Research Institute

An international center for the study of visual culture

What We Do

The Getty Research Institute cultivates advanced knowledge of art and its varied histories through scholarship, collections, programs, and public resources.

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Who We Are

  1. About the Getty Research Institute

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    Discover our mission and history

    Learn about our purpose

  2. Getty Library and Special Collections

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    Explore our research collections, including books, rare materials, and archives

  3. Research Programs and Tools

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    Find grants, programs, tools, and databases that support research and scholarship

Exhibition

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Exhibition How to Be a Guerrilla Girl

Coinciding with the Guerrilla Girls’ 40th anniversary, the exhibition tells the story of their collaborative process and longstanding commitment to call for equity for women and artists of color in the art world

A nude female with the head of a gorilla mask reclines against a background of neon pink showing photo strips of people in skirts, boots, and gorilla masks posting in a studio.
Overleaf, foreground: Do Women Have To Be Naked To Get Into The Met Museum? (detail), 1989, Offset print; background: Contact Sheets (details), ca. 1987, Gelatin silver prints. Guerrilla Girls (American, active since 1985). Getty Research Institute, 2008.M.14. Courtesy Guerrilla Girls. © Guerrilla Girls. Design © 2025 J. Paul Getty Trust

Events

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  1. Screening: Paint Me a Road Out of Here

    Film

    Two women, one older and one younger, sit on a porch laughing
    Thu, Oct 23, 2025, 1am

  2. No Time to Mourn (An Excerpt): A Performance and Conversation with Elia Arce

    Performance

    A naked person lies on the ground with toy soldiers on their body
    Fri, Oct 31, 2025, 2am

  3. Backstage: An Unfurling of the JPC | Ebony’s Editorial Legacy

    Talk

    Black and white photo of a large group of people posing in front of a building with the sign "Johnson Publishing Co. Inc"
    Thu, Nov 6, 2025, 6pm

Explore Our Work

Project Getty Scholars Program

Supporting a vibrant intellectual community to carry out innovative research about art and its histories

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Project Library Research Grants

Short-term grants offering support for researchers to use the Getty Library’s collections

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Announcement Submit to the Getty Research Journal

We invite submissions for a special issue of the Getty Research Journal titled “Artistic Exchanges between the Eastern Bloc and Northern Africa during the Global Cold War.” Submit abstracts by October 30, 2025

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Research Guide Latin American Special Collections at the Getty Research Institute

Introduction to research materials related to the art and cultural histories of Latin America from the colonial period to the present-day

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Resources

Access tools, databases, grants, and initiatives that advance research, teaching, and scholarship in the histories of visual art and cultural heritage

  1. Tools and Databases

    Find free tools and resources that support research

  2. Getty Library and Special Collections

    Explore one of the world’s largest art historical research libraries

  3. Funding Opportunities

    Find grants and fellowships that support new scholarship

  4. Research Initiatives

    Discover our collaborations and projects that support art research

  5. Academic Outreach

    Learn about our resources, partnerships, and programs for faculty and students

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Publications

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News & Stories

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  1. Celebrating the Breadth of Black Art in Brazil

    Article

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    How one art historian is expanding the narrative of art history

    Oct 7, 2025

  2. Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day

    Article

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    Jana Schmieding on Native joy, building community, and the importance of Native women

    Oct 2, 2025

  3. Bold Lines and Nude Sunbaths

    Article

    A modernist white house with clean lines and a cement driveway sits on a cliff with mountains and a blue sky behind it.

    When European modernism met a California health nut

    Sep 24, 2025

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Staff & Contact

Senior Leadership

  1. Andrew Perchuk

    Interim Director, Getty Research Institute

  2. Susan Baldocchi

    Associate Director, Administration

  3. Kara Olidge

    Associate Director, Collections & Discovery

  4. Nancy Um

    Associate Director, Research & Knowledge Creation

  5. Khristaan Villela

    Associate Director, Dissemination & External Affairs

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