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An Investigation of a Self-Portrait by Edgar Degas
Why was the surface of Degas’s painting looking cloudy? Why did he use himself as a model, and what’s that red area along the lower edge of the work? Getty staff wanted answers
Current and Upcoming Exhibitions
For journalists, a frequently updated list with press contacts for current and upcoming exhibitions at the Getty Center and Getty Villa Museum
Photography / Fotografía: LA and México at Getty “Instante/revelación: Moments in Mexican Photography”
Exhibition explores the rich tapestry of cultural and artistic dialogues that have shaped Mexico’s photographic history
New Acquisitions on View: Paintings by Georges Lemmen and Peder Balke
These paintings are small—but powerful
Getty Presents “The Making of a Medieval Manuscript”
Exhibition features the in-depth process of creating medieval books
Odilon Redon’s Dark Humor and Darker Worlds
How Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Darwin, and other 19th-century luminaries influenced French Symbolist artist Odilon Redon
The Unfolding of an Exquisite Mechanical Table
There's more to this 18th-century table than meets the eye
Garden Concerts for Kids Returns for Summer at the Getty Center
Free performances feature children’s music from artists Dan + Claudia Zanes with Tyree Austin, Flor Bromley, and Elizabeth Mitchell
Three Art-Inspired Summer Hair Looks, From an Oscar Winning Hairstylist
Becoming Artsy, Episode 505
What to Wear: The Concert Edition
These Getty visitors brought their fashion A-game to Off the 405