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Getty Invests $2.6M to Support Black Visual Arts Archives Across the U.S.
Twelve national projects are part of a multi-year initiative to help archivists process and activate collections connected to Black artists
When Artworks, Cherished Objects, and Children’s Toys Are Fire Survivors Too
Getty’s Fire Recovery Conservation Clinic provided triage for belongings—and healing for victims
Landmark Status Granted to Six Buildings Representing Black Heritage in Los Angeles
Designations are the culmination of African American Historic Places Los Angeles, a major milestone to honor and preserve the city’s Black heritage
Conserving Art’s Sensory Experiences
Unraveling how we perceive multisensory artworks (like those at the Wired for Wonder exhibition) helps create more nuanced conservation strategies
Modernism in the Hills: Richard Neutra’s Visionary Lovell Health House
A landmark of 20th-century architecture, the Lovell Health House embodied Neutra’s radical fusion of steel, sunlight, and well-being
Designing for Humanity in a Car-Centric City
Architect Ana Lasala shares what has worked (and almost worked) in six LA urban design projects
What to Wear: The Art Museum Edition
We asked fashionable visitors at the Getty Center about their outfit inspiration
Photography in the Time of Covid
Five years after the Covid-19 pandemic started, a rotation of photographs at the Getty Museum reflects on a time when the world shut down, but new ways of seeing emerged
New Volume Explores Ed Ruscha’s Streets of Los Angeles Archive
Containing over 900,000 images, the artist’s archive is emblematic of his oeuvre
The Colorful Geometry of Franklin D. Israel’s LA
In the 1980s and ’90s, a small group of architects, including Franklin D. Israel, left a vibrant, playful mark on Los Angeles