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The Ancient Women Who Ruled Their Kingdoms

A bracelet embedded with colorful, geometric glass pieces around a central figure with wings and wearing a large headdress.

Long before modern conversations about gender and power, Nubia offered a unique model

Getty Acquires Irving Penn‘s Cuzco Work

A black and white negative film photograph of two small children dressed in tattered clothing and floppy hats, leaning against and joining hands atop a stool.

Landmark donation includes 189 photographs from the artist’s 1948 project

What Is the Egyptian Book of the Dead?

Taking a deeper look at a little-known part of Getty's collections

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  1. Making the Buddha Head from Merv Whole Again

    A large face emerges from stone in an excavation site as a man wearing a suit stands beside it.

    A collaboration between the Getty Museum and the State Museum of Turkmenistan

    Mar 11, 2026

  2. Is Your Favorite Painting Colored with Crushed Bugs?

    A large portrait of a man in a vivid red robe with a red frame hangs in a gallery setting, while a woman in the lower left of the frame points up at the man.

    Discover red’s rich—and sometimes secretive and violent—history

    Mar 10, 2026

  3. 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

    Mar 10, 2026

  4. New Volume Explores Baroque Painter Michaelina Wautier’s Diverse, Complex Oeuvre

    Cover of book “Michaelina Wautier” featuring a classical portrait of a boy with long, wavy brown hair and a white scarf.

    This book offers a long‑overdue recognition of the painter’s remarkable artistic and intellectual achievements

    Mar 9, 2026

  5. New Book Reevaluates the Sensuous Still Lifes of Anne Vallayer-Coster

    Cover of book “Anne Vallayer-Coster” featuring a still-life painting featuring seashells, coral, and marine plants arranged against a dark background.

    The French Painter is given her due in the first English language-monograph in 20 years

    Mar 6, 2026

  6. New PST ART Theme Explores Exchange Between Los Angeles and the Pacific Rim

    A painting of a large arched bridge silhouetted against a deep blue sky with a full moon centered beneath the arch and trees framing the scene.

    Announcement sets the stage for Southern California’s landmark arts collaboration to return in 2030

    Mar 5, 2026

  7. The Ancient Women Who Ruled Their Kingdoms

    A bracelet embedded with colorful, geometric glass pieces around a central figure with wings and wearing a large headdress.

    Long before modern conversations about gender and power, Nubia offered a unique model

    Mar 4, 2026

  8. What Is the Egyptian Book of the Dead?

    Detail from fragmentary papyrus shows markings and symbols

    Taking a deeper look at a little-known part of Getty's collections

    Mar 3, 2026

  9. Getty Acquires Irving Penn‘s Cuzco Work

    A black and white negative film photograph of two small children dressed in tattered clothing and floppy hats, leaning against and joining hands atop a stool.

    Landmark donation includes 189 photographs from the artist’s 1948 project

    Feb 26, 2026

  10. Born Again

    A person installs a large pair of wings crafted from newspapers on an art gallery wall.

    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

    Feb 25, 2026