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April 2011 |
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U P C O M I N G E X H I B I T I O N S |
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Current Exhibitions
Future Exhibitions
Museum Collection
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Information: (310) 440-7300
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Paris: Life & Luxury
April 26–August 7
The Getty Center
Evoking the elegant, prosperous world of 1700s Paris, this major international loan exhibition brings to life the activities that took place inside a Parisian town house over the course of a typical day—from dressing and letter writing to dining, music, and evening entertainments. See beautiful examples of furniture, fashion, silver, paintings, sculpture, musical instruments, clocks, and books and explore the roles they played in the fine art of 18th-century Parisian living.
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Lady Fastening Her Garter or "La Toilette" (detail), 1742, François Boucher. Courtesy of and © Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid. Banner image: Portrait of Gabriel Bernard de Rieux (detail), Maurice-Quentin de La Tour, about 1739–1741
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Spirit of an Age: Drawings from the Germanic World, 1770–1900
March 29–June 19
The Getty Center
Unveiling recent acquisitions that reflect a new area of the Museum's collection, this exhibition features about 40 beautiful German and Austrian drawings and watercolors, including city views, panoramas of the Italian countryside, and scenes from myth, legend, and history.
Learn more about this exhibition »
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Portrait of Peder Hjort, Carl Barth, about 1818–19
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C L O S I N G T H I S M O N T H |
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Current Exhibitions
Future Exhibitions
Information: (310) 440-7300
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Last chance for...
Photography from the New China
Closes April 24 | The Getty Center
A selection of compelling work by eight artists produced since the 1990s. Learn more »
Felice Beato: A Photographer on the Eastern Road
Closes April 24 | The Getty Center
A look at pioneering 19th-century photographer Felice Beato. Learn more »
The Agrigento Youth
Closes April 19 | The Getty Villa
A rare marble sculpture on loan from the Museo Archeologico Regionale in Agrigento, Sicily. Learn more »
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A R O U N D T H E W O R L D |
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Getty Conservation Institute
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Getty Research Institute
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The Getty supports arts initiatives around the world through the Getty Foundation, the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Research Institute, and the J. Paul Getty Museum. Here is one program currently underway:
Protecting Earthen Buildings from Earthquakes
To improve the structural performance and safety of earthen buildings, the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) has joined with the Ministerio de Cultura del Perú, the University of Bath in the U.K., and the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú to form the Seismic Retrofitting Project. The project combines traditional construction techniques and materials with high-tech methodologies to design and test easy-to-implement seismic retrofitting techniques and maintenance programs.
Learn more about the GCI's work to protect vulnerable buildings from earthquakes »
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The Church of Kuño Tambo, a 16th-century ecclesiastical building made of mud brick with a truss roof, in Acomayo, Cusco, Peru. Photo: Wilfredo Carazas, for the GCI
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S P O K E N W O R D |
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Performances and Films
Information and Tickets: (310) 440-7300
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Public Reading of Homer's Iliad
Saturday, April 30, 10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
The Getty Villa
Participate in the ancient oral tradition at this daylong reading of the Iliad. Readers of all ages and backgrounds are invited participate and share their interpretations of this tale of kings and heroes, battles and sorrow. Register in advance; $20 fee includes parking, refreshments, and a reception.
Learn more and sign up to read »
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A Homeric image: Wine Cup with an Eagle Battling a Snake, attributed to the Hunt Painter, Greek, about 530 B.C.
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M U S I C |
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Performances and Films
Information, Reservations, and Tickets: (310) 440-7300
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Saturday Nights at the Getty
Kristin Hersh presents Rat Girl Live
Saturday, April 9, 7:30 p.m.
The Getty Center
Best known as the lead singer and songwriter for Throwing Muses, Kristin Hersh presents a solo spoken word and musical performance drawing on her experiences as a teenager wrestling with mental illness, creativity, pregnancy, and sudden fame. Free; reservations required. Reservations available beginning Thursday, March 24, at 9:00 a.m.
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Kristin Hersh. Photo: Dina Douglass
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Gordon Getty Concert
Metropolitan Opera Artists
Saturday, April 16, 7:30 p.m.
The Getty Center
Some of classical music's most distinguished instrumental and vocal performers present compositions by Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, and Strauss to complement the exhibition Spirit of an Age: Drawings from the Germanic World, 1770–1900. The evening features clarinetist Anthony McGill, pianist Caroline Stoessinger, bass-baritone Terry Cook, and soprano Monica Yunus. Tickets $20; students/seniors $15.
