Art & Architecture

Stories about our collections, exhibitions, and the creative process

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  1. Open-Access Getty Research Journal Presents 21st Issue

    Peer-reviewed articles on the visual arts expand narratives on global culture

  2. Making a Medieval Manuscript, from Raw Materials to Illuminated Masterpiece

    Manuscript illumination with red and blue paint and gold leaf embellishment depicting various figures inside a cathedral

    New Getty exhibition takes you behind the scenes of each stage of bookmaking

  3. This Yoko Ono Book Channels Dadaism and Buddhism

    Aerial view of a cream colored square box and a same-sized open book held up by a stand.

    The act of considering the art is the art

  4. The Colorful Story of Odilon Redon’s Drawing Papers

    People use a flashlight to look at details of a framed pastel drawing hung on the wall of a dimly lit gallery.

    Getty and LACMA conservators took a closer look at the artist’s paper supports—and how they’ve changed over time

  5. Getty Acquires Rediscovered Diego Velázquez Painting

    Portrait of a man with mustache and beard wearing gold and black striped armor with a red sash.

    “Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares” strengthens Getty’s collection of 17th-century European paintings

  6. 12 Books on Black Space, Memory, and Belonging

    A stack of books on a desk in a library

    In anticipation of a new conference, these essential reads span art, architecture, migration, and the many ways Black communities create—and reclaim—space

  7. Getty Brings its Art Collection to the Streets of Paris

    A large poster of a painting, Paul Cézanne, “Still Life with Apples”,  hangs from a wall on an urban street.

    Large-scale reproductions of works by Van Gogh, Manet, Cézanne, Caillebotte, and Lawrence Alma-Tadema will appear at prominent locations across Paris this fall

  8. Purrquoise Speaks!

    A ceramic sculpture of a cat on a golden cushioned pedestal sits in a glass viewing box in an ornately decorated room.

    An exclusive, candid chat with Getty’s most famous cat

  9. The Surprising History of the Color Green

    A woman wearing green looks curiously at a portrait of a man with a gold halo around his head.

    Becoming Artsy, Episode 506

  10. Tout pour l’art. Tout pour vous.

    The Getty Logo with the slogan "All for Art" superimposed over a picture of Van Gogh's Irises.

    Découvrez le Getty et toutes les façons dont l’art nous rassemble, nous inspire et transforme notre regard sur le monde.