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Dream of Darkness

Screenshot from video game that depicts a dark and shadowy image of an Aztec city, with soldiers coming down from the sky and a woman treating a god's injuries

A new video game looks to a 16th-century manuscript as source material

A Rare 500-Year-Old Manuscript Gets a Second Life Online

Homepage for Digital Florentine Codex website, displaying a blue banner, white search bar, and an image of fishes from the original codex.

The Digital Florentine Codex unlocks a wealth of Mexica (Aztec) history and culture

Shining a Light on Neon

The challenges of protecting neon art have plagued conservators for years. Getty aims to change that

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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. 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

  3. 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

  4. María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Extreme Weather

    A watercolor painting of blue, geometric patterns shows a large blue seal swimming underwater, surrounded by small human figures and fish.

    A Getty graduate intern visits the galleries to reflect on the connections between identity, displacement, and climate

    Jul 10, 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. An Enlightened Approach to Preserving the Past

    Illustration of people in lab coats working with a machine, computer, and a painting

    See how the microfading tester helps conserve color in heritage objects

    Jun 27, 2025

  8. Scientists and Conservators Reinvent Formula for Vital Art Conservation Material

    Closeup of hands holding pasta-like white string material.

    The newly reformulated BEVA 371 Akron can be used to repair canvas paintings, textiles, works on paper and more

    May 27, 2025

  9. This LA Map Has No Freeways

    A bespectacled woman with gray-blonde long hair stands next to an old map with prominent red, yellow and green lines.

    A 1927 map tells stories of Los Angeles before widespread automobile adoption, including historical injustices

    May 21, 2025

  10. Getty Completes Conservation of Rescued Artemisia Gentileschi Painting

    A large, unframed painting sitting on an easel.

    Five years after surviving an explosion in Beirut, Hercules and Omphale goes on view in a display focused on the artist’s portrayal of strong women

    May 21, 2025