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. The Woman Who Captured Nature in Blue: Anna Atkins and the Birth of Photographic Art

    Book cover featuring a drawing of a woman and leaves in blue color

    Using cyanotypes, Anna Atkins turned seaweed and sunlight into the world’s first photographically illustrated book

    Aug 18, 2025

  2. The Tiny Stones That Tell Big Stories

    Engraved agate sealstone carved with a combat scene.

    Take a closer look at ancient Mycenaean and Minoan sealstones and how artisans and researchers are still trying to solve their mysteries

    Aug 12, 2025

  3. Getty’s Newest Manuscripts Exhibition Is a Trip

    Manuscript illumination of two men in a boat traveling on a river. In the background are trees and buildings.

    Going Places: Travel in the Middle Ages explores images of voyages, journeys, and excursions of all kinds in medieval illuminated manuscripts

    Aug 12, 2025

  4. 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

    Aug 12, 2025

  5. Landmark Status Granted to Six Buildings Representing Black Heritage in Los Angeles

    A one-story house sits on a quiet neighborhood street in the afternoon sunlight.

    Designations are the culmination of African American Historic Places Los Angeles, a major milestone to honor and preserve the city’s Black heritage

    Aug 7, 2025

  6. Conserving Art’s Sensory Experiences

    art installation that looks like a multicolored cave, with a tall opening and bits of colorful cloth woven around the outside

    Unraveling how we perceive multisensory artworks (like those at the Wired for Wonder exhibition) helps create more nuanced conservation strategies

    Aug 6, 2025

  7. In the Algorithm’s Eyes, “We Are Already Plants”

    A green plant sits under lamps, entwined with colorful balls of light handing from the ceiling

    Slovenian bio artist Špela Petrič explores the vegetal world with artificial intelligence (AI), speculating that humans have more in common with plants than we think

    Aug 5, 2025

  8. The Woman Who Painted Marie-Antoinette

    painting of a woman wearing a purple dress and straw hat with a large feather and flowers, holding a paintbrush and palette in her arm

    How the partnership between Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun and the queen of France began as an exhilarating adventure and ended in tragedy

    Jul 31, 2025

  9. The Fabulous Fashion of Eunice W. Johnson

    A group of women wearing brightly colored dresses for a fashion show

    For the glamorous cofounder of Ebony and Jet, haute couture was about much more than looking good

    Jul 30, 2025

  10. A Playlist to Channel Your Inner Strong Woman

    painting of a woman looking up, while holding a knife to her bare chest

    Inspired by the art and life of Artemisia Gentileschi, one of art history's most formidable women

    Jul 29, 2025