Erin Migdol
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Erin is an associate editor at Getty. She shares stories about Getty's incredible art, research, people, discoveries, and resources. She's a Bay Area native, a UC Davis grad, and has called Los Angeles home for more than seven years.
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Made to Fade
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For Phil Chang, the art of these photographs is in their disappearance
Photography Testing, Testing, One, Two, Three
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How we decided whether it was safe to display 150-year-old photos
The 19th-Century Selfie Pioneer
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Before Instagram influencers, there was Hippolyte Bayard
What Exactly Does a Registrar Do?
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As senior registrar at the Getty Research Institute (GRI), Lora Chin Derrien keeps track of the “treasure trove” of archival collections that come through its doors
Why So Blue?
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Inside the French mill where blue paper is still made the old-fashioned way
What Makes This Statue of Hercules So Great, Anyway?
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Get up close and personal with a Greek god
From Super-Nerd to Medievalist
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Jump-started by her love of Renaissance faires and fantasy books, assistant curator of manuscripts Larisa Grollemond shares her passion for the Middle Ages with 21st-century audiences
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Women in Ancient Rome
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Podcaster and historian Emma Southon shares what you probably didn’t learn in history class
50 Years of the Getty Villa Museum
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As it evolved from a private estate to a vibrant hub for antiquity, the Getty Villa Museum became a beloved Los Angeles institution
Five Conservation Projects That Safeguarded Art in 2023
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From a tiny horse to a 13-foot bronze