How well do you know Aphrodite, the fabled goddess of love? For the Greeks as well as the Romans (who knew her as Venus), Aphrodite's power extended far beyond the realms of sex, desire, and marriage. She also played a key role in civic harmony, warfare, even the fates of sailors. Though often kind, she could be manipulative and destructive in matters of the heart.

Organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in association with the J. Paul Getty Museum, the exhibition presents all sides of Aphrodite through beautiful objects ranging from large-scale sculpture to delicate jewelry drawn from both museums' collections, as well as major loans from Italian institutions.

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See drawings and watercolors from one of the high points in German art. Organized by region, the exhibition features beautiful works from the Getty Museum's permanent collection by masters such as Albrecht Dürer, Martin Schongauer, Lucas Cranach the Elder, and Hans Holbein the Younger. It explores the drawings' wide range of functions and captivating subject matter, from mercenary soldiers to scenes of courtly love.

Enjoy a glorious program of medieval music inspired by the Getty Museum's manuscripts collection. Complementing the exhibition Gothic Grandeur: Manuscript Illumination 1200–1350, the concert includes rarely performed vocal pieces as well as a newly commissioned work by Rose Ensemble member Linda Kachelmeier. Tickets $20; students/seniors $15.

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Rogue Artists Ensemble, whose unique "hypertheater" features puppets, masks, music, and movement, delves into one of the greatest literary hoaxes of all time—the daring forgery of ancient Greek poetry by an impoverished 19th-century novelist. Features erotic imagery and nudity. Tickets $7.

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The Book of Revelation—the strangest and most controversial book in the Bible—has had an enormous impact on art, music, and politics. Historian of religion Elaine Pagels, author of the new book Revelations, explores why. Free; reservations required.

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Artist Thomas Demand, film director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, art historian Michael Fried, and Getty Research Institute Director Thomas W. Gaehtgens discuss photography and film, art and memory, and aesthetics and technology on the occasion of the sneak preview of Demand's 100-second film Pacific Sun, which screens on a loop prior to the conversation. Free; reservations required.

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C L O S I N G   T H I S   M O N T H
– From Start to Finish: De Wain Valentine's Gray Column (Mar. 11)
– Lyonel Feininger: Photographs, 1928–1939 (Mar. 11)
– Narrative Interventions in Photography (Mar. 11)

O P E N I N G   T H I S   M O N T H

– Renaissance Drawings from Germany and Switzerland, 1470–1600 (Mar. 27)

H O T   T I C K E T S
– Selected Shorts (Mar. 3 & 4)
– Demonstration: Gilding (Mar. 4 & 18)
– Getty Perspectives: Elaine Pagels (Mar. 20)
– Concert: Rose Ensemble (Mar. 24)
– Conversation and Screening: Thomas Demand's Pacific Sun (Mar. 29)

M A R K   Y O U R   C A L E N D A R
Reservations are available Thursday, March 22 for:
– Sounds of L.A.: Les Charbonniers de l'Enfer (Apr. 14 & 15)

Reservations are available now for:
– College Night at the Getty Center (Apr. 16)

O P E N I N G   T H I S   M O N T H
– Aphrodite and the Gods of Love (Mar. 28)

H O T   T I C K E T S
– Course: Daily Life in Ancient Rome (Mar. 3)
– Villa Theater Lab: Rogue Artists Ensemble (Mar. 23–25)

M A R K   Y O U R   C A L E N D A R
Tickets are available Thursday, March 22 for:
– Villa Theater Lab: Hugh Lupton and Helen Chadwick (May 18–20)

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