Getty Villa

Discover the Ancient and Modern Uses of the Plants in the Getty Villa Herb Garden

The garden is blooming with lavender, sage and more!

Drink recipes for virtual happy hours everywhere.

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

Getty remains closed in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19)

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