Learning from the Old Masters at Getty Drawing Hour
Looking for opportunities to exercise your creativity in 2011? Consider Getty Drawing Hour, a free program that offers a chance to draw from the... Read More
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Let Me Tell You a Story: Docent Tours That Entertain and Educate
If you’re planning to visit the Getty this holiday, you may be surprised to learn that we have no tour guides. Instead, we have... Read More
Winter in the Central Garden
The Getty’s outdoor spaces are never more beautiful than in the colder months.
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High School Students Explore Photojournalism with Sudharak Olwe
Don’t call Sudharak Olwe a teacher. When the photojournalist from India met with a class from Venice High School at the Getty Center to... Read More
In the Sketching Gallery, It’s Time to Create
Sketch from the masters in a friendly, unthreatening space.
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A Curator Undercover at the Museum Info Desk
As the Getty Museum’s senior curator of paintings, I feel it is incumbent on me to walk through the galleries almost every day, speaking... Read More
Friday Night: Susan Meiselas Discusses Her Work at the Getty Center
Photographer Susan Meiselas appears at the Getty Center this Friday evening to talk about her work and screen her 1991 film Pictures from a... Read More
Jean-Léon Gérôme, from “Gladiator” to “The Matrix”
“Gérôme forged narrative practices that would take the cinema decades to invent,” art historian Marc Gotlieb told a packed auditorium recently in a discussion... Read More
The Perfect Summer Picnic
After a cool early summer, toasty picnic weather has finally arrived in L.A. The Getty is a great place for outdoor eats—this weekend, the... Read More
Travel Postcards, 18th-Century Style
Picture this: You’re in the 18th century taking a Grand Tour across Europe, making all the “in” stops such as France and Italy. Before... Read More
Summer Interns Share Their Coolest Moments, Most Surprising Lessons
When I walked into the Getty ten weeks ago, I could never have expected all the amazing experiences that I’d have this summer as the... Read More
Career Profile: Patricia Harpring, Managing Editor of the Getty Vocabulary Program
What do you do at the Getty? I manage the Getty Vocabulary Program. You probably want to know what that is! We compile databases... Read More