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Dream of Darkness

Screenshot from video game that depicts a dark and shadowy image of an Aztec city, with soldiers coming down from the sky and a woman treating a god's injuries

A new video game looks to a 16th-century manuscript as source material

A Rare 500-Year-Old Manuscript Gets a Second Life Online

Homepage for Digital Florentine Codex website, displaying a blue banner, white search bar, and an image of fishes from the original codex.

The Digital Florentine Codex unlocks a wealth of Mexica (Aztec) history and culture

Shining a Light on Neon

The challenges of protecting neon art have plagued conservators for years. Getty aims to change that

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  1. A Maze Where Every Path Is Correct

    A parent and child wander stand in an immersive room with mirrors and bright neon lights illuminating the floor and ceiling

    Kidspace’s Wired for Wonder fosters multisensory visitor experiences that provide open, curious—and sometimes smelly—connections to art and science

    May 13, 2025

  2. New Volume Examines Gunpowder and Other Exotic Materials in Art of Cai Guo-Qiang

    Cai Guo-Qiang: The Artist's Materials book cover

    This contemporary artist rose to prominence due to his use of unusual materials

    May 1, 2025

  3. Getty Transforms Art Provenance Data to Support 21st Century Research

    A view of a luscious garden, with a white modern building behind.

    Getty’s Remodeled Provenance Index allows researchers to think differently about how to use data at scale to discover patterns and trends

    May 1, 2025

  4. Chasing Rainbows

    Charles Ross has created solar spectra around the world for six decades; now Getty Center visitors can experience—or even bathe themselves in—his giant spills of rainbow

    Apr 29, 2025

  5. Close Looking: Annibale Carracci

    A man with short gray hair wearing a black turtleneck and black latex gloves sits in a conservator style setting with a small painting on an easel depicting a Madonna and child.

    Getty senior conservator Ulrich Birkmaier invites us into the conservation studio to see a late 1500s masterpiece in a new light

    Feb 20, 2025

  6. New Volume Provides an Essential Reference for the Material Study of Bronze Sculpture

    Guidelines for the Technical Examination of Bronze Sculpture book cover

    This authoritative and thoroughly illustrated book is the most comprehensive resource available on technical examination of bronze

    Feb 7, 2025

  7. How Degas Held It All Together

    A finger points at a detail on a pastel drawing with muted pastel colors, situated on an easel

    Why spray glue onto a canvas?

    Feb 6, 2025

  8. South American Visionaries in Digital Art

    A photograph of a large gallery. The floors are wood, the back wall features large works of art. There's a microphone on the floor in the center of the space

    MOLAA presents Arteônica: Art, Science, and Technology in Latin America Today through February 23, 2025

    Jan 30, 2025

  9. Innovadores suramericanos del arte digital

    A photograph of a large gallery. The floors are wood, the back wall features large works of art. There's a microphone on the floor in the center of the space

    El MOLAA presenta “Arteônica: Arte, ciencia y tecnología en América Latina hoy” hasta el 23 de febrero de 2025

    Jan 30, 2025

  10. The Art of Action

    A group of people lay on a grassy area, spelling the words "Aguas Para a Vida" with their bodies

    PST ART exhibitions go all in for climate and environmental justice

    Jan 10, 2025
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