Antiquities

9 Favorites from the Getty Museum Challenge, Selected by Curators

Curators' favorites from this year's viral challenge

Getty curators answer your questions about ancient parties

How the election prompted a curator to return to an ancient plate.

On the two-year anniversary of its journey home, we revisit a major conservation project

Sara E. Cole and Erik Risser | October 23, 2020

Making sense of the mesmerizing relief sculptures of ancient Assyria.

How is the coronavirus pandemic like the Hydra?

Airflow, water fountains, and shade at the Getty Villa

Julie Jaskol | September 3, 2020

What we know about this figure discovered in Neferibresaneith’s tomb

Dive into a fascinating but little-known part of the Getty collections

Sara E. Cole | August 13, 2020

On the occasion of The Troubadour Theater Company’s comedic retelling of the Odyssey.

Shelby Brown | July 30, 2020

Listen as a curator explores the detailed story carved into an ancient gem.

Hear what a curator learned from seeing two heroes playing games on an ancient vase.