The education department seeks to inspire all of our audiences to engage with our collection and exhibitions through programs and resources at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa museums. This free ...

This classic work explains the place of conservation and restoration in museums. Long out of print, it is now being published online by the GCI. How to Cite this Work ...

Nefertari, the favorite queen of Rameses II, was buried about 3,200 years ago in the most exquisitely decorated tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Queens. Discovered in 1904 by Italian explorer Ernesto ...

This detailed book is a “how-to” guide to building controlled vocabulary tools, cataloging and indexing cultural materials with terms and names from controlled vocabularies, and using vocabularies in ...

Ancient Iran, historically known as Persia, was the dominant nation of western Asia for over twelve centuries, with three successive native dynasties—the Achaemenid, the Parthian, and the ...

The reference information listed below is intended for those who work with the Getty's data. This information comes from the Museum's collection database, and in some cases is incomplete or awaiting ...

Hans Holbein the Younger was born in the German city of Augsburg in late 1497 or early 1498, the second son of the respected painter Hans Holbein the Elder. He launched his career in Switzerland, ...

Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Figures 3, 9–17, 22–24, 28, 32, 33, 36, 38, 40, 51, and 54 are reproduced with the ...

This volume presents the proceedings of an international symposium organized by the Getty Conservation Institute and the J. Paul Getty Museum, April 24–28, 1995. The first conference of its kind in ...

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 ...

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 ...