Strata: Special Collections

The ancient monuments of Greece, Italy, Egypt and Asia Minor are celebrated in this stunning display of over 100 19th-century photographs at the Getty Villa, which recently reopened after an extensive renovation project. Highlighting the work of such pioneering photographers as Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey, who traveled to the Middle East in the early 1840s to document important archaeological sites, this exhibit features a rare and beautiful collection of early photographs and daguerreotypes that will be of particular interest to archaeological scholars and enthusiasts alike.