Free Outdoor Summer Concerts, Saturday nights at the Getty Center. 5/30 aja monet. 6/13 Hunx and his Punx. 7/11 Leenalchi. 7/25 Horse Lords. 8/22 Laurel Halo.

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Summer, buffering. 😎

First concert's tickets drop on May 7, 2026.

Better luck next time!

Virtue and Vice: Allegory in European Drawing | Getty Exhibitions European drawings from the 16th to 19th centuries offer commentary on social norms.

Virtue and Vice: Allegory in European Drawing is on view through June 7, 2026 at the Getty Center.

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Capricorn: hardworking (a woman gardening) and greedy (a frog clutching an orb, sitting on a pile of coins)

Sagittarius: grateful (a woman symbolizing gratitude) and rowdy (peasants drinking in a tavern)

Pisces: merciful (prisoners being freed) and drunken (a group of people drinking and partying)

Capricorn: gty.art/gardener & gty.art/greed
Aquarius: gty.art/RodinEmbrace & gty.art/ungrateful
Pisces: gty.art/mercy & gty.art/Merry

Libra: punishes evil (the eagle to which the eggs from before belong flying in to attack the thief) and self-indulgent (a woman reclines, eating grapes, surrounded by servants)

Scorpio: loyal (a woman pining for her lover) and jealous (a man clutching his head in agony)

Sagittarius: grateful (a woman symbolizing gratitude) and rowdy (peasants drinking in a tavern)

Libra: gty.art/eaglehunter & gty.art/4rVDJ6m
Scorpio: gty.art/oh & gty.art/jealousy
Sagittarius: gty.art/virtue & gty.art/tavern

Cancer: obedient (a donkey, meant to represent obedience) and covetous (a man dangles from a cliffside as he attempts to steal eggs from an eagle’s nest)

Leo: giving (a saint shares his cloak with a beggar) and vain (a nude woman admires herself in a hand-held mirror)

Virgo: chaste (Susannah, of biblical fame, fights off two men who attempt to rape her) and judgmental (a group of animals looks mockingly at a leopard who they are judging)

Cancer: gty.art/assox & gty.art/eaglehunter
Leo: gty.art/StMartin & gty.art/vanity
Virgo: gty.art/4bO9eJA & gty.art/4bMvl2W

Aries: brave (a man with a shield defends a cowering woman) and angry (a father shouts at his son)

Taurus: patient (a woman representing patience) and gluttonous (a man drinking lustily from a cup, but he is thin as if to indicate that he will never be satisfied)

Gemini: charitable (a noblewoman encourages her daughter to give to the poor) and lustful (a woman sits on the lap of her lover, as he grabs at her dress)

Aries: gty.art/4t6m3pw & gty.art/ungrateful
Taurus: gty.art/assox & gty.art/glutt
Gemini: gty.art/charity & gty.art/amorous

Your sign, your virtue & vice. 12 circles depicting astrological signs.

What's your sign? 👀

🖼️ Details from Miscellany: Descriptions of Planets, Zodiacs, and Comets, shortly after 1464, German. Watercolor and ink on paper. Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig XII 8 (83.MO.137)

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Intl. Course On the Conservation of Earthen Architecture Training course in earthen heritage conservation for mid-career professionals in targeted regions

Over three iterations of the course, 62 professionals from 20 countries received training to take back to their communities and made connections with colleagues.

Learn more: www.getty.edu/projects/int...

The International Course on the Conservation of Earthen Architecture is organized by Getty and Department of Culture and Tourism-Abu Dhabi (DCT) with support from Ministry of Heritage and Culture-Oman and ALIPH Foundation to give hands-on training to conservation professionals in the region.

An earthen building with pointed features and a flag on its roof behind water

Known as the "Garden City," Al Ain is a site in Abu Dhabi with a 5000-year history.

Made of earthen materials, it is the perfect training ground for professionals learning about the unique challenges of repairing earth and keeping buildings safe from climate change.

Nine Books to Read for Earth Month | Getty News A curated reading list brought to you by Getty’s own EcoReads book club.

Environmentalists and book worms unite! 🌎🤝 📚

We put together a list of nine books to read this Earth Month:
www.getty.edu/news/earth-m...

Gesner'sTulip, Ichneumon Fly, Kidney Bean, and Scarlet Runner Bean (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection) Gesner'sTulip, Ichneumon Fly, Kidney Bean, and Scarlet Runner Bean (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); 1561–1562; illumination added 1591–1596; Joris Hoefnagel (Flemish, / Hungarian,

featured artworks:
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🐝 gty.art/4tTVrZr
🦋 🦗🐉 gty.art/114VET
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Still here? Did we not say the bug you were thinking of? You win! Tell us your winning bug in the comments! Illustration of moths and butterflies.

Fly (house fly illustration featured)? You're out!

Beetle? You're out! Illustration of two beetles, including a rhinoceros beetle.

Dragonfly? You're out! Illustration of a blue dragonfly.

Grasshopper? You're out! Illustration of a green grasshopper.

Butterfly? You're out! Illustration of a black, orange, and white butterfly.

If you thought of a bee, you're out! Painting of a bee on a white flower surrounded by vibrant yellow and purple blossoms.

Swipe to play! Stay in the game: bug edition. Rules on the next slide. Manuscript featuring plants and insects.

The Rules. Think of a bug, then start swiping. If your bug appears, you’re out!If not, keep going! Will you make it to the end... or will you get squashed?

It's Stay in the Game: Bug Edition!

Think of a bug, scroll through this thread, and see if you win or get eliminated. ⬇️

Getty Museum Welcome to the Getty Museum YouTube channel. We're pleased to share a selection of videos about the collection, art-making techniques, conservation projects, exhibitions, and related programming.

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Getty Drawing Days | Getty Events Join us for this fun, drop-in drawing event where participants of all ages and skill levels discover the joy of drawing from live, costumed models.

Did you know you, too, can draw in the galleries? Getty allows pencils and sketchpads in the museum galleries and grounds (just no pens or paints).

Check out Getty's upcoming drawing days here: www.getty.edu/calendar/get...

Is Drawing Good for You? (Becoming Artsy 504) YouTube video by Getty Museum

Can anyone learn to draw?

Join Getty producer Jessie as she explores techniques for learning how to draw, and learns *why* drawing is good for you.

Watch the full video: youtu.be/aG48Zxh_J80

Interested in art exhibitions?

Explore what’s on:
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Screening: MAINTENANCE ARTIST | Getty Events A film about Mierle Ukeles, the first artist in residence at New York City’s Department of Sanitation in 1977

Screening: MAINTENANCE ARTIST

Join us for a screening of MAINTENANCE ARTIST, the first feature documentary to explore the revolutionary career of artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles.

May 16 at 6pm at the Getty Center
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Tastemakers: Earth Mother with Paige Emery | Getty Events Brunch with the ecological artist and herbalist inspired by cookbooks from the Getty Library

Tastemakers: Earth Mother with Paige Emery

Join us for a special Earth Day celebration featuring ecological artist and herbalist Paige Emery, which will include a talk and brunch inspired by historical cookbooks.

May 8 at 12pm at the Getty Center
www.getty.edu/calendar/tas...

Screening: Of Color and Ink | Getty Events Film about the Chinese artist Chang Dai-chien followed by a conversation with the filmmaker

Screening: Of Color and Ink

Join us for a screening of Of Color and Ink featuring artist Chang Dai-chien, China’s foremost painter of the 20th century.

May 7 at 6pm at the Getty Center
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