Series Thomas and Barbara Gaehtgens Lectures

Sponsored by the Getty Research Institute Council, the annual Thomas and Barbara Gaehtgens Lecture series is dedicated to highlighting leading research in the field of global art history.

A person with dark curly hair and a patterned dress speaks at a lectern with a PowerPoint presentation of a handwritten manuscript.
Stephanie Porras at the Getty Center in 2023

News & Stories

  1. Going Viral in the Renaissance

    One art historian’s quest to discover how popular images traveled the Spanish empire

  2. How Do We Deal With Secrecy?

    Art historian Roland Betancourt on queer saints, demons, and politics of the 6th century

  3. Rainbow Power

    What can a 17th-century rainbow tell us about the past?

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