Timothy Potts, director of the J. Paul Getty Museum, interviews artist Hiroshi Sugimoto about his "Photogenic Drawings," a series based on the Getty