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Interpreting the Beasts of the Middle Ages

by Sarah E. Bond July 8, 2019August 4, 2021

Animals were an important part of the everyday lives of ancient and medieval people, whether they were real or imagined, and their literary use in the Middle Ages formed a moral language. 

Posted inArt

Should the Getty Return Its Famed “Victorious Youth” Statue?

by Sarah E. Bond July 5, 2018August 4, 2021

In the Italian city of Pesaro last month, a court ruled that the Getty Museum’s prized “Victorious Youth” statue should be returned to Italy, and in response, the J. Paul Getty Trust issued a public reply, noting that Italy has no cultural claim on the statue.

Posted inIn Brief

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

by Claire Voon July 24, 2017

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

Posted inOpinion

The True Report of a Former Getty Curator Lost in Scandal

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney August 31, 2015August 31, 2015

Hamlet thought he could do it. The prince believed he could exert control over the narrative of his life’s major events and the part he played in their grim culmination.

Posted inArt

Richest Gathering of Hellenistic Bronzes in Centuries Goes on Tour

Avatar photo by Allison Meier March 19, 2015March 23, 2015

In Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World, opened last week at Florence’s Palazzo Strozzi, more Greek bronzes are assembled than ever before in the modern age.

Posted inNews

Getty Museum Sets 4,600 Images Free

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian August 13, 2013May 19, 2014

Yesterday, the J. Paul Getty Trust announced that they will be “making roughly 4,600 high-resolution images of the Museum’s collection free to use, modify, and publish for any purpose.”

Posted inOpinion

Two Major Museums Push the Boundaries of Multimedia

by Kyle Chayka February 6, 2013February 8, 2013

If 2012 saw museums like the Walker and the New Museum embrace the medium of the internet with redesigned websites and social media presences, 2013 might signal a renaissance for museums and multimedia. Both the Getty and the Metropolitan Museum have just launched new photo and video initiatives.

Posted inOpinion

OMG…Now I Know: How to Protect Your Antique Statues During an Earthquake

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian May 15, 2012May 15, 2012

The Getty Museum has come up with a video to demonstrate how to save your precious sculptures during an earthquake. Thanks, Getty!

Posted inOpinion

Getty Launches Pacific Standard Time Archive (Plus Advice for Artists Needing $$)

by Carren Jao April 17, 2012

The Getty has launched a comprehensive Pacific Standard Time at the Getty Center archive online for art-lovers slash internet-junkies.

National Portrait Gallery Announces the 2025 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
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National Portrait Gallery Announces the 2025 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition

The first prize winner will receive $25,000 and a commission to portray a remarkable living American for the Smithsonian museum’s collection.

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