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Colorful Board Game Turns the French Colonies into Child’s Play

Isotta Poggi | February 24, 2014

Educating French children to value colonialism.

Art & Architecture Thesaurus Now Available as Linked Open Data

James Cuno | February 20, 2014

A key reference database on art and architecture now available for free download.

Getty Voices: Portraits of Africa, from Colonization to E-Waste

Isotta Poggi | February 17, 2014

Arresting portraits that evoke Africa's colonial past.

Four Minds on Herzog: A Conversation with Glenn Phillips

Arpad Kovacs and Anne Martens | February 12, 2014

“You’re only rewarded by any encounter with an artwork if you get something out of it.” How to approach Werner Herzog.

Getty Curators Pick the Best Art Movies Ever Made (And a Few of the Worst)

Amy Hood | February 11, 2014

Art on the silver screen, from beautifully rendered dramas to eyebrow-raising campfests.

The Art of Search and Rescue

Sally McKay and Tracey Schuster | February 6, 2014

Rare documents and photographs in the Research Institute’s collections tell the real-life story of key Monuments Men (and Women).

Four Minds on Herzog: A Conversation with Nancy Perloff

Arpad Kovacs and Anne Martens | February 5, 2014

“The end is a kind of apotheosis. Maybe that sounds too romantic or spiritual. But the single most remarkable thing is that you lose all sense of time.”

The Museum That Proudly Defies Understanding

Sarah Zabrodski | January 30, 2014

If the wall label says it, it must be true. Right?

New Virtual Library Offers over 250 Art Books for Free Download

James Cuno | January 21, 2014

From Egypt to the 1960s, our Virtual Library offers art titles for free.

In This Unusual Exhibition, Sculpture Is Best Viewed by Car

Gwynn Murrill | January 16, 2014

Art best viewed from behind the wheel? In Century City, cast bronzes of SoCal fauna create an outdoor, drive-by art gallery. A tour.

New Audio Tour Celebrates the Getty Villa’s 40th Anniversary

Nina Diamond | January 16, 2014

Did you know Romans kept eels as pets and bought them…jewelry? Come stroll the grounds of this 40-year-young institution to hear that story and a few others besides.