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  1. Art History in the Amazon

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    Zoom in to learn how Getty-funded scholars left the classroom to connect with communities, objects, and each other across the Amazon basin

    Sep 9, 2026

  2. Unearthing the Buried History of Christiansborg Castle

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    How a Getty Scholar and Getty Graduate Intern are working to strengthen how we record histories of the transatlantic slave trade

    Sep 3, 2026

  3. Getty Caps Off $4.85M Initiative to Protect Buildings Designed by Black Architects

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    Conserving Black Modernism has helped communities across the country preserve 26 historically and culturally significant sites

    Jul 21, 2026

  4. Getty Announces 2026–2027 Scholars

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    Getty welcomes a new cohort of Getty Scholars

    May 20, 2026

  5. Getty Awards $1.8M to Increase Access to Black Visual Arts Archives

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    Critical support for eight new projects will activate essential documents of the history of Black art in the U.S.

    May 13, 2026

  6. If Walls Could Talk

    A black-and-white photo of a large group of people standing outside the art deco facade of Clifton's cafeteria.

    Conserving buildings central to African American history—including the safe havens listed in a guidebook for Black travelers—tells a fuller, more honest American story

    May 6, 2026

  7. Getty Announces Major Modernization Efforts to Enhance Visitor Experience, Accessibility, and Energy Resilience

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    Getty Center will temporarily close to the public from spring 2027–spring 2028; Getty Villa will remain open with additional offerings

    Apr 9, 2026

  8. Following the Paper Trail

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    How curators solved mysteries in a 100-year-old prints and drawings collection

    Mar 18, 2026

  9. New PST ART Theme Explores Exchange Between Los Angeles and the Pacific Rim

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    Announcement sets the stage for Southern California’s landmark arts collaboration to return in 2030

    Mar 5, 2026

  10. Inside a Modernist Beacon in Koreatown

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    A Getty grant is helping a historic church designed by “Hollywood’s architect” to better serve its community

    Feb 18, 2026