Architecture & Design
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Emblematic of Ancient Rome, Villas Impacted the Entirety of Roman Life
This sourcebook compiles newly translated Greek and Latin sources to provide rich insights and understanding—even enjoyment—on villas and their importance
12 Great Art Movies and Shows to Stream Right Now
Getty staff picks include a satirical horror thriller, a glass-blowing competition show, and Orson Welles’s final film
To Crenshaw, with Love
Destination Crenshaw uses Getty funding to celebrate Black Los Angeles through public art
An Abolitionist Pod Grows in Inglewood
Crenshaw Dairy Mart plants the seeds for liberation
The Story of Getty Jewelry
Getty visitors can bring works of art home
Take a Paul R. Williams Tour of Palm Springs
You can still visit four of the pioneering architect’s buildings today
Getty Invests $1.55M to Preserve Black-Designed Modern Architecture
Partnership with African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund supports the identification and preservation of Black modernist sites
Dazzling New Monograph Charts Career of Pioneering Architect Franklin D. Israel
Author Todd Gannon traces the life of a brilliant and unorthodox artist in this work of architectural history and biography
Going Global
How a Getty graduate intern preserves heritage sites from Pakistan to Peru
Going for the Gold
An eco-friendly solution shows promise for conserving gilded surfaces in churches across Brazil