Art & Architecture

Stories about our collections, exhibitions, and the creative process

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  1. The Colorful Story of Odilon Redon’s Drawing Papers

    People use a flashlight to look at details of a framed pastel drawing hung on the wall of a dimly lit gallery.

    Getty and LACMA conservators took a closer look at the artist’s paper supports—and how they’ve changed over time

  2. Getty Acquires Rediscovered Diego Velázquez Painting

    Portrait of a man with mustache and beard wearing gold and black striped armor with a red sash.

    “Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares” strengthens Getty’s collection of 17th-century European paintings

  3. 12 Books on Black Space, Memory, and Belonging

    A stack of books on a desk in a library

    In anticipation of a new conference, these essential reads span art, architecture, migration, and the many ways Black communities create—and reclaim—space

  4. Getty Brings its Art Collection to the Streets of Paris

    A large poster of a painting, Paul Cézanne, “Still Life with Apples”,  hangs from a wall on an urban street.

    Large-scale reproductions of works by Van Gogh, Manet, Cézanne, Caillebotte, and Lawrence Alma-Tadema will appear at prominent locations across Paris this fall

  5. Purrquoise Speaks!

    A ceramic sculpture of a cat on a golden cushioned pedestal sits in a glass viewing box in an ornately decorated room.

    An exclusive, candid chat with Getty’s most famous cat

  6. The Surprising History of the Color Green

    A woman wearing green looks curiously at a portrait of a man with a gold halo around his head.

    Becoming Artsy, Episode 506

  7. Tout pour l’art. Tout pour vous.

    The Getty Logo with the slogan "All for Art" superimposed over a picture of Van Gogh's Irises.

    Découvrez le Getty et toutes les façons dont l’art nous rassemble, nous inspire et transforme notre regard sur le monde.

  8. All for Art. All for You.

    The Getty Logo with the slogan "All for Art" superimposed over a picture of Van Gogh's Irises.

    Discover Getty and the many ways art connects us, inspires us, and shapes our world

  9. Art History in the Amazon

    Aerial satellite image of the Amazon River.

    Zoom in to learn how Getty-funded scholars left the classroom to connect with communities, objects, and each other across the Amazon basin

  10. Artist Reggie Burrows Hodges on Display at Three Los Angeles Arts Institutions

    Two silhouettes, one taller one shorter, stand against and red and black background resembling a stage.

    Exhibitions mark the artist’s first solo museum presentations in his hometown of Los Angeles