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Why So Blue?
Inside the French mill where blue paper is still made the old-fashioned way
Featured Stories
How to Download Art for Free
Love Vincent van Gogh’s Irises? You’re in luck.
Art & Architecture
Capturing the Artist’s Perspective
How Getty’s African American Art History Initiative is making history
Modern Architecture Needs Protecting Too
The next generation of conservators gathered in LA—an essentially 20th-century city—for a course in preserving newer gems of cultural heritage
25 Teen Photographers Win Getty’s Unshuttered Open Call
Photographers will receive a prize package that includes an online gallery showcasing their work and an exclusive visit to Getty Center
Ancient Life
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Women in Ancient Rome
Podcaster and historian Emma Southon shares what you probably didn’t learn in history class
How Ancient Romans Used the Getty Villa Herb Garden
These practical plantings had interesting uses
Inside the Ancient City of Pompeii
A new book of photographs finds color and life in empty spaces
Inside Getty
Rare Photographs Showcased in First English-Language Volume on Hippolyte Bayard
This new Getty title delves into the oeuvre of a pioneering, yet often overlooked, French photographer
New Book Provides Career Overview of Iconic LA–Based Artist Uta Barth
Including many previously unpublished early works, this lavishly illustrated monograph examines both how and what we see
College Night Returns to Getty
The free event features live music, food, gallery tours, crafts, and more
In the Headlines
The Getty Gives $17 Million to Museums for Pacific Standard Time
In 2024, institutions in Southern California will stage some 60 shows on art and science, from climate change to Indigenous futurism
Four L.A. buildings nominated as official City Landmarks recognizing Black heritage
The designations came about as part of the city’s partnership with Getty to identify, protect and celebrate L.A.’s Black heritage
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