ANTHROPOLOGY
Where do you really where you come from? And how did you get to where you live today?
Ground breaking interactives that engage visitors through guided viewing and interpretation.
Dozens of educational interactives take visitors through the history and cultures of Oaxaca up to the present day.
How did Mayans take advantage of their natural resources and environment?
Antiquities
The beauty of carved gemstones has captivated collectors and craftsmen since antiquity.
Explore two approaches to restoring the painted decoration on a fragmentary vase.
See the surprising complexity required to make a double-headed wine cup.
ARCHAEOLOGY
Interdisciplinary studies illuminate how this iconic ritual space was used.
Innovative method for visualizing buried archaeological sites.
Art Conservation
Explore the manufacture, restoration, and conservation of an ancient bronze statue.
Watch a conservator analyze and treat a drawing using a variety of techniques.
Watch conservators study and clean an ancient bronze lamp using a variety of techniques in this short video.
Explore two approaches to restoring the painted decoration on a fragmentary vase.
Decorative Arts
Hear about the surprising ways that everyday objects can reflect the potential within us all.
How does the sculpted body communicate? Get unique perspectives on the language of gesture, facial expression, and pose.
With a turn of a key, this table transforms into a desk. See how it operates and how it may have been used.
Open up, spin around, and peek inside a virtual model of an extraordinary four-sided display cabinet.
Have you ever been in museum, and really wished you could hold an object and examine it in your hands?
DESIGN AND FASHION
Drawings, Prints, and Manuscripts
Interactive touch screens featuring brilliantly executed albums created by Rinpa-school artists.
This interactive emulates the intimate experience of reading a long-form Japanese scroll.
Three interactives that explore historical narratives from medieval France.
Explore the imaginative world of marginalia decorations in medieval manuscripts.
HISTORY
Trace global trade routes when ocean-going ships began to carry textiles across the globe.
See how Buddhist beliefs and artistic traditions were transmitted along the Silk Road.
This experience tells the story of the thirteen Presidents tho led the United States through the 21st century.
The document's title shocked scholars who realized that they had found a work lost for nearly 1,700 years.
This online exhibition explores the genius and wit of Benjamin Franklin, in celebration of his 300th birthday.
This online exhibition examines the life and career of Winston Churchill and emphasizes his lifelong links with the United States.
In this online exhibition, visitors can explore Los Adaes, the Spanish capital of Texas province for over fifty years.
This web site both promotes and compliments a major traveling exhibition for the Lewis and Clark bicentennial.
Take a virtual tour of the iconic building, explore its role in Mexican history, and challenge yourself with educational games.
Content rich interactives that complement immersive exhibitions on Mexico’s deep history.
Making Art
See how nineteenth century technology brought art and science together.
Learn about the techniques used to create a remarkably realistic seventeenth-century sculpture.
This video charts the creative process of an installation by Jim Dine that was inspired by antiquities in the Getty Villa’s collection.
Watch a contemporary sculptor demonstrate the use of traditional tools in this short video.
See the surprising complexity required to make a double-headed wine cup.
Natural Sciences and Conservation
These interactive kiosks put zoo visitors in the role of decision makers.
Explore the dynamic forces that formed – and are continually reforming – the Earth and our Solar System.
Photography
Can you spot which photos are fake? Put your eyes to the test with this app.
Browse an interactive album of photographs depicting cultural life in Japan.
Hear how three contemporary photographers apply a panoramic approach to explore a specific city.
This interactive emulates the experience of using a 19th-century stereoscope.
PUBLIC ART
This powerful piece faces the sea, embracing the surrounding greenery and delighting spectators.
The falcon sits on a ledge at Doha’s airport, exuding royalty with its gold finish.
Experience monumental art in the middle of a desert nature reserve.