Highlights of the Getty’s Online Offerings

The technology-savvy Getty Center has created several Web sites to cultivate appreciation for art and culture. If you haven’t made it to the new Brentwood campus--or if you have and are hungry for more--check out some of these highlights:

* https://www.getty.edu/digital/surfsup/index.html includes a collection of museum Web sites from around the world at the “Museums Without Walls” section; a tour through Los Angeles’ many neighborhoods at the “I Can See Your House From Here” section; a tour of archeological and architectural digs, from Pasadena’s Gamble House to Russian palaces, at “Dig This”; and a tour of online photography at “Picture This.”

* https://www.getty.edu/gri/public/LLLK/01over.htm features a cybertour of Boyle Heights cultural landmarks, led by local residents.

* A calendar of upcoming cultural events can be searched by date, neighborhood or topic at https://home.LACN.org/lacn/calendar/

* Digital glimpses into communities around Los Angeles, including ruminations on favorite corners and graffiti art, are featured at https://home.LACN.org/LACN/neigh_views/neighborhood.htm

* A mega-listing of hundreds of local arts and culture institutions, ranging from museums to libraries to performing arts centers, can be found at https://home.LACN.org/LACN/cmp/9.htm

* An educational site about the Battle of Little Big Horn and how Native Americans and settlers expressed the event through their art is at https://www.gii.getty.edu/faces/hscurric.htm

* An online exhibition, “In Our Own Backyard: Resisting Nazi Propaganda in Southern California, 1933-1945,” can be viewed at https://www.gii.getty.edu/faces/backyard.htm