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Visiting the Getty Research Institute

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The Getty Research Institute
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Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688
Tel. (310) 440-7335
Getty Research Institute Gallery Hours:
Tuesday–Friday, 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Closed Mondays and on January 1, July 4, Thanksgiving, and December 25
Research Library Hours:
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9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Closed Saturdays, Sundays, major U.S. holidays, November 25, December 26–December 30
Reference Desk: (310) 440-7390

Portrait of a Family / Giacomo Caneva
Portrait of a Family, 1859, Giacomo Caneva (Italian, 1813–1865), salted paper print. The Getty Research Institute, partial gift of The Kelton Foundation, 2007.R.10.3.

Essential China
 

Considering itself the Middle Kingdom—the center of the world (中國)—China existed for centuries as an independent and self-sustaining empire. When Europeans brought the camera to Asia in the early 1840s, it was taken up by Chinese artists who, alongside Western photographers, recorded centuries-old traditions within an empire undergoing dramatic cultural shifts. Photography served both as a witness to these changes and as a catalyst to further modernization.

A Palace Eunuch / Liang Shitai
A Palace Eunuch, Beijing, 1870s–80s, Liang Shitai (also known as See Tay) (Chinese, active in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Beijing, 1870s–80s), albumen silver print. The Getty Research Institute, 2009.R.5.1
 
 
Banner image: Collage of Many Photographs, late 1800s, unknown photographer, albumen silver print. The Getty Research Institute, 2006.R.17.2