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Artemisia's Strong Women: Rescuing a Masterpiece

A previously unknown painting by Artemisia Gentileschi was severely damaged after an explosion in Beirut but was brought back to life after a painstaking, three-year conservation treatment by Getty.

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  1. Jewelry That Makes the Past Present

    Article

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    How revival jewelry keeps ancient fashions alive

    Jul 10, 2025

  2. Getty’s Family-Friendly Concert Series Garden Concerts for Kids Returns

    Press Release

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    This year’s artists at the Getty Center include 123 Andrés, Kymberly Stewart, and Divinity Roxx Presents: Divi Roxx Kids World Wide Playdate

    Jul 10, 2025

  3. How to Preserve Gunpowder

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    Color photograph of young man standing in front of a large gray and gold abstract painting made from gunpowder

    Inside the decade-long study of Cai Guo-Qiang’s explosive artworks

    Jul 9, 2025

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Johnson Publishing Company Archive

Celebrating and safeguarding a unique and precious record of American experience in the 20th century

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