Since 1985 the Research Institute has welcomed scholars, artists, and other cultural figures from around the world to work at the Institute on projects that bear upon its annual research theme. While in residence, they pursue their own research projects, make use of Getty collections, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty Center and the Getty Villa.

Future Research Themes: (2023/2024)

• Art & Technology
• African American Art History
• The Classical World in Context: Anatolia

Current Research Themes: (2022/2023)

• Art and Migration
• African American Art History
• Phoenicians, Philistines, and Canaanites: The Levant and the Classical World

Past Scholars and Themes:

• 1985 to present

The Research Institute's research projects generate conversations between staff and visiting scholars and disseminate outcomes to an international scholarly audience. Learn more and view all research projects and initiatives.

The Digital Art History program at the Research Institute is committed to fostering innovative art-historical research and scholarship and encouraging the adoption of digital art history methods, practices, tools, and outcomes in the broader field of cultural heritage.

Learn more about the program's mission as well as its recent initiatives.