Digitization & Access

The latest news and stories about digital innovation at Getty

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  1. Driving around LA with Ed Ruscha

    A black and white photograph of a man with sunglasses driving a pickup truck while two other men stand in the back with a mounted camera.

    With a retrospective coming to LACMA this April, explore the artist’s sprawling Streets of LA archive

    Apr 11, 2024

  2. Rare Photos of Eartha Kitt, The Jackson 5, and More

    An African-American woman in her kitchen. She holds a tiny, meowing kitten in both hands. Another kitten nuzzles her elbow. A white standard poodle stands near her feet

    Getty wishes you a Soulful Seasons Greetings with photos from the Johnson Publishing Company Archive

    Dec 20, 2023

  3. What Is a Codex?

    An opened book showing text on both sides with illustrations of fish

    Basically, a big book

    Oct 26, 2023

  4. A Rare 500-Year-Old Manuscript Gets a Second Life Online

    Homepage for Digital Florentine Codex website, displaying a blue banner, white search bar, and an image of fishes from the original codex.

    The Digital Florentine Codex unlocks a wealth of Mexica (Aztec) history and culture

    Oct 26, 2023

  5. The Ambitious Plan to Open Up a Treasure Trove of Black History

    Steven Booth stands in an aisle at a warehouse, with stacks of boxes up to the ceiling on either side

    Check in on the progress of the seven-year project to digitize the Johnson Publishing Company archive

    Jun 01, 2023

  6. But First, Sketch

    Pickford Waller sketchbooks of book designs

    Consider the sketchbook, small enough to tuck into a pocket or bag, as the artist’s version of the personal diary

    May 23, 2023

  7. OK Computer

    A person works with art catalogues and colorful graphs in an office space

    How Bárbara Romero Ferrón uses technology to study centuries-old art and defy human limitations

    Apr 20, 2023

  8. Identity of Hundreds of People Revealed in Early 19th-Century Portrait Album

    Book page open to black bust silhouettes.

    Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery used a Getty grant to create a microsite featuring 1,800 paper silhouettes

    Mar 20, 2023

  9. Jenn Stringer Named Chief Digital Officer at Getty

    A woman dressed in a black turtleneck sweater and gray pants poses for a photo in an aisle of servers.

    She assumes her new post July 1, 2023

    Mar 15, 2023

  10. New Volume from Getty Research Institute’s Project on Latin American Video Art

    Encounters in Video Art in Latin America book cover

    This new title engages critically with the medium of video as a tool for social change in Latin America

    Jan 10, 2023