Watch Becoming Artsy Episode 2

All aboard! Jessie explores the Getty Center

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By Caitlin Shamberg

Oct 19, 2021

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It’s not just a museum!

In this episode of Becoming Artsy, Jessie takes a tour of the beautiful Getty Center grounds with docent Rachel Artenian, and falls in love with a giant insect and fossils hidden in the travertine. She also interviews Tim Whalen, director of the Getty Conservation Institute, about the Getty Center’s origin story.

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