Take a Deep, Meditative Breath

Our newest video podcast encourages you to engage with works of art while participating in mindfulness meditation.

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What We Do

  1. Our Locations

    Three people, a woman with long dark hair and a man pushing an elderly woman in a wheelchair, wander through a museum gallery filled with marble sculpture busts.

    Enjoy the art, architecture, and gardens of our two unique sites

  2. Art & Archives

    Two people wander through an art gallery filled with sculptures, pointing to the details in a stone bust

    Our art and research collections span ancient to modern times

  3. Research & Conservation

    A person seated before a large wooden table looks at a black-and-white stereograph of a streetscape through a modern stereoscope, while other stereographs are scattered on the table.

    We conduct and support research and conservation of visual art and cultural heritage in Los Angeles and throughout the world

News & Stories

All News & Stories

  1. New Acquisitions on View: Paintings by Georges Lemmen and Peder Balke

    Article

    Two paintings side by side, one of a woman crocheting and the other of a moon-lit coast with boats.

    These paintings are small—but powerful

    Aug 5, 2026

  2. Postcards from the Pacific

    Article

    Photographic square print of a beautiful sunrise, with lavender, blood orange, and fuchsia hues cascading across the sky and reflecting on the shimmering ocean.

    These images captured Malibu as it crested into an international surfing destination

    Aug 4, 2026

  3. Harry Gesner’s Buildings “Surf” the California Hillsides

    Article

    A circular home with a wraparound deck and a green tiled roof emerges from foliage above the ocean.

    How a modernist architect linked the natural and built environments

    Jul 28, 2026

Explore Our Work

All Projects & Initiatives

Noir: Technical Examination and Analysis of 19th-century Black Drawing Materials

Creating a framework to identify drawing materials in works on paper from the Getty collection and exhibitions

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of two men in silhouette poking long tools into a smoking mound

Resources

All Resources
Explore tools and support for work and study in visual art and cultural heritage