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  1. Designing for Disaster

    A white structure made from conical forms with domes roofs set in the desert and surrounded by rugged mountains and a blue sky streaked with white clouds

    Post-fires, rebuilding means rethinking

    Jun 11, 2025

  2. Dust to Dust

    Person sits in front of an image of red circles in on dirt, the words Lita Albuquerque, Dust to Dust are overlayed on top, with the Getty logo in a bottom corner

    For artist Lita Albuquerque, preservation is more than the material—it’s about remembering who we are

    Jun 10, 2025

  3. Finding Their Voice Behind the Lens

    A teenage girl shows off a negative of a picture.

    Getty’s María Magdalena Campos-Pons exhibition inspires the next generation of artists

    Jun 10, 2025

  4. Double the love playlist

    A person stands behind a table with a mixer on top of it. He has one hand in the air. There's a gold curtain behind him

    DJ Branley John's playlist for Double the Love

    Jun 4, 2025

  5. The Fragment and the Whole

    Double page spread of canon tables lavishly painted in tempera colors and gold paint.

    In the aftermath of the Armenian genocide, one medieval manuscript’s extraordinary journey

    May 27, 2025

  6. A Diplomatic Gift: April from the Lucas Months Tapestries

    tapestry featuring a colorful border of flowers and a springtime party in the middle, with people playing instruments and rowing on a lake in boats

    A delightful depiction of spring, this tapestry is a testament to Gobelin's masterful weaving

    May 27, 2025

  7. Here and Queer: A Playlist

    A fake three dollar bill with Harvey Milk and Bessie Smith's heads in the oval portrait frames

    Artists featured in $3 Bill: Evidence of Queer Lives share songs to accompany the exhibition

    May 26, 2025

  8. The Hidden World of Canvas Lining

    Two men affix a giant canvas to stretcher bars.

    From animal glue to beeswax, get to know unseen elements of painting conservation

    May 22, 2025

  9. Finally! Permission to Talk About Men

    A pair of sunglasses sits on a stack of books. Behind it the sign for Caillebotte: Painting Men is painted on the wall

    The art of curating an exhibition store

    May 22, 2025

  10. This LA Map Has No Freeways

    A bespectacled woman with gray-blonde long hair stands next to an old map with prominent red, yellow and green lines.

    A 1927 map tells stories of Los Angeles before widespread automobile adoption, including historical injustices

    May 21, 2025

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