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  1. Art History in the Amazon

    Aerial satellite image of the Amazon River.

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

  2. 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

  3. The Getty Villa’s New Cocktail Offers a Taste of Aztec History

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

    Its special ingredient has been enjoyed for thousands of years

  4. Remembering the Creativity and Humor of David Hockney

    Tim Potts and David Hockney at the Getty Center at the Getty Center

    Getty curators look back at two exhibitions that celebrated his 80th birthday

  5. Unearthing the Buried History of Christiansborg Castle

    Two people look at a small, 3D printed object and then at a computer screen with a large 3D rendering of the object on it

    How a Getty Scholar and Getty Graduate Intern are working to strengthen how we record histories of the transatlantic slave trade

  6. A Photographer’s Search for Identity

    A figure in the shape of the human circulatory system stands in front of two skyscrapers dotted with lit windows.

    A major Getty acquisition of photographs by Josef Breitenbach expands the presence of this innovative 20th-century artist and his experimental work in Los Angeles

  7. Inside a Medieval Book of Wronged Women

    screenshot of a colorful manuscript open on a table, displaying a page of text on the left and an illustration on the right

    There’s much more to this 15th century manuscript than its text

  8. The Art of Photo Booths

    When the sign said, “Close the curtain, strike a pose, and collect your photos here,” you were in for a treat

  9. Broadening the Idea of What American Art Is

    A person poses for a portrait in an outdoor area

    LeRonn P. Brooks reflects on what Black curators preserve, and why it matters

  10. 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

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