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  1. The Woman Who Shaped a Generation of American Ads

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

    May 13, 2026

  2. Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

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    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

  3. 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

  4. ¿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

  5. Can You Tell Right from Wrong in These Drawings?

    17th-century Dutch and Flemish artists took the call to instruct—and amuse—seriously

    Apr 30, 2026

  6. Celebrate Mother’s Day with Getty

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    Enjoy special tours, an exclusive brunch and drink menu, and shop unique and art-inspired gifts for mom at the Getty Center and online

    Apr 23, 2026

  7. How the Getty Logo Started and Where It’s Going

    A painting of a large group of people dancing in a park overlaid by the Getty logo.

    As Getty’s new digital-friendly logo and first-ever tagline debut, we also look back to the 1980s, when typographer Larry Brady created Getty’s initial commissioned logo and typeface

    Apr 22, 2026

  8. “Off the 405” Summer Concerts Return to the Getty Center Beginning May 2026

    A large crowd of people watch a group of musicians perform on stage, lighted blue and pink, at an outdoor concert.

    Artists performing in the series include aja monet, Hunx and His Punx, Leenalchi, Horse Lords and Laurel Halo

    Apr 20, 2026

  9. What Was Life Like for Kids in the Middle Ages?

    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

    Your biggest questions, answered by our medievalists

    Apr 15, 2026

  10. How to Merge with the Gods

    A man opens a case that holds an ancient scroll.

    Getty’s ancient Egyptian “Book of the Dead” manuscripts go on view

    Apr 15, 2026