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From the Gardens to the Galleries, the Getty Comes Alive with Sound and Dance

Friday Flights kick off with a group of works that respond to and animate the Getty's architecture and landscape.

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The Promises and Perils of Early American Photography on Paper

In this show, photography offers a rich understanding of a diverse, divided, by turns confident and anxious United States bent on territorial and economic expansion from the 1840s to the 1860s.

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How 18th-Century Artists Pieced Together Pastel Portraits

In order to make large portraits of European elites, artists had to literally piece together pieces of paper, circumventing the limitations of their medium.

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How Photography Developed Argentina's Modern Identity

An illuminating exhibition at the Getty reveals how photography created and perpetuated a national imaginary in Argentina.

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Four Los Angeles Shows to Look Forward to in the New Year

From an exhibition about the first superstar curator to Pacific Standard Time's performance festival, there's strong work aplenty on the horizon.

In Brief

Los Angeles Wildfire Threatens Getty Museum [UPDATED]

The Skirball fire has consumed over 150 acres and is burning "directly across the freeway" from the Getty Museum, according to a spokesperson.

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Ways to Talk About Latin American and Latino Art

This year, the Getty initiative known as Pacific Standard Time has focused on the very broad categories of Latino and Latin American art. How we talk about these categories matters.

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Ancient Mediterranean Oil Lamps Capture the Pop Culture of Their Time

J. Paul Getty Museum published a free, digital catalogue documenting one of the richest troves of lamps from the ancient Mediterranean world.

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Tracing the Lives of Women in Medieval Manuscript Illustrations

Illuminating Women in the Medieval World at the Getty Center in Los Angeles explores the lives of women in the Middle Ages through their representation in illuminated manuscripts.

In Brief

The Getty Buys Trove Valued at Over $100M, Includes a Michelangelo and a Watteau

A new acquisition by The Getty augments their already significant collection of European Old Master works.

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Artists Comb Through the Getty Center, Making Music with Hairbrushes and More

The Friday Flights performance series invites artists to engage with the less-explored corners of the Getty's sprawling campus and use it as an unconventional stage.

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Learn About the Origins of Museums Across Latin America

On May 11 and 12, the Getty Center is hosting a symposium on the beginnings of art, archaeology, and ethnography museums in Latin America.