These activities are designed to prepare your students for a School Visit to the Getty Villa. Use either these activities, or the pre-visit activities in the Self-Guide Units (see Villa Visit Activities), to prepare your class for a visit to the Getty Villa.

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Thirty-Second Look—Getty Villa
Grades/Level: Lower Elementary (K–2), Upper Elementary (3–5), Middle School (6–8), High School (9–12)
Subjects: Visual Arts
Activity Overview: Students are taught how to see and learn more about works of art from close observation.

Preserving Ancient Art
Grades/Level: Lower Elementary (K–2), Upper Elementary (3–5), Middle School (6–8), High School (9–12)
Subjects: Visual Arts
Activity Overview: It's only natural for visitors to want to touch the beautiful works of art they see in the Villa. Usually they don't realize the cumulative damage that results when many people touch an object, even very lightly. Before your visit, try this classroom activity to help your students understand why they cannot touch the art on display at the Getty Villa.

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