A famous museum in Los Angeles will return a set of ancient sculptures that were “illegally” taken from Italy. The J. Paul Getty Museum announced it teamed up with the Italian Ministry of Culture to ...

To understand the Paul Getty kidnapping, you need to know a little bit about Getty family history. Paul, also known as John Paul Getty III, was the grandson of J. Paul Getty, the man who began making ...

Some call it the Getty Curse. With a vast fortune built on oil wealth, the Getty family seemed to have it all. But their history has also been one of tragedy, including kidnapping, drug addiction, and ...

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A life-sized bronze head of a young man has been removed from view by the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles and will be returned to Turkey after the institution learned it was illegally excavated.

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Locations: The Getty Center, Los Angeles and The Getty Villa, Malibu Length of Internship: 10 weeks The Events Department internship is an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience working in the ...

The Palisades fire approaches the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. (CREDIT: Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/ Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images) A coalition of major ...

Christopher Plummer had over 200 TV and movie acting credits when he died on Feb. 5 at the age of 91. Many of his legendary roles were based on historic characters, from Captain Von Trapp in The Sound ...