"A sublime, otherworldly experience."
—The Wall Street Journal

This immersive, groundbreaking exhibition takes a surprising new look at the origins of the Renaissance in Italy, revealing how Florentine panel painters and manuscript illuminators of the early 1300s revolutionized the depiction of the human form, laying the foundation for the work of Michelangelo and Leonardo that would come a century later.

Devotional paintings, precious manuscripts, and luminous stained glass tell the story of the innovative artists who launched one of the great revolutions in the history of art.

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It's the last days of The Last Days of Pompeii! Experience the potent legacy of the ancient city of Pompeii in the modern imagination as it inspired many preeminent artists—from Piranesi, Fragonard, Ingres, and Alma-Tadema to Duchamp, Dalí, Rothko, and Warhol.

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Enjoy a gala evening of creativity, fine cuisine, and philanthropy at the Opening Night Premiere Party for the annual Los Angeles Art Show. Event proceeds support museum visits for students through the Getty Museum Education Department's bus transportation program for Title I schools. Funds from the event also support The Art of Elysium's creative arts programming for medically fragile youth.

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Shake off the winter blues as Sounds of L.A. kicks off the new year with the infectious rhythms of local favorites Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca. Their signature mix of Afro-Cuban music, Angolan semba, and Congolese soukous never fails to delight! Free; reservations required.

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Experience Petra Haden's stunning a cappella versions of music from films, such as Psycho, Taxi Driver, and Superman, chosen from her remarkable new album Petra Goes to the Movies. With a 17-member choir, she recreates epic and evocative scores, ingeniously utilizing layers of vocals. Free; reservations required.

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Hear from people who worked directly with Robert Mapplethorpe in the studio, and in galleries and museums, as they discuss his methods, ideas, and goals, as well as how he exerted a great degree of creative control to produce results consistent with his high artistic standards. Complements the exhibition In Focus: Robert Mapplethorpe. Free; reservations recommended.

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Modern art intersected archaeology and anthropology in the avant-garde journal Dyn, created in Mexico in the 1940s by an international group of artists who shared a fascination with the indigenous past of the Americas.

Art historian Dawn Ades examines Dyn and why it was a high point in the history of the surrealists' engagement with pre-Columbian and First Nations art. Complements the exhibition Farewell to Surrealism: The Dyn Circle in Mexico. Free; reservations recommended.

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Discover ancient costume at the Getty Villa with educator Eidelriz Senga and visiting "Roman" fashion models in the first session of this two-part course.

Then trace the timeless influence of the Greeks and Romans over centuries of couture in art with educator Lilit Sadoyan at the Getty Center the following week. Course fee $20 per session.

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C O N T I N U I N G   T H I S   M O N T H
– Florence at the Dawn of the Renaissance: Painting and Illumination, 1300–1350 (through Feb. 10)

C L O S I N G   T H I S   M O N T H
– Drama and Devotion: Heemskerck's "Ecce Homo" Altarpiece from Warsaw (through Jan. 13)

H O T   T I C K E T S
– Conversation: Working with Mapplethorpe (Jan. 9)
– Talk: The Yale Center for British Art (Jan. 17)
– Concert: Lemvo and Loca (Jan. 19 & 20)
– Concert: Petra Haden (Jan. 26)
– Talk: Surrealism in Mexico (Jan. 31)

C L O S I N G   T H I S   M O N T H
– The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection (through Jan. 7)
– The Sanctuaries of Demeter and Persephone at Morgantina (through Jan. 21)

H O T   T I C K E T S
– Course: Ancient Greek Fashion (Jan. 12 & 19)
– Talk: Saving Herculaneum (Jan. 16)

Tickets are available now for:
– Villa Theater Lab: Lysistrata and the Peloponnesian War (Feb. 8–10)

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