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Inspired by Blood
Gabriele Tinti creates poetry at Getty
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Made to Fade
For Phil Chang, the art of these photographs is in their disappearance
Ancient Life
Power in a Mummy Portrait
Look closely at this beautiful mummy portrait on display at the Getty Villa and you’ll find powerful signs of wealth, status, and beauty
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Women in Ancient Rome
Podcaster and historian Emma Southon shares what you probably didn’t learn in history class
No Pain, No Rogaine: Hair Loss and Hairstyle in Ancient Rome
Hair obsessions aren’t new. In ancient Rome, attaining the right style was a high priority for the upper-class man and woman
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Mercedes Dorame: Woshaa’axre Yaang’aro (Looking Back)
New commission is inaugural project of new contemporary series
New Illustrated Critical Anthology Collects Writings of Conservationist Giovannoni
The seminal texts by the Italian architect, historian, and conservationist are available in English for the first time
Getty Acquires 17 Remarkable Drawings
Drawings by Eva Gonzalès, Degas, Guercino, Joseph Wright of Derby, and others strengthen Getty Museum collection
In the Headlines
$500,000 Getty Prize grant goes to juvenile justice non-profit the Arts for Healing and Justice Network
Artist Mark Bradford picked AHJN for the grant because of its work to "transform young people’s lives through the power of arts education”
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
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