How was photography used in the fight against child labor in the United States?

Funding opportunity for scholars and art professionals!  There's only ONE MONTH left to apply for Getty Research Institute’s 2025-26 residential grant program on the theme of Repair.   Situated between creation and destruction, the act of repair can be deeply transformative,

Looking for more art and culture in your life? There’s a Getty event for you! Theater, performances, photography, and more. Here’s what’s coming up this month. getty.edu/visit/cal/talk…

Outdoor Classical Theater Presents: Memnon Memnon tells the tale of a powerful Ethiopian king who journeys to the city of Troy to engage in battle during the Trojans’ darkest hour. Often overlooked, until now. Thursdays - Saturdays starting September 5 at the Getty Villa

This Roman coin belt features 23 gold coins with depictions of five emperors, and a medallion made of sapphire, emerald, garnet, and green glass. It would have been worn at special ceremonial occasions as a sign of political status and power. gty.art/3ByGDFY

Today is the 243th anniversary of El Pueblo de Los Angeles, the birthplace of Los Angeles. In September 1781, 44 settlers of Native American, African, and European heritage traveled from present-day northern Mexico and established a farming community.

In 1932, Mexican artist and muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros painted América Tropical on the second-story exterior wall of the center of El Pueblo de Los Angeles.

The Siqueiros mural is a powerful and tragic representation of the impact of imperialism in the Americas, and has led a compelling life of its own—whitewashed for being too controversial, unearthed but badly damaged, conserved by Getty, then unveiled to the public again in 2012.

Want to know the full story of América Tropical? Controversial in its time, it was whitewashed upon completion and left for decades until a team from Getty and the City of LA came together to restore it. This podcast ep of ReCurrent explores the hidden story of América Tropical.

Bold. Vivid. Gripping. From The Classical Theatre of Harlem comes a tale of a long-forgotten Ethiopian king—Memnon. 🔗 Tickets: gty.art/memnon 🗓️ September 5 – 28