Getty Villa

The Odyssey of an Egyptian Cat Sculpture

Analysis of a bronze cat reveals clues about its ancient past.

Updates on Getty response to the coronavirus.

Lisa Lapin | March 5, 2020

Soaking, pounding, and pressing at the Getty Villa to learn about the ancient world.

Caitlin Shamberg | February 27, 2020

The ancient Greek holiday of Anthesteria honors springtime and death.

Nicole Budrovich | February 5, 2020

A year behind the scenes with art conservation.

Sarah Waldorf | February 3, 2020

Meet one of the greatest of all the characters in ancient Greek drama

Caitlin Shamberg | January 22, 2020

When a colleague asked, “What is the weirdest thing you’ve worked on in storage?” I instantly replied, “A group of Roman iron nails!”

Nicole Budrovich | January 15, 2020

The author of a new Getty book talks about the ancient and modern allure of bling.

Caitlin Shamberg | December 10, 2019

Reliefs that once adorned kings’ palaces.

Sara E. Cole | October 2, 2019

A scene on a small ancient gem opens our minds about how we visualize the past, and also how people of the past did the same for their own history.

Alina Kozlovski | September 4, 2019

What do we really know about the famous volcano?

From carbonized papyri to a drunken satyr, understanding the life and art of a Roman villa.