The Getty Center, Getty Villa, and Getty Library are temporarily closed to help protect their community from the spread of coronavirus. But many of their resources are available online, so there’s lots to explore on a virtual visit. Here are four different ways you can keep your artistic spirits up.
Enjoy online exhibitions and collections
Bauhaus: Building the New Artist
Founded 100 years ago, the German school known as the Bauhaus changed not only art and design, but also how both were taught. Explore the Bauhaus's legacy in the online exhibition
The Legacy of Ancient Palmyra
Positioned at a crossroads, Palmyra in Syria was a nexus of ideas and innovations streaming from east and west that made it one of the most cosmopolitan centres in antiquity. Explore ancient Palmyra through rare 18th-century engravings and 19th-century photos of the ancient city, accompanied by essays from curators. Visit the online exhibition
Art and research collections in a click
If you want to see all the Rembrandt paintings in LA museums right from your phone, there's a website for that! Explore the virtual exhibition now
How about browsing objects with intriguing stories from the Getty collections? Explore art and delve into their vast library collections, including thousands of digitised items, in Getty’s always-on library catalogue. Start exploring now
Experience art talks
On Getty Museum’s YouTube channel, you can learn about art history, discover classic art-making techniques, and watch great talks, too. Find out how an illuminated manuscript was made, how a tapestry was woven, or even how an ancient Egyptian was mummified — or go outside and draw with charcoal. Ever wondered what it's like to restore a huge ancient sculpture? Watch the conservation process
Teaching kids or adults? Getty Museum also offers videos on teaching with art and many video captures of past general-interest talks and scholarly presentations on art and history.
Listen to art podcasts
Getty produces two podcasts:
With Art + Ideas, go deep into Titian, Manet, and more. With Recording Artists, hear from ground-breaking women artists like Betye Saar and Yoko Ono in season one: Radical Women.
You can also find audio tours with images from past exhibitions. Explore Egypt and the Classical world, the strange creatures of the medieval bestiary, or the depiction of the nude in Renaissance art.