Ancient Greek Pottery Lends Its Secrets to Future Space Travel
Science connects future space travel with ancient ceramic pots.
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Explore New Features and Tools on the Getty Research Institute’s Website
Eighteen months ago we at the Getty Research Institute decided to give our website a complete overhaul. A small group formed and spent the first three months looking through hundreds and hundreds of pages on our site. We talked,...
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Frederic Tuten and Steve Martin Talk Art and Fiction
On October 12, novelist Frederic Tuten and actor and writer Steve Martin appeared at the Getty Center as part of the Getty Research Institute’s ongoing series Modern Art in Los Angeles. The evening was a not only a departure...
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Beyond the First Impression: Rediscovering Monet in Paris
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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Question of the Week: Is It Better for a Leader to Be Loved, or Feared?
Question of the Week is a series inspired by our Masterpiece of the Week tours, offered daily at 4:00 p.m. Featuring an open and upbeat discussion among visitors and gallery teachers, the tours feature a new object and pose...
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AUDIO: Art and Performance in Classical Greece
A window onto the world of ancient Greek theater.
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Ancient Greek Theaters, Seen from the Sky
Ancient Greek theaters, seen by plane.
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In the Sketching Gallery, It’s Time to Create
Sketch from the masters in a friendly, unthreatening space.
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Objects and Memories: Edmund de Waal on Tracing a Family Collection
Renoir's portrait of Cahen d-Anvers and de Waal's netsuke
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The 5th Annual Archives Bazaar
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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Question of the Week: Fake vs. Real—Does It Matter?
Question of the Week is a series inspired by our Masterpiece of the Week tours, offered daily at 4:00 p.m. Featuring an open and upbeat discussion among visitors and gallery teachers, the tours feature a new object and pose...
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Innovating Art History from Brazil to L.A. and Back
Last week the Getty Research Institute hosted a visitor from Brazil, Eliana de Azevedo Marques. She is chief librarian at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of São Paulo. We gave her a tour of our...
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