My Odyssey through the Aegean Islands
Art historian and archaeologist Nigel McGilchrist is taking us to the Aegean—and you can come along! On January 13, he’ll give a free illustrated... Read More
lectures
Peter Greenaway Speaks at the Getty on Cinema and Art History
Filmmaker Peter Greenaway speaks at the Getty Center tonight as part of our Getty Perspectives lecture series, which invites distinctive artists and scholars to... Read More
AUDIO: Art and Performance in Classical Greece
A window onto the world of ancient Greek theater.
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Objects and Memories: Edmund de Waal on Tracing a Family Collection
Renoir's portrait of Cahen d-Anvers and de Waal's netsuke
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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
Encuentros Quemando con Surreal Encanto
Digging for fire at the Getty Research Institute’s recent symposium Vivísimo Muerto: Debates on Surrealism in Latin America, I recalled Guillaume Apollinaire’s thoughts on... Read More
Geoff Dyer Is Not a Bore
When British author Geoff Dyer came to speak at Zócalo Public Square at the Getty Museum, he was prepared to be a bore. “It’s... Read More