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Clarinetist Anthony McGill
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Performances and Films
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Scenes of City Life
Sunday, April 17, 2:00 p.m.
The Getty Center
Never before shown outside China, director Yuan Muzhi's innovative 1935 fantasy uses live action, still photographs, animation, and even a peep show to depict the love triangle in Shanghai. Subtitled in English. The screening complements the Getty Research Institute exhibition Brush & Shutter: Early Photography in China. Free; reservations required.
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Still from Scenes of City Life, 1935, directed by Yuan Muzhi
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L E C T U R E S |
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Lectures and Conferences
Information and Tickets: (310) 440-7300
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"No Day Without a Line": Drawing in 19th-Century German Art
Tuesday, April 12, 7:00 p.m.
The Getty Center
Why was drawing so important to German artists and theorists throughout the 1800s? Art historian Françoise Forster-Hahn explores this question, presenting beautiful examples of drawings and watercolors from the exhibition Spirit of an Age: Drawings from the Germanic World, 1770–1900. Free; reservations required.
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Figure Studies (detail), Adolf von Menzel, 1872
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The Conservation of the Mosaic of the Transfiguration in the Monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai
Thursday, April 14, 7:00 p.m.
The Getty Center
Conservator and archaeologist Roberto Nardi describes the conservation and safeguarding of the Transfiguration mosaic, a jewel of early Byzantine art, in the basilica of the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine in the Sinai. Free; reservations required.
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Mosaic of the Transfiguration, in the basilica of the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine, Sinai. Photo: Robert S. Nelson
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Blogging Now and Then
Thursday, April 28, 7:00 p.m.
The Getty Center
Long before the Internet, Europeans exchanged information in ways that anticipated blogging. Robert Darnton, director of the University Library at Harvard, examines the fascinating history of the 18th-century anecdote. Free; reservations required.
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A Parisian street singer, 1789. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes
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Also in April
Why Do We Love Trees?
Thursday, April 21, 7:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
A writer, an artist, an environmentalist, and a farmer discuss trees. Free. Make reservations »
Street Songs and Sedition in 18th-Century Paris
Saturday, April 30, 7:30 p.m. | The Getty Center
A cabaret-lecture with historian Robert Darnton and chanteuse Hélène Delavault. Free. Make reservations »
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G A L L E R Y C O U R S E |
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Courses and Demonstrations
Information and Tickets: (310) 440-7300
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Experiencing the Getty Collection
Fashion Forward: Dress and Style throughout the Centuries
Saturdays, April 9, May 21, and June 25, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
The Getty Center
Explore the history of dressing and accessorizing in art with educator Lilit Sadoyan. The April session looks at daily dress; the May class explores fashion and fancy; and the June meeting concludes with hairstyles and accessories. Attend one session or all three. Course fee $15 per session. Open to 35 participants.
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Woman's Dress and Petticoat, French, about 1760–65. Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Gift of Mrs. Aldrich Peck. Digital image © 2011 Museum Associates/LACMA, Licensed by Art Resource, NY
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F O R F A M I L I E S |
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Family Programs
Information: (310) 440-7300
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Repair, Restore, Rebuild: Conservation at the Villa
Daily, April 17–May 1 (except Tuesdays and Sunday, April 24), 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
The Getty Villa
Explore how ancient works of art are restored by museum conservators through this fun, hands-on activity for the whole family. Try your hand at repairing a replica Greek vase and learn how works in the galleries were repaired and rebuilt. Free with your advance, timed ticket to the Getty Villa; no sign-up required—just drop by!
Learn more and book free tickets to the Getty Villa »
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Dad and daughter work together to repair a replica Greek vase as they learn about conservation at the Villa.
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Phone Orders: (800) 223-3431
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Luxurious Jewels for Mother's Day
This striking rosette jewelry is based on a pair of Etruscan disk earrings from 525–500 B.C. in the Getty Museum's collection. Using filigree and granulation, Etruscan goldsmiths created luxurious and showy jewelry. Large disk earrings, such as the pair that inspired our adaptations, were popular in Etruria and are frequently seen on figures depicted in Etruscan art. $75–$250.
Learn more and browse other unique gift ideas for Mother's Day in the online Museum Store »
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