Getty Vocabulary Program

<p>The Getty Vocabulary Program is a department within the <a href="/facts/Getty_Research_Institute/Y8NsQWk4">Getty Research Institute</a> at the <a href="/facts/Getty_Center/M68Exq3u">Getty Center</a> in <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles%2c_California/pyXpYEX9">Los Angeles, California</a>. It produces and maintains the Getty <a href="/facts/Controlled_vocabulary/JcYKWx3H">controlled vocabulary</a> databases, <a href="/facts/Art_and_Architecture_Thesaurus/Ywll23P0">Art and Architecture Thesaurus</a>, <a href="/facts/Union_List_of_Artist_Names/9CBfmWC2">Union List of Artist Names</a>, and <a href="/facts/Getty_Thesaurus_of_Geographic_Names/H80rdNU0">Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names</a>. They are compliant with ISO and NISO standards for thesaurus construction. The Getty vocabularies are the premiere references for categorizing works of art, architecture, material culture, and the names of artists, architects, and geographic names. They have been the life work of many people and continue to be critical contributions to cultural heritage information management and documentation. They contain terms, names, and other information about people, places, things, and concepts relating to art, architecture, and material culture. They can be accessed online free of charge on the Getty website.
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Getty Vocabulary Program