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Postcards from the Pacific

These images captured Malibu as it crested into an international surfing destination

Photographic square print of a beautiful sunrise, with lavender, blood orange, and fuchsia hues cascading across the sky and reflecting on the shimmering ocean.
6:30 A.M. 1/12/03 Malibu, CA, #6, 2003, Robert Weingarten. Pigment print. Getty Museum. Gift of Alvin and Heidi Toffler. © Robert Weingarten

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  1. Moda para conciertos: qué ponerse

    A person in a stylish green outfit poses for a photo in a lush courtyard.

    Estos visitantes de Getty deslumbraron con su estilo en Off the 405

  2. El verde siempre perdura

    Chalk drawing of a green, barren landscape with rocks, heavy clouds, and lightning.

    Explore la historia de un color con profundas raíces en el arte

  3. ¿Cómo era la vida de los niños en la Edad Media?

    manuscript illustration depicting a group of boys watching and cheering for two other boys who are riding on barrels and using spears to pretend to joust, with one boy falling off his barrel

    Nuestros medievalistas responden a las preguntas que nos hicieron nuestros seguidores en las redes sociales

Art & Architecture

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  1. Odilon Redon’s Dark Humor and Darker Worlds

    Skeletons against a black background.

    How Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Darwin, and other 19th-century luminaries influenced French Symbolist artist Odilon Redon

  2. Breast Dressed

    A person uses tools to remove a rubber breast from a fabric dress in a lab.

    Restoring one of Getty’s most unique treasures

  3. The Unfolding of an Exquisite Mechanical Table

    wooden table decorated with gilt bronze mounts on the sides and legs, shown from the top of the legs to the surface of the table

    There's more to this 18th-century table than meets the eye

Inside Getty

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  1. Getty Presents “The Making of a Medieval Manuscript”

    Manuscript illumination of a haloed figure sitting at a stand with writing implements in hand.

    Exhibition features the in-depth process of creating medieval books

  2. Getty Presents “Odilon Redon: Otherworldly Visions”

    Skeletons against a black background.

    New exhibition explores the artist’s dreamlike world

  3. Getty Launches Meditation Podcast, “Our Museum Mindfulness Meditation”

    A smooth blend of bright colors and two opaque circles, one small and one large, with fading text reading “OMMM art + mindfulness”.

    New podcast will create mindful interactions with Getty’s art collection

Becoming Artsy

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  1. Three Art-Inspired Summer Hair Looks, From an Oscar Winning Hairstylist

    A horizontal image of a woman in an art gallery with a curly updo hairstyle, wearing a gown, and staring at a painting of a woman who is wearing the same thing

    Becoming Artsy, Episode 505

  2. Is Drawing a Form of Self Care?

    A woman in a striped sweater and jeans draws a statue while standing in an art gallery.

    Becoming Artsy, Episode 504

  3. What Do Bird Feathers Have to Do with Art?

    A brunette woman holding a magnifying glass smiles at a watercolor painting of a colorful bird.

    Becoming Artsy, Episode 503

In the Headlines

  1. Getty Center in Los Angeles Is Closing for Year of Renovations

    The art museum will close to the public in March 2027 to replace its aging tram system and modernize some galleries.

  2. Getty’s Next PST ART to Focus on Exchange Between Los Angeles and Pacific Rim

    The fourth edition of the initiative is set to open at institutions across Southern California in September 2030.

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