Education Department Highlights
July 2010–June 2011
The Education Department provides museum experiences for a broad range of visitors across two sites, the Getty Center and the Getty Villa.
Families explore the world of art at the Museum.
At the Center, the department served 262,854 general visitors through tours and programs; 208,643 family visitors in programs and interactive spaces; and 76,891 school visitors.
At the Villa, the department served 94,626 general visitors through tours and programs; 185,616 family visitors in programs and interactive spaces; and 36,605 school visitors.
Annual bus funding for Title One schools provided museum visits for 37,084 students at the Center and 20,910 students at the Villa.
At the Center and the Villa, 296 docents volunteered a total of 40,291 hours. New architecture and garden docent-led tours were launched at the Villa. In collaboration with Bon Appétit, Tea by the Sea was offered in connection with culinary garden tours, combining a dining experience with tours focused on ancient herbs, vegetables, and fruits in the gardens of the Villa.
At the Villa, the department served 94,626 general visitors through tours and programs; 185,616 family visitors in programs and interactive spaces; and 36,605 school visitors.
Annual bus funding for Title One schools provided museum visits for 37,084 students at the Center and 20,910 students at the Villa.
At the Center and the Villa, 296 docents volunteered a total of 40,291 hours. New architecture and garden docent-led tours were launched at the Villa. In collaboration with Bon Appétit, Tea by the Sea was offered in connection with culinary garden tours, combining a dining experience with tours focused on ancient herbs, vegetables, and fruits in the gardens of the Villa.
Social Media
Blog The Education Department is an active contributor to The Iris, the Getty's blog. For example, Gallery Teachers pose provocative questions about the collection through "Question of the Week."
Flickr® Two growing Flickr sets extend the department's engagement with visitors through images from the Center's Sketching Gallery and the Villa's Family Forum.
Facebook In addition, the Education Department hosts the Getty Teacher Programs page on Facebook where Education staff engages with K-12 teachers locally and nationally.
Teacher Resources Online
Sixteen new online K–12 educational resources were launched on this website, half of which were teacher authored. Also, the department's Historical Witness, Social Messaging curriculum was honored with the 2011 Award for Excellence in Published Resources from the American Association of Museums. Professional development for teachers was further supported by the Art and Language Arts Online blog and the Villa Summer Institute's Ning site.
Partnerships
Photojournalist Sudharak Olwe with Engaged Student Observers
The Education Department values collaboration and, this year, worked alongside four community colleges in the project Engaged Student Observers. The department also worked with 826LA and Venice Senior High School in Community Photoworks; and with UCLA faculty and students in The Making of a Satyr Play, a public workshop on ancient theater in connection with the exhibition The Art of Ancient Greek Theater.
The department partners with a number of schools to provide multi-visit opportunities for students. Both the Getty Center's and the Getty Villa's multi-visit programs are based on engagement models that provide guided instruction in the classroom and at the Museum by Education Department staff. The multi-visit experiences are designed to provide deeper, longer-term learning opportunities for audiences.
The department partners with a number of schools to provide multi-visit opportunities for students. Both the Getty Center's and the Getty Villa's multi-visit programs are based on engagement models that provide guided instruction in the classroom and at the Museum by Education Department staff. The multi-visit experiences are designed to provide deeper, longer-term learning opportunities for audiences.