Dancer
Art with an On-Off Switch: Restoring Stephan von Huene's Tap Dancer
Read MoreGetty Center Open Fridays till 9 This Summer
Starting this Friday, June 1, the Getty Center will be open until 9:00 p.m. on Fridays as well as Saturdays. That’s two evenings a... Read More
Luigi Salerno and the Art of Attribution
Inside the mind of art historian Luigi Salerno.
Read MorePeter Plagens Answers Your Questions [VIDEO]
More videos: • Has Los Angeles’s ecology of evil improved? • Are Huffington Post bloggers “volunteer slaves”? • What do you think about the... Read More
Conservation Comes Outdoors for Henry Moore’s “Bronze Form”
What’s inside this tent? Henry Moore’s monumental sculpture Bronze Form 5/6—normally the first artwork visitors see when arriving at the Getty Center—is undergoing a... Read More
Sleeping with Aphrodite
One of the most enjoyable aspects of curating an exhibition is serendipity. Not to say these projects aren’t carefully planned (far from it), but... Read More
All Shook Up! Protecting Art in an Earthquake
When you look at sculpture in the Getty Museum’s galleries, you wouldn’t guess that some of the pedestals are somewhat unusual. Under their polished... Read More
Fragonard’s “Les Beignets”: How Much Sweeter Can Life Be?
In this time of uncertainty, art can bring pleasure to the eye, nourishment to the mind, and also solace to the heart. A work... Read More
Art Education Isn’t Just for Kids
I’ve always appreciated art, but creating art never seemed like something I could do. Creating a drawing or painting was what talented people did,... Read More
Pacific Standard Time Takes Berlin
Pacific Standard Time officially ended in Los Angeles on March 31, but it continues nearly 6,000 miles away in Berlin. Pacific Standard Time: Kunst... Read More
Preserving the Photographic Heritage of the Middle East
We treasure our family photos because they are reminders of meaningful memories. The same can be said of the photographic collections held by institutions,... Read More
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