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  1. The Art of Queer Punk Rock

    four people wearing leather outfits and sunglasses sit in an open-top pink convertible car

    Inside the campy world of Off the 405 band Hunx and His Punx

    Jun 4, 2026

  2. This Little Frog Is Trying to Tell You Something

    Ink drawing of a frog sitting on top of coins, clutching a spherical object in one hand and has it's left leg sticking out toward the viewer.

    Drawings curator Stephanie Schrader digs into his timeless message

    Jun 2, 2026

  3. Getty Unveils First Details of Its Campus-Wide Modernization

    Digital rendering of a large outdoor area under a glass, asymmetrical overhang with people walking through the space and seated beside greenery.

    The suite of projects will enhance the arrival journey to the Getty Center

    May 28, 2026

  4. Go Behind the Scenes at an Art Auction

    ink sketch of a farmhouse surrounded by trees and a yard with a fence, and a road alongside the house

    Drawings curator Julian Brooks reveals new Getty acquisitions

    May 21, 2026

  5. What We’re Doing to Make the Getty Museum a Space of Well-Being and Connection

    A group of people stretch and move to match the body movement of a figure yawning in a painting and a sculpture of a scrunched-up face.

    How mindfulness in museums helps us meet art, ourselves, and one another more fully

    May 20, 2026

  6. Getty Announces 2026–2027 Scholars

    A cluster of white stone buildings surround a small pool of water with large rocks in the center.

    Getty welcomes a new cohort of Getty Scholars

    May 20, 2026

  7. The Woman Who Shaped a Generation of American Ads

    woman leaning on a table behind a large camera, with a vase of flowers, bowl of fruit, and basket of bread on the table and photography lights above

    Photographer Barbara DuMetz reflects on over 40 years of championing diversity in commercial photography

    May 13, 2026

  8. Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

    Purple flowers with bright green leaves and stems.

    For journalists, a frequently updated list with press contacts for current and upcoming exhibitions at the Getty Center and Getty Villa Museum

    May 12, 2026

  9. Infinite Tenderness, Expressed in Stoneware

    A stone relief sculpture of a profile of a woman sitting on a chair breastfeeding her baby.

    Young Mother Breastfeeding Her Child by Alexandre Charpentier joins the Getty collection

    May 5, 2026

  10. ¿Cómo era la vida de los niños en la Edad Media?

    manuscript illustration depicting a group of boys watching and cheering for two other boys who are riding on barrels and using spears to pretend to joust, with one boy falling off his barrel

    Nuestros medievalistas responden a las preguntas que nos hicieron nuestros seguidores en las redes sociales

    Apr 30, 2026