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Getty has released its 2026 Holiday Gift Guide, featuring merchandise that debuts the institution's refreshed brand identity and its guiding message 'ALL FOR ART'.
On November 4, 2026, Getty announced a talk and tasting with chef Bricia López at the Getty Center on November 15, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.
On November 5, 2026, the J. Paul Getty Museum announced “Instante/revelación: momentos en la fotografía mexicana,” an exhibition at the Getty Center on view through January 3, 2027.
On November 5, 2026, the Getty Museum announced 'Instante/revelación: Moments in Mexican Photography' at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, on view through January 3, 2027.
On October 29, 2026, the J. Paul Getty Museum announced "A Light in the Dark: Joseph Wright of Derby," an exhibition showcasing the 18th-century English artist's candlelight paintings.
On November 4, 2026, Getty announced a talk and tasting by Los Angeles chef Bricia López at the Getty Center on November 15, 2026.
On October 28, 2026, the Getty Foundation announced New Interpretations, a grant initiative that awards $2.7 million to 11 museums and arts organizations worldwide for visitor-centered approaches to art interpretation.
On November 3, 2026, the Getty Museum published a curator-led selection of food-related objects from its holdings across paintings, drawings, manuscripts, and decorative arts.
On October 28, 2026, Getty announced that a curator's search for a missing shade led La Maison du Pastel in Paris to create a new pastel color, tentatively named Seafoam.
On Friday, October 23, the Getty Center will screen the documentary 'Nova '78' and host a performance by no wave artist Julia Heyward. Heyward, who co-emceed the 1978 Nova Convention that the film documents, will perform her electronic-vocal monologue from the event.
On October 22, 2026, Getty published a playlist tracing the no wave movement, timed to its October 23 screening of the documentary 'Nova '78'.
On October 21, 2026, TEFAF announced museum acquisitions made at its 2026 Maastricht and New York fairs, led by the Art Institute of Chicago's purchase of Lavinia Fontana's 'Christ Expelling the Merchants from the Temple,' offered by Trinity Fine Art and the first Fontana painting to enter that c.
On October 21, 2026, TEFAF announced major museum acquisitions from its 2026 fairs in Maastricht (March 14–19) and New York (May 15–19). The fairs, covering 7,000 years of art, attracted over 600 museum directors and 130 patron groups.
On September 23, 2026, the J. Paul Getty Museum announced the acquisition of "Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares" (ca. 1626) by Spanish artist Diego Velázquez (1599–1660).
On September 21, 2026, the J.
On September 17, 2026, the J. Paul Getty Museum announced the release of "Becoming Artsy, Episode 506," which traces the history of green pigments in art across nearly 2,000 years.
On September 14, 2026, Getty announced the launch of season two of 'If Objects Could Talk,' an award-winning family-friendly podcast that brings to life objects from its art collection.
On September 9, 2026, the Getty Villa announced a specialty cocktail called El Cosmico, created for the Latino Theater Company's production of 'Antigone: In the Language of Kings.' The drink features agave wine, a fermented beverage with roots in Aztec mythology, and is part of the concessions me.
On September 9, 2026, the Getty Villa announced a collaboration with the Latino Theater Company to stage 'Antígona: en el lenguaje de los dioses,' a reinterpretation of the Greek tragedy set in pre-conquest Tenochtitlán.
On September 3, 2026, the J. Paul Getty Museum published a retrospective look by curators Julian Brooks and Virginia Heckert at two focused exhibitions held in 2017 to celebrate David Hockney’s 80th birthday, collectively titled "Happy Birthday, Mr.
On August 25, 2026, the Getty Research Institute announced the publication of 'Black Curators Matter: Conversations on Art and Change,' a volume edited by Kellie Jones and Tumelo Mosaka.
On August 20, 2026, the J. Paul Getty Museum announced that paintings conservator Devi Ormond has completed the conservation of Edgar Degas's "Self-Portrait" (about 1857–58), a small oil-on-paper work measuring roughly eight by six inches.
On August 18, 2026, the Getty Conservation Institute announced ongoing conservation of an 18th-century French commode by Bernard II van Risenburgh that incorporates Japanese lacquer panels.
On August 19, 2026, the J. Paul Getty Trust announced the appointment of Kimberly Uyttewaal as Vice President of Development and Institutional Advancement. Uyttewaal, who joined Getty in 2015, will lead fundraising and strategic partnership efforts, effective September 1.
On August 13, 2026, the Getty Villa released a panel discussion featuring staff members analyzing Christopher Nolan's film 'The Odyssey'.
The Getty Research Institute, Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, and Getty Museum have named the 2026–2027 cohort of Getty Scholars. Since 1985 the program has hosted international researchers at the Getty Center and Getty Villa for advanced work on art and its histories.
Hunx and His Punx will perform at the Getty Center as part of the Off the 405 concert series on June 13.
Barbara DuMetz's 1977 Kraft Foods Advertisement is included in the Getty Center exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985, on view through June 14, 2026.
The J. Paul Getty Trust joins the annual National Public Gardens Day on May 8, 2026, sponsored by the American Public Gardens Association. At the Getty Center a special tour of the Central Garden designed by the late Robert Irwin begins at 10:30 a.m. and is led by horticulturist Jackie Flor.
Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles has committed to the Bizot Green Protocol alongside Getty, LACMA, MOCA and the Hammer Museum.
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