Getty Museum News
The latest news and stories about the work, programs, and collections of the Getty Museum
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Getty Acquires Irving Penn‘s Cuzco Work
Landmark donation includes 189 photographs from the artist’s 1948 project
Born Again
All kinds of creative people—including mixed-media artist Susan Hannon—call LA home, and many make regular visits to the Getty Center or Getty Villa for inspiration
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
Sights and Sounds of the Revolution
KCRW DJ Novena Carmel discusses art and activism and crafts her own playlist inspired by the Black Arts Movement
Recreating the Beginning
Artist Harmonia Rosales infuses her medieval-inspired paintings with West African Yoruba mythology to tell a different creation story
The Good, the Bad, and the Beautifully Drawn at Getty
New drawings exhibition examines how European artists depicted good and bad behavior
Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985
New exhibition opens February 24–June 14, 2026
Explore the Faces of Ancient Roman Egypt in Getty’s New Volume on Mummy Portraits
This open-access publication brings together global expertise and groundbreaking research to scholars and the public worldwide
Getty Villa Stages Delphi, a New Musical Comedy of Love and Prophecy
The performances will take place February 13, 14, and 15
Building a Collection
Who chooses the artworks hanging in Getty's galleries? And why those?