Art & Architecture

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The City, Through Her Eyes

A view of a double-page spread of a book. On the left is a black and white photograph of a woman in the subway. On the right is a black-and-white photograph of parked cars in a street.

From Buenos Aires to Dublin, explore the world’s cities through photobooks

Decode Medieval Manuscripts in New Getty Exhibition

Names written in superimposed letters on a gold decorated page of a calligraphy book.

Exhibition explores the mysterious world of codes through manuscripts

New Open-Access Book Explores Mid-20th-Century Experimental Scores

Featuring over 2,000 objects and expert commentary, The Scores Project provides a comprehensive view of a groundbreaking moment in art history

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  1. Lights, Camera, Fashion

    A person in a stylish suit looks at a book of photographs.

    As a curator of photographs at the Getty Museum, Paul Martineau often explores his passion for fashion photography

    Jul 8, 2025

  2. Photography in the Time of Covid

    A house entryway with wide plank bleached wood floors, white walls, white doors, and two giant fake-looking planted plants that touch the ceiling on either side of the area where the entry opens out.

    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

    Jul 1, 2025

  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

    Jul 1, 2025

  4. Young-Adult Book on Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun Highlights Her Extraordinary Achievements

    Daring: The Life and Art of Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun book cover

    The favorite artist of Marie Antoinette overcame gender barriers, personal heartbreak, and political turmoil to become one of the greatest portrait painters of all time

    Jun 30, 2025

  5. New Volume Advances Granite Conservation for Historic Structures Worldwide

    Conservation of Granite in Cultural Heritage book cover

    Uniting research and fieldwork, Getty book provides practical tools for conserving granite in built heritage

    Jun 30, 2025

  6. New Volume Explores Ed Ruscha’s Streets of Los Angeles Archive

    Ed Ruscha’s Streets of Los Angeles book cover

    Containing over 900,000 images, the artist’s archive is emblematic of his oeuvre

    Jun 30, 2025

  7. And Now for the Female Gaze

    A close up, black and white, and softly lit photo of two girls kissing

    Cynthia MacAdams’s photographs show us what a freer future looks like

    Jun 26, 2025

  8. The Colorful Geometry of Franklin D. Israel’s LA

    A cubic house of bold yellow, gray and brown colors with a low wooden fence sits on a curved street

    In the 1980s and ’90s, a small group of architects, including Franklin D. Israel, left a vibrant, playful mark on Los Angeles

    Jun 25, 2025

  9. Getty Receives Transformative Gift of Rare Italian Manuscript Illuminations

    Page of an lluminated manuscript featuring a Christ figure surrounded by floral imagery.

    The donation further enhances the Getty’s manuscripts collection and is the largest gift of works of art to the Museum in decades

    Jun 23, 2025

  10. The Little-Known History of a Lost Earthwork

    A bird’s-eye view of the oculus window surrounded by concentric circles of travertine and sitting at the center of the Getty Research Institute building.

    Andy Goldsworthy’s sculpture in the Getty Library was created to catch the light of the solstice—but then the unexpected struck

    Jun 20, 2025