Curators Judith Keller and Idurre Alonso combed through museums, archives, and private collections in Argentina to piece together a compelling narrative for their current exhibition at the Getty Center, Photography in Argentina, 1850–2010: Contradiction and Continuity. In this Q&A from our magazine, they discuss the role photography has played in the nation's demographic, political, and historic evolution.

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How many dialects are spoken in Mexico? Why do so many people of Japanese descent live in Brazil? What are the origins of reggaeton music? Here's a guide to Latin America's intriguing complexities and incredibly diverse nations, peoples, languages, immigrants, and identities, as explored in the Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA exhibitions.

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Manuscripts curators Kristin Collins and Bryan C. Keene want to really take you behind the scenes as they plan a provocative exhibition of works which examine prejudice and stereotyping in the Middle Ages. In an unusual effort, they are making their curatorial process transparent, requesting input from the public as they attempt to tell uncomfortable truths about historical art and its context.

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Getty Museum conservators have been working in partnership with the world-renowned National Museum of Archaeology in Naples to help research and restore some of its ancient objects. Most recently, the Altamura Krater, a large, illustrated vase, arrived at the Getty Villa's labs where conservators have begun to unravel the mystery of its past restorations.

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Join curators for live broadcasts in the galleries and have your questions answered in real time! Tune in to the Getty Museum on Facebook.

On Monday, November 27 at 9:00 a.m., curators Davide Gasparotto and Laura Llewellyn explore a series of paintings featuring Saint Jerome on view in the exhibition Giovanni Bellini: Landscapes of Faith in Renaissance Venice—named by the Los Angeles Times as "... one of the year's best museum shows"!

Earlier this month at Inner-City Arts in Downtown Los Angeles, hundreds of public school students, ages 9–12, transformed a city block into a large outdoor painting studio. The event was led by Panamanian artist Olga Sinclair, who stages large-scale art lessons for children to raise awareness of the importance of arts education.

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