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The latest about Getty’s work, collections, and exhibitions

A Warrior King Returns

Behind the scenes of Memnon at the Getty Villa

A person wearing an ancient warrior costume and holding a spear looks up above while standing in front of a scaffolding prop and dancer, all on a stone stage in front of a lit display of graphics
Eric Berryman as Memnon. Katherine Files as Chorus.

An ASMR Unboxing Video

A tickle, tap, whisper, art experience

An image of a library. Two women arrange a book on a table. Superimposed, white text reads "Headphones On"

Art & Architecture

All Art & Architecture Stories

  1. Eight Endangered Buildings Designed by Black Architects Awarded Getty Funding

    White building with light blue trim on a lawn, with trees surrounding it.

    In partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the grants will support conservation planning, training, and storytelling for modern sites

  2. Find Love, Adventure, and Extraordinary Worlds in Tiny Manuscript Spaces

    Medieval illustration showing robed men gathered around tomb of man and two women, with a man in blue robe shown three times reading a book, talking to a priest, and writing at a desk

    Explore a 15th-century epic through dazzling illustrations

  3. Going for the Gold

    The main altar of a gilded church, flanked by four paintings.

    An eco-friendly solution shows promise for conserving gilded surfaces in churches across Brazil

Ancient Life

All Ancient Life Stories

  1. Getty Presents Rising Signs: The Medieval Science of Astrology

    A manuscript page filled with green, blue and red text, and drawings around its margins.

    Exhibition explores medieval representations of the 12 signs of the zodiac

  2. So You Want to Be an Ancient Roman Soldier

    Copper alloy Roman legionary helmet

    For the unprivileged, serving in the ancient Roman army was a path to wealth building, social climbing, and citizenship

  3. Power in a Mummy Portrait

    An ancient portrait in gold and colorful wax of a woman with large eyes and dark brown hair, adorned with earrings, a diadem, and bejeweled necklaces

    Look closely at this beautiful mummy portrait on display at the Getty Villa and you’ll find powerful signs of wealth, status, and beauty

Becoming Artsy

All Becoming Artsy Stories

  1. How to Make an Ancient Roman Toga

    Picture of person posing in a cream toga outside a colorful villa garden on the right and the text How to make and wear a toga over a maroon background on the right. Below, a smaller image of two peop

    Becoming Artsy, Episode 308

  2. Why I Changed My Mind About Concrete

    A woman in a floral shirt smiles with her mouth open. A concrete building is blurred in the background. Text reads "concrete architecture" and, below it, with empty checkboxes, "brutalism, beautiful"

    Becoming Artsy, Episode 307

  3. From Star Trek to Getty's Galleries

    A man in a red uniform looks down at a glass bottle in his hand

    Kuttrolfen are everywhere

Inside Getty

All Inside Getty Stories

  1. Getty Investigates Color Change of Van Gogh’s Irises

    Painting of blue irises in a field, with one white iris on the left side.

    Research in new exhibition confirms the flowers in Irises were originally not as blue as they appear today

  2. A Thousand Cuts

    A group of people look at sculptures behind glass displays in an art gallery with high walls and lots of natural light

    Members of an LA community group share the sculptures they created and issues they pondered after touring Camille Claudel

  3. Dear Future Self

    A person poses in a gallery with modern artwork in the background

    Getty Marrow Emerging Professionals reflect on how the pilot program is shaping their passion for museums

In the Headlines

  1. $500,000 Getty Prize grant goes to juvenile justice non-profit the Arts for Healing and Justice Network

    Artist Mark Bradford picked AHJN for the grant because of its work to "transform young people’s lives through the power of arts education”

  2. The Getty Gives $17 Million to Museums for Pacific Standard Time

    In 2024, institutions in Southern California will stage some 60 shows on art and science, from climate change to Indigenous futurism

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    Find press contacts, images, and information for the news media

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    In-depth stories and personal perspectives

  3. All News

    Side view of a gloved conservator using a long-handled swab to clean a large ancient mosaic floor, which stands upright in a lab

    All press releases and stories about Getty’s projects, exhibitions, and collections