 |
 |
Currently, there is very limited availability for Guided Visits before June 2010 at the Getty Villa. Self Guided Visits are still available.
Request a one-hour gallery lesson taught by a professional gallery teacher.
Please read information below about scheduling, lesson topics, and what to expect from a Guided Visit at the Getty Villa before filling out the request form.
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scheduling Your Visit
Currently, there is very limited availability for Guided Visits before June 2010 at the Getty Villa. Self Guided Visits are still available.
School Visits at the Getty are FREE and will be booked on a first-come, first-served basis.
Guided Visits at the Villa are available for up to 60 students in grades K–12. Submit your request online, or print out a Request Form and mail it in. A maximum of two requests will be accommodated per school.
Q: What if I want to bring a group that is larger than 60 students?
You should submit two applications for two groups. The groups will be scheduled to visit on separate days.
Q: May I make a school group reservation over the phone?
No. Due to the high volume of school requests and the number of details we must collect, we need you to fill out a form. You may do this online or download the request form, fill it out, and mail it in.
Q: I am bringing more/fewer students than I indicated on my request form. How do I make a change?
To modify attendance on an existing reservation, please call (310) 440-7300.
|
|
Confirmation
Within 6 weeks of submitting your request, you will receive a confirmation letter indicating how your group can be accommodated. If you have any questions or have not received a confirmation letter after 6 weeks, please call (310) 440-7300 and speak with our school group team.
Q: What if you cannot accommodate my requested date?
We make every attempt to contact you by phone to offer alternative dates. We will leave voicemail messages, so please be sure to provide contact information so we can reach you.
Q: Why wasn't my visit booked for the date/time/lesson format I indicated as my first choice?
All applications are booked on a first-come, first-served basis. If you select more than one option on your request form, it is possible that you will be assigned to any one of those options.
|
|
Chaperone Requirements
We require one teacher or adult chaperone for every 15 students.
Download Getty Villa Chaperone and Picnic Guidelines (RTF, 126KB)
When you arrive, our gallery teachers will divide your students into small groups of 20 or fewer for the Guided Visit.
Q: What responsibilities do chaperones have?
All chaperones are responsible for monitoring student behavior and making sure the group stays together at all times. During the tour, each chaperone must stay with the tour and be quietly engaged for the full duration.
Q: Is there a maximum number for chaperones?
At the Getty Villa, a maximum of two chaperones may join each guided group. Additional chaperones may tour the galleries on their own and join the group after the tour has ended.
Q: Do I really need chaperones for my high school students? They are practically adults.
All school groups in grades K-12 must be accompanied by a non-student adult age 18 or older for safety and security purposes. We are legally obligated to enforce this requirement. If students are found wandering the sites without adequate chaperones, they will be confronted by Security.
|
|
Villa Teacher Orientation Workshop
All teachers who plan to bring students to the Villa for the first time are required to attend a Villa Teacher Orientation Workshop in advance. These workshops give information about best practices for teaching in the Museum, site logistics, preparation, and follow-up strategies.
You will be assigned to one as part of the school visit reservation process. For questions, to reschedule your workshop date, or to change the number of attendees, call (310) 440-7300 and speak with our school group team.
The workshops at the Getty Villa for the 2009–2010 school year will be held on the following dates:
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Q: Do I have to attend a Villa Teacher Orientation Workshop?
If you have never been to a Villa Teacher Orientation Workshop, you are required to attend one.
Q: What if I cannot attend the workshops on the dates scheduled?
If you are bringing your class to the Getty Villa for the first time and cannot attend a workshop, please contact our school group team at (310) 440-7300.
Q: If I attended a Villa Teacher Orientation Workshop in the past, do I need to attend again?
No, you are not required to repeat the workshop. However, we encourage you attend again, as workshops cover periodic changes in our exhibitions and school group policies and procedures.
|
|
Lesson Topics
Guided Visits are structured around the permanent collection. Our lessons encourage interaction and utilize inquiry-based teaching strategies. Students study a limited number of objects in depth rather than touring the entire collection. Students work in small groups and engage in diverse activities, such as discussion, writing, role-playing, and art-making.
Download descriptions of these topics: Getty Villa Guided Lesson Topics (RTF, 57KB).
Click on the titles at left for descriptions.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lesson Description |
|
|
This lesson brings the ancient workshop into the galleries and explores how artists created works of art such as marble sculptures, Greek pottery, and Roman frescoes. Through interactive discussion of historical artistic techniques, students will build observation and description skills and art vocabulary. Hands-on experiences with touchable objects like tools, materials, and replicas will be incorporated.
Content Standards: History-Social Science; Science: Earth Sciences; Visual Arts: Artistic Perception, Historical and Cultural Context, Aesthetic Valuing
Visual images were a potent means of communication in ancient Greek and Roman societies. This lesson examines how art and architecture was used to symbolize ideas and inform, persuade, and shape opinion. Looking closely at objects like sculpture, portraits, and the Villa itself, students will examine the use of materials and visual language to express ideas of power, wealth, and status.
Content Standards: History-Social Science; Visual Arts: Artistic Perception, Historical and Cultural Context, Aesthetic Valuing
Athletic training and competition were an important part of a young man's education in ancient Greece. Victory ensured honor and fame, and the victor was often celebrated in poetry and art. In this lesson, students will explore the world of ancient games and athletics through works of art that depict athletes, competitions, and the values they embodied.
Content Standards: History-Social Science; Visual Arts: Artistic Perception, Historical and Cultural Context, Aesthetic Valuing
How does history get buried underground? How are ancient works of art and artifacts unearthed, and what considerations do conservators make when treating, stabilizing, and reconstructing individual objects? This lesson topic investigates how ancient works in the Villa's collection have been conserved, and asks students to consider what these restored objects tell us about the people who made and used them.
Content Standards: History-Social Science; Science: Earth Sciences; Visual Arts: Artistic Perception, Historical and Cultural Context, Aesthetic Valuing
This lesson explores the daily lives of the ancient Greeks and Romans through the artifacts they left behind. Examining objects like pots used to store water, art depicting athletic competitions, wall frescoes buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and funerary objects used at the end of life, students will explore topics such as meal preparation and food, daily activities, ancient living spaces, and religion.
Content Standards: History-Social Science; Science: Earth Sciences, Visual Arts: Artistic Perception, Historical and Cultural Context, Aesthetic Valuing
This lesson explores Greek and Roman myths through the depiction of these stories on works of art from antiquity such as pottery and sculpture. Students will develop close looking skills to help them identify ancient myths and the various Greek and Roman gods, goddesses, heroes, and monsters. They will also gain a better understanding of the role of myth in ancient society, and how these stories affected the lives of ancient Greeks and Romans.
Content Standards: English-Language Arts: Literary Response and Analysis; History-Social Science; Visual Arts: Artistic Perception, Historical and Cultural Context, Aesthetic Valuing.
|
|
|
|
|
Q: Can my students have a tour of particular exhibit or display?
Unfortunately, we cannot conduct Guided Visits of temporary exhibitions, but you may explore additional galleries after your scheduled tour. School groups with Guided Visits are not permitted to enter the Museum building before their lesson.
Q: What if I want to guide my students through the galleries myself?
Please request a Self-Guided Visit at the Villa. We offer several activities covering many topics for self-guiding teachers: Villa Self-Guided Visit Activities.
|
|
Self-Guided Visit Option
Guided Visits are in very high demand. You may indicate on the request form whether you would like a Self-Guided Visit at the Villa in the event that we cannot accommodate your Guided Visit request. Learn more about Self-Guided Visits at the Getty Villa. |
|
Before Your Visit
One to two weeks before your visit, a gallery teacher will call you to learn about your goals, in order to incorporate specific connections to your classroom curriculum. Please make every attempt to be in touch with your gallery teacher in order to communicate your special interests. We may accommodate some requests but cannot alter entire lesson plans. Please make your preferences known on your application.
Q: When will I receive pre-visit materials for my Guided Visit?
We do not send pre-visit materials for visits to the Getty Villa. Our pre-visit materials are available online: Getty Villa Pre-Visit Activities.
|
|
Length of Visit
Villa lessons are about one hour.
Please arrive on time. Arriving late will necessitate a shortened lesson since gallery teachers, picnic times, and audio players are scheduled at consecutively appointed times.
Q: How long will my entire visit last?
For planning purposes, estimate that your entire visit will last three hours. However, your group may stay at the Villa in small groups with chaperones as long as your schedule permits.
Q: When does my group have to leave the Villa?
You may stay as long as you like.
Q: What happens if we arrive early to the Villa?
Your group will not be permitted to enter the Museum before your scheduled Guided Visit time. You may explore the Villa gardens in small, chaperoned groups while you wait.
|
|
Parking
Parking for busses is FREE at the Villa.
Chaperones arriving by car will only be admitted via timed tickets. Up to six chaperone parking spaces will be provided per 60 students (one bus) on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
Q: How do I change my parking reservation?
Please notify Visitor Services by calling our school group team at (310) 440-7300.
Q: Some chaperones want to arrive separately by car. Do they have to pay, and do they need a reservation?
There is limited parking for chaperones arriving by car. When filling out your application, make sure to use the field where you can indicate that additional chaperones will be arriving by car in order to receive free parking reservations for them.
Q: Can my students arrive by public bus to the Getty Villa?
No, all school groups must arrive by school or chartered bus. Timed tickets are required for each vehicle.
|
|
Picnic Times and Box Lunches
Download Getty Villa Chaperone and Picnic Guidelines (RTF, 126KB)
An unsheltered, outdoor picnic area is available at the Villa for school groups to use at pre-scheduled times. Your picnic time is determined by your arrival time and is not changeable. In the event of rain, teachers are encouraged to have students eat lunch either before or after their visit.
Q: May we purchase lunches at the Getty?
Teachers can pre-order box lunches for students and chaperones with at least one week's notice. Lunches will be delivered to the picnic area at a pre-arranged time to coordinate with our picnic area usage schedule. If you would like additional information, including current pricing, please contact Bon Appetit's catering department at (310) 440-6808.
Q: May we change our scheduled picnic time?
No. Due to the high volume of school groups using the picnic facilities, your picnic time cannot be changed.
Q: When it rains, may we eat lunch inside at the Café at the Getty Villa?
We cannot allow large school groups to eat in the Café at the Getty Villa due to fire code safety and capacity regulations. We recommend that school groups eat lunches on the bus or in the car before arrival, or after visiting the Villa.
|
|
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I don't want a tour. Do I have to make a reservation, or can I just show up?
Reservations through the School Visits program are required for all school groups. We have a maximum capacity for school groups in the parking lot and in the galleries. If you will guide your students yourself, please request a Self-Guided Visit.
Q: Do I have to submit an application for each location if I want to come to both the Getty Center and the Getty Villa?
Yes, two separate applications are required.
Q: Do you have programs for home schools?
Home school groups of 15 students or more are welcome to request a Self-Guided Visit at the Getty Villa. Home school groups must follow the same procedures and guidelines as all other school groups.
Q: My school is concerned about the appropriateness of the artwork at the Villa.
Many of the works of art at the Villa depict nudity. Everyone's tolerance level is different. We cannot anticipate your group's specific tolerance level, and cannot be held responsible if a student or chaperone sees something they deem offensive or inappropriate.
If you are concerned, we welcome you to make a free reservation to come see our galleries before your scheduled visit. Just call our school team at (310) 440-7300. We also recommend that you book a Self-Guided Visit so that you can determine the exact sequence of artworks you wish to see.
Q: What happens if we arrive late?
Please arrive on time. Arriving late will impact your visit since gallery teachers, picnic times, and audio players are scheduled at consecutively appointed times.
Q: Why didn't I receive a free bus?
Getty bus funding for eligible Title I schools is extremely limited and distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Bus funding is not guaranteed and not automatic.
Q: I am receiving bus funding. When will you schedule my bus?
It is the school's responsibility to schedule the transportation. If you are approved for bus funding, you will receive instructions about how to schedule your bus in the mail 30 to 60 days after approval.
|
|
|
|
|
