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Nancy Um
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Art History - Indian Ocean Studies - Digital Humanities
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Here it is - still there, just covered up - for the solstice in 2023
Getty Research Institute L3 level on the occasion of the summer solstice 2023. Overlooking what used to be an installation project by Andy Goldsworthy
October 31, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Congratulations on the new appointment! I am sure that you are going to do great things in the role!
October 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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The Getty Research Journal is seeking submissions for a special issue titled “Artistic Exchanges between the Eastern Bloc and Northern Africa during the Global Cold War.”

Prospective authors are encouraged to submit by October 30, 2025. Apply: gty.art/4mPsjyN
Horizontal color photograph of a gray and black MacBook laptop. The laptop screen shows the Getty Research Journal cover, Number 20, 2025. The main image depicts a person through illustration. There are two hands resting on the laptop keyboard.
September 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Applications are open for 3-month residencies at the Getty Conservation Institute in the Conservation Guest Scholars Program for those bringing new knowledge and fresh perspectives to the field of conservation.

Learn more and apply by October 1, 2025: gty.art/476sfGn
Three people in conversation in the library stacks. The woman on the left wears an orange top and scarf while holding an open book. There is a man in black in the middle and the another person to the right with the back of their head towards the camera.
September 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Applications are open for the 2026–27 Getty Scholars Program at the Villa, themed "The Classical World in Context: Religious Experience in Antiquity."

Apply by October 1, 2025. Read more about the theme, scholars program, and grant details: gty.art/4287IOv
Promotional image for the Getty Scholars Program at the Villa, for the 2026–27 grant year. The theme is "The Classical World in Context: Religious Experience in Antiquity." Applications due October 1, 2025. The graphic includes a photograph of an alabaster and gold statuette of Artemis of Ephesus from 100-200 CE.
September 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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For researchers seeking a short-term grant—including undergraduates—the Getty Library is offering partial support for travel to Los Angeles to use the Getty Research Institute's collections.

Apply by October 1, 2025: gty.art/4mvU8f9
A full-color photograph of library research grantees working in the Special Collections Reading Room. There are four individuals pictured with two at a desk on the left side of a table and two on the right side of the table. Three are sitting down at the desk while a woman in the back left is standing flipping through the pages of a book. The man next to her on the bottom left uses a magnifying glass to look at a black-and-white illustration. The man on the bottom right wears bright royal blue gloves while smiling looking at a piece of paper. The person at the top right writes with a pencil in their right hand while wearing a baby blue pullover sweater.
September 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Applications are open for the 2026–27 Getty Research Institute Scholars Program for proposals on the topic of Provenance, including the history of collecting, the study of the art market, and more.

Deadline is October 1, 2025. Learn more and apply: gty.art/46AKWQC
A Getty branded split image. On the left are blue and green squares with text that reads, “Call for Applications: Grants for Scholars and Professionals 2026–2027 due October 1, 2025.” There is a Getty logo in the top left corner. On the right is a color photograph of a scholar wearing a navy blue turtleneck and pink blazer. The woman has her left arm resting on a wooden Getty-branded podium in front of her with her right hand raised as she speaks. There is a gray laptop on the podium in front of her and a sliver of a yellow presentation slide behind her in the upper left of the image.
September 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Thank you for including me in your syllabus!!
August 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Beirut in LA!
August 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Lots of Binghamton energy at the NNI seminar!
August 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Take a look at the born digital book too: www.sup.org/books/litera...
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August 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Research, Engagement and Outreach Specialist

Cultivate community and user relations for two important digital resources, the Getty Provenance Index and the Getty Vocabularies jobs-getty.icims.com/jobs/4596/re... 3/3
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July 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Research Associate Position for the Getty Scholars Program

Contribute to a lively international community of interdisciplinary scholars in residence: jobs-getty.icims.com/jobs/4627/re... 2/3
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July 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM