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Art History in the Amazon

Zoom in to learn how Getty-funded scholars left the classroom to connect with communities, objects, and each other across the Amazon basin

Aerial satellite image of the Amazon River.
The Amazon River is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above Brazil in South America. iss064e014990 (Dec. 23, 2020). Photo: NASA ISS Crew Earth Observations Facility and the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Johnson Space Center

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  1. La Villa Getty brinda un sorbo de la historia azteca con su nuevo cóctel

    A bright yellow cocktail garnished with cucumber, mint, pineapple, and a tajin rim sits on a ledge overlooking a Roman-inspired colonnade.

    Su ingrediente principal se ha degustado durante miles de años

  2. Un nuevo libro bilingüe pone en primer plano un siglo de fotografía mexicana

    Cover of book “Instante/revelación” featuring an image that shows a black-and-white close-up of abstract, curved plant-like forms.

    Desde retratos icónicos hasta escenas de la vida cotidiana, cerca de 150 imágenes ofrecen un recorrido por la rica tradición fotográfica de México

  3. Photography / Fotografía: Los Ángeles y México en Getty

    A person in skeleton makeup and a dress carries gladiolas, posing against a draped background.

    Los fotógrafos reinterpretan Los Ángeles en Cada minuto es historia: cinco miradas sobre Los Ángeles

Art & Architecture

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  1. Photography / Fotografía: LA and México at Getty

    A person in skeleton makeup and a dress carries gladiolas, posing against a draped background.

    Photographers reframe Los Angeles in “Every Minute is History: Five Views of Los Angeles”

  2. An Investigation of a Self-Portrait by Edgar Degas

    A person uses a q-tip to clean a small unframed portrait on an easel in a large, sunlit room.

    Why was the surface of Degas’s painting looking cloudy? Why did he use himself as a model, and what’s that red area along the lower edge of the work? Getty staff wanted answers

  3. Odilon Redon’s Dark Humor and Darker Worlds

    Skeletons against a black background.

    How Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Darwin, and other 19th-century luminaries influenced French Symbolist artist Odilon Redon

Inside Getty

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  1. Getty Presents “The Holy Family at Home”

    Oil painting of Mary holding the baby Jesus close to her face with Joseph in the background.

    Exhibition explores the tender relationships at the center of the Christian story and the portrayal of Joseph as an active member of the Holy Family

  2. Getty Appoints Kimberly Uyttewaal as Vice President of Development and Institutional Advancement

    A smiling woman wearing glasses and a scarf.

    Uyttewaal begins her term September 1

  3. Getty Presents “The Making of a Medieval Manuscript”

    Manuscript illumination of a haloed figure sitting at a stand with writing implements in hand.

    Exhibition features the in-depth process of creating medieval books

Becoming Artsy

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  1. Three Art-Inspired Summer Hair Looks, From an Oscar Winning Hairstylist

    A horizontal image of a woman in an art gallery with a curly updo hairstyle, wearing a gown, and staring at a painting of a woman who is wearing the same thing

    Becoming Artsy, Episode 505

  2. Is Drawing a Form of Self Care?

    A woman in a striped sweater and jeans draws a statue while standing in an art gallery.

    Becoming Artsy, Episode 504

  3. What Do Bird Feathers Have to Do with Art?

    A brunette woman holding a magnifying glass smiles at a watercolor painting of a colorful bird.

    Becoming Artsy, Episode 503

In the Headlines

  1. Getty Center in Los Angeles Is Closing for Year of Renovations

    The art museum will close to the public in March 2027 to replace its aging tram system and modernize some galleries.

  2. Getty’s Next PST ART to Focus on Exchange Between Los Angeles and Pacific Rim

    The fourth edition of the initiative is set to open at institutions across Southern California in September 2030.

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