The scholarly catalogue has long been a critical part of a museum’s mission, providing authoritative information about collection objects for scholars, students, and the general public. Richly illustrated and often based on years of painstaking research, print catalogues form...
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Highlights from the Getty Research Institute’s collection of Italian artists’ books.
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Inside the process of conserving a Renaissance masterpiece.
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What do you do at the Getty? I’m an objects conservator at the Getty Research Institute. The GRI houses a vast research library, with all sort of material relating to art history. Our special collections contain photographs, prints and...
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Science connects future space travel with ancient ceramic pots.
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Though his name has become synonymous with the 19th century’s canonical movement of Impressionism, and though his masterpieces hang proudly in the halls of the world’s finest museums, Claude Monet has long been—for me—a confounding artist. He was one...
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Ancient Greek theaters, seen by plane.
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Bringing collections online in such a comprehensive way is a huge undertaking, encompassing not only cataloguing and technology but also photography, rights issues, and more.
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Sketch from the masters in a friendly, unthreatening space.
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Renoir's portrait of Cahen d-Anvers and de Waal's netsuke
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On Saturday, October 23, the Getty Research Institute participated in the 5th Annual Archives Bazaar. Organized by L.A. as Subject, a USC-hosted research alliance dedicated to improving the visibility, access, and preservation of primary sources of Los Angeles history,...
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Playing games with spooks and monsters!
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