Getty Museum Director In Rome For Talks With Government

New Getty Museum director Michael Brand has this week’s reopening of the Getty Villa on his plate. But he’s not in LA. He’s in Italy meeting with Italian culture minister Rocco Buttiglione to discuss contested items in the Getty’s collection. “The Getty’s objective is to develop a fuller sense of all the evidence available regarding the objects in question. We want to be in a better position to continue our dialogue with the Italian government.”