Kristen Collins

Bio

Kristen Collins is curator of manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

Manuscripts, J. Paul Getty Museum Curator

Stories

  1. Images of African Kingship, Real and Imagined

    Article

    Heinrich Bünting’s Map of Africa from Travel through Sacred Scripture, Magdeburg, Germany, 1597

    A brief introduction to famous African rulers and their impact on medieval and Renaissance European culture

    Dec 4, 2019

  2. Exhibition Explores Balthazar, an African King, in Medieval and Renaissance Art

    Article

    Close up of an illustration of Balthazar's face.

    Learn about the many portrayals of Balthazar, now on view at the Getty Center

    May 9, 2019

  3. Scholars Respond to an Exhibition about Medieval Prejudice

    Article

    Decorative banner with details of a medieval manuscript and text reading Prejudice & Persecution in the Medieval World

    Three new essays inspired by a recent Getty manuscripts exhibition consider race, anti-Semitism, and gender identity in the Middle Ages

    Mar 6, 2019

  4. More Details on Exhibition-in-Progress on Outcasts of the Medieval World

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    Manuscript illumination of a seated man with a sword in hand and demon on his shoulder, with a boy holding a harp standing in front of him

    Manuscripts curators examine imagery of marginalized groups in European manuscripts

    Oct 3, 2017

  5. Dialogue: Exposing the Rhetoric of Exclusion through Medieval Manuscripts

    Article

    Illustration of man on left and beast on right, looking at each other.

    Curators invite dialogue for an upcoming exhibition on difficult truths about the history of art

    Aug 3, 2017

  6. Getty Voices: Living with the St. Albans Psalter

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    Photograph of two women looking at manuscript pages on a table

    What is it like to live and breathe a single medieval manuscript? Kristen Collins describes a manuscripts curator’s dream job

    Oct 7, 2013