Art & Architecture

Stories about our collections, exhibitions, and the creative process

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Bringing Ocean to Land

A person in a large studio works on an art piece.

Mercedes Dorame’s new Getty Center installation invites visitors to imagine Catalina Island from the Tongva people’s perspective

Should Anne of Brittany Have Her Own HBO Drama?

Woman wearing red dress and crown sitting on a throne surrounded by ladies in waiting

Getty medievalist Larisa Grollemond makes a case for a fascinating biopic

What Is a Kabinettschrank?

It was expensive, ornate, and a mouthful to pronounce

Latest

  1. Shoot for the Moon!

    Two identical images of the moon are side by side on a red background. Appears to be on a postcard

    How 19th-century astronomers photographed the night sky

    Jul 18, 2023

  2. Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

    A colorful scene of four models in a flower-filled landscape wearing voluminous garments of patterned silk.

    For journalists, a frequently updated list with press contacts for current and upcoming exhibitions at the Getty Center and Getty Villa Museum

    Jul 12, 2023

  3. A Creative Project to Rediscover Black Portraiture

    There is a table with a multitude of different objects laid on it, including a ukelele, a violin, a record, a bowl of fruit, and the backdrop is a quilt. There is a man to the left of the frame.

    Peter Brathwaite asks us to look again

    Jul 11, 2023

  4. Getty Presents Giacomo Ceruti: A Compassionate Eye

    Group of women seated on wooden chairs in simple dress while making lace or reading.

    Ceruti’s life-size paintings shed light on poverty and labor in 18th-century Italy

    Jul 10, 2023

  5. Getty and Art Gallery of New South Wales Debut Interactive Augmented Reality Artwork Experience with Artists Tin&Ed

    A young girl holds an Ipad in a lush garden.

    Visitors and school children across both museums are invited to co-create a digital ecosystem using a new drawing app

    Jul 05, 2023

  6. Have You Seen This Pose Before?

    A bronze statue of Venus. Her curly hair is in a bun. One hand covers one breast, another is in front of her pubic area. Her knee is bent.

    How to describe a statue of Venus when she’s feeling shy

    Jun 29, 2023

  7. New Podcast Art and Poetry Released by Getty

    LeRonn Brooks sits at a table flipping through a notebook of drawings, with a bookcase filled with books and a window behind him

    Each episode features a conversation on the influence of African American culture on visual art and poetry

    Jun 28, 2023

  8. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Helps L.A. Come Together to Preserve Historic Spaces

    A tall man smiles as he walks through a crowd of people taking pictures

    Your memories can help shape the future of the city

    Jun 26, 2023

  9. City of Los Angeles and Getty Announce Historic-Cultural Monument Nominations for Four Buildings Representing Region's African-American History

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

    Nominated sites include the Tom and Ethel Bradley Residence, First African Methodist Episcopal Church, StylesVille Beauty & Barbershop, and the California Eagle Offices

    Jun 24, 2023

  10. Bringing Ocean to Land

    A person in a large studio works on an art piece.

    Mercedes Dorame’s new Getty Center installation invites visitors to imagine Catalina Island from the Tongva people’s perspective

    Jun 21, 2023