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Getty Launches Second Season of Family Podcast “If Objects Could Talk”

Cartoon illustration of an owl and teal cat peering through a doorway beside text reading "If Objects Could Talk".

From a tiny flea to a giant bronze vase, new episodes bring to life objects from Getty’s sculpture and decorative arts collection

Getty Presents “Paul R. Williams: Architecture Across the Color Line”

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Learn more about how Paul R. Williams transformed Los Angeles by designing across racial and social boundaries in one of three exhibitions across Los Angeles

Photography / Fotografía: LA and México at Getty

Photographers reframe Los Angeles in “Every Minute is History: Five Views of Los Angeles”

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  1. Banned, Burned, and Still Read

    Colorful books and magazines placed on a table with archival foam.

    From the Catholic Church’s list of banned books to underground Cold War magazines, Getty Research Institute collections trace six centuries of censorship and the creative ways readers, writers, and artists have shared forbidden ideas

    Oct 7, 2026

  2. Updated Handbook of the Getty Collection Includes Beloved Favorites, New Acquisitions

    The J. Paul Getty Museum Handbook of the Collection: 9th Edition book cover

    Spanning cultures and millennia, this new edition captures the essence of the Getty Museum

    Oct 2, 2026

  3. New Getty Book Offers Timely Reexamination of Joseph Wright Via His Distinctive Candlelight Paintings

    Cover of book "A Light in the Dark: Joseph Wright of Derby" featuring two children illuminated by a candlelight, one child blowing into a glowing orb.

    A hallmark of the artist from Derby, these works showcase an artist at the height of his talent

    Oct 2, 2026

  4. New Handbook Provides Guidelines to Research the Provenance of Mediterranean Antiquities

    Cover of book “Provenance Research for Mediterranean Antiquities” featuring classical sculptures, handwritten notes, and stamps in blue tones.

    This essential Getty volume outlines effective strategies to aid research endeavors

    Oct 2, 2026

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

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

    Oct 1, 2026

  6. Getty Has a Podcast for That

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    With hundreds of episodes on art, architecture, cultural heritage, and history, Getty’s podcasts have something for every occasion

    Sep 30, 2026

  7. Getty Announces Fall Events Featuring Performances, Food & Drinks and Family Fun

    A view of trees with vibrant orange, green, and red fall leaves, lined across the outdoor courtyard of The Getty Center.

    Museum programming includes a Family Festival, “Ever Present” performances, culinary experiences with “Tastemakers” and “Bacchus Uncorked” and more art-themed events

    Sep 24, 2026

  8. 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

    Sep 23, 2026

  9. 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

    Sep 22, 2026

  10. 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

    Sep 21, 2026