Inspiring human connections and mutual understanding through art

What We Do

  1. Visit

    The Getty Center's trademark round and square structures clad in travertine are pictured above the blossoming Central Garden under a blue sky with wispy clouds.

    Enjoy art, architecture, and gardens at our two unique locations: the Getty Center and the Getty Villa

  2. Art & Archives

    Two people wander through an art gallery filled with sculptures, pointing to the details in a stone bust

    Our art and research collections span ancient to modern times

  3. Research & Conservation

    A person seated before a large wooden table looks at a black-and-white stereograph of a streetscape through a modern stereoscope, while other stereographs are scattered on the table.

    We conduct and support research and conservation of visual art and cultural heritage in Los Angeles and throughout the world

News & Stories

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  1. What Is a Polyptych?

    Article

    A gilded alterpiece with three panels depicting various saints and scenes in vivid color

    And can you say it three times fast?

    Apr 11, 2024

  2. What Exactly Does a Registrar Do?

    Article

    Person wearing a white lab coat takes a large work of art on paper out of a drawer in a storage facility

    As senior registrar at the Getty Research Institute (GRI), Lora Chin Derrien keeps track of the “treasure trove” of archival collections that come through its doors

    Apr 04, 2024

  3. The 19th-Century Selfie Pioneer

    Article

    Two images side by side; both are photographs of a man standing in a garden surrounded by tools and plants

    Before Instagram influencers, there was Hippolyte Bayard

    Apr 09, 2024

  4. Driving around LA with Ed Ruscha

    Article

    A black and white photograph of a man with sunglasses driving a pickup truck while two other men stand in the back with a mounted camera.

    With a retrospective coming to LACMA this April, explore the artist’s sprawling Streets of LA archive

    Apr 11, 2024

Explore Our Work

All Projects & Initiatives

Ed Ruscha’s Streets of Los Angeles

Making Ed Ruscha’s photo archive publicly accessible for the first time

Overexposed photograph of cars in the foreground with palm trees in the background.

Resources

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Explore tools and support for work and study in visual art and cultural heritage