Your gift to Getty in support of the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund is fully tax-deductible. If you would like to discuss a major gift to the fund, please contact Emily Cregg, Senior Development ...

Conservation is a core value for most archaeological societies. It is highlighted in their codes of ethics, statements of mission, and governance. In recognition of this, the World Archaeological ...

The lesson plan and downloadable materials on this page are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. • explain styles and techniques of illuminated manuscripts. • ...

It's only natural for visitors to want to touch works of art. Usually, they don't realize that damage results when many individuals touch objects, even if they do it very gently. Students repeatedly ...

The special collections consist of rare and unique materials from the 15th century to the present: nearly 50,000 rare books, more than 27,000 single prints and drawings in albums and collections, 800 ...

Beth Cohen, with contributions by Susan Lansing-Maish, Kenneth Lapatin, Jeffrey Maish, Joan R. Mertens, Marie Svoboda, Marion True and Dyfri Williams This book and the exhibition it accompanies are ...

This major loan exhibition was organized by the Albertina Museum, Vienna, in association with the J. Paul Getty Museum, to mark the 150th anniversary of Klimt's birth. The drawings in this exhibition ...

The sixteen essays in this volume reflect a wide range of research concerning methods for metals conservation, particularly in respect to ancient and historic objects. The variety of issues discussed ...

This handbook addresses three areas of concern for the museum administrator concerning the protection of historic buildings, monuments, and archaeological sites located in seismic areas. It proposes ...

A kind of encyclopedia of animals, the bestiary was among the most popular illuminated texts in northern Europe during the Middle Ages (about 500–1500). Because medieval Christians understood every ...

Self-Portrait as Midas was sculpted by French artist Jean-Joseph Carriès around 1885. This work of art lives at the Getty Center. Find out if it's on view. This sculpture of a man with great big ears ...

Originally promulgated in 2000 by ICOMOS China with bilingual versions published in 2002 and 2004, the Principles for the Conservation of Heritage Sites in China were the first set of national ...