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    Apr 16

    We are delighted to present “Persepolis Reimagined”: . This immersive web experience lets visitors explore a 3D reconstruction of the ceremonial capital of the ancient Persian Empire at its height.

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  2. 7 hours ago

    Images (2/2): Gesner'sTulip, Ichneumon Fly, Kidney Bean, and Scarlet Runner Bean (detail), 1561–1562; illumination added 1591–1596, Joris Hoefnagel and Georg Bocskay

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  3. 7 hours ago

    Images (1/2): Still Life with Flowers and Fruit (detail), 1869, Claude Monet. Getty Museum Musical Group on a Balcony (detail), 1622, Gerrit van Honthorst. Getty Museum Hedgehog, 1905, Cherry Kearton . Getty Museum

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  4. 7 hours ago

    Enjoy a few art affirmations to get you through the week 🙏🏼✨

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  5. 10 hours ago

    As the forebear to contemporary artists like , , , and , Sha-Rock holds an important place in music history. 
Learn more about Sha-Rock's legacy: 

All images courtesy of 📷

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  6. 10 hours ago

    Sha-Rock, a.k.a. the Mother of the Mic, was a b-girl (or breakdancer) before joining The Funky 4. 
The group's rotating cast included Jazzy Jeff, DJ Breakout, Guy Williams, Keith Keith, K.K. Rockwell, Rodney Stone, and Rahiem.

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  7. 10 hours ago

    Before Blondie brought rap to a wider audience, there was The Funky 4 + 1. The "plus one" was MC Sha-Rock, hip-hop' first female MC who ruled the male-dominated Bronx hip-hop scene of the '70s.

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  8. 10 hours ago

    quiz! Who inspired Debbie Harry's "Rapture," the first song with rap vocals to hit number one in U.S.?

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  9. Apr 22

    Images: Tribute Bearer, 500–450 BC, Achaemenid. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Carl Holmes

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  10. Apr 22

    Images: Tribute Bearers, 5th–4th century BC, Achaemenid. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri (Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust) 33-101. Photo © Nelson Gallery Foundation

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  11. Apr 22

    Images: Image still from the web experience “Persepolis Reimagined” Relief with a Lion and Bull in Combat, 358–338 BC, Achaemenid. Lent by the Oriental Institute of The University of Chicago. Courtesy of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, Photo Michael Tropea

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  12. Apr 22

    “Persia: Ancient Iran and the Classical World” is on view at the Getty Villa Museum through August 8.

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  13. Apr 22

    Persepolis was burned to the ground during the campaigns of Alexander the Great in 330 BC. Visit the exhibition to learn more about this iconic city, and explore our new immersive web experience .

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  14. Apr 22

    Some palace staircases at Persepolis bore images of men in Persian dress carrying covered bowls that may have contained provisions for elaborate banquets. Swipe further to see some examples.

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  15. Apr 22

    The exact meaning of this dynamic composition is unknown, but it may have symbolized the power of the king to marshal the wild forces of nature. See a digital recreation of this motif on the staircase of the main audience hall at Persepolis, the Apadana.

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  16. Apr 22

    Delegations from the Achaemenid Empire’s twenty-three subject nations journeyed to Persepolis to offer tribute to the Great King. Stone scenes carved in relief decorated the facades of the structures at Persepolis. One repeated motif is that of a lion attacking a bull.

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  17. Apr 22

    Journey with us to the magnificent ancient Persian city of Persepolis. Around 518 BC, King Darius I founded a new ceremonial capital in southwestern Iran. This city, Persepolis, was a place of awe-inspiring grandeur that included palaces, audience halls, and a treasury.

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  18. Apr 22

    Earth Day Q&A incoming! 🌍 Ask our head of grounds and gardens a question and get an answer, only within the next hour.

    How many gardeners work in Getty's gardens? What herbs grow at the Villa? What's the easiest plant to care for? Tomorrow is ! To celebrate, Getty's head of grounds & gardens is taking your questions! What are you curious about? Reply & we'll answer tomorrow at 10am.
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  19. Apr 21

    Images (2/2): Untitled (Tortuga en la Tina), 2006, Graciela Iturbide. Getty Museum. © Graciela Iturbide

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  20. Apr 21

    Images (1/2): Untitled (Ofrenda a las cenizas de Frida), 2007, Graciela Iturbide. Getty Museum. © Graciela Iturbide Untitled (Corse sobre la repisa), 2007, Graciela Iturbide. Getty Museum. © Graciela Iturbide

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  21. Apr 21

    The rooms contain roughly 300 of Kahlo’s belongings that invite an intimate look at the artist’s personal life. View Iturbide’s photographs of what Kahlo left in her bathroom:

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