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  1. A History of Loss

    A photo of a man with a cigarette sitting in a chair wearing a white shirt and pants sits in a dressing room with pink walls, a mirror, and flowers in a vase

    Getty Scholars approach ideas of extinction in art

  2. Thrace’s Gold Glimmers Anew

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    The Getty Villa‘s special exhibition, Ancient Thrace and the Classical World: Treasures from Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece was prematurely closed on January 7, 2025 due to the Palisades Fire. But you can still read on to discover the fascinating treasures of an ancient region spanning present-day Bulgaria, and parts of Romania, Greece, and Turkey

  3. Art That’s Fit for a Queen

    A light blue vase depicting a woman holding a vessel in her left and with her right arm outstretched

    For royal women of ancient Greece, art and power went hand in hand

  4. Honoring the Legacy of Black Craft

    A person in a library flips through a book full of colorful images of quilts

    Quilting books in the Kaplan African American Visual Culture Collection

  5. Close Looking: Annibale Carracci

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    Getty senior conservator Ulrich Birkmaier invites us into the conservation studio to see a late 1500s masterpiece in a new light

  6. A Triptych as Compass

    María Magdalena Campos-Pons's triptych Red Composition illuminates paths forward through reflection and spiritual guidance

  7. ¡Getty es muy padre!

    Students pose in a museum in front of famous paintings.

    ¿Por qué una profesora de Tijuana, México, año tras año traería al Getty Center a sus estudiantes de noveno grado y se embarcaría en una excursión de más de trescientas millas y doce horas de viaje de ida y vuelta en dos viajes con noventa jóvenes de catorce y quince años?

  8. Esfuerzos para combatir los incendios en el Museo de la Getty Villa

    View of the top of the Villa amphitheater and entrance to cafe, with red night sky above

    “Sabía que debíamos cuidar el fuerte”

  9. Protecting a Legacy of African American Art

    LeRonn Brooks stands with arms crossed between two rows of storage lockers which have multicolored papers stuck to them

    After immersing himself in the New York City art scene, LeRonn Brooks is now building an African American art history archive at Getty

  10. Through Her Prism

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    As a creative producer in photography, Cassia Davis is Getty’s visual storyteller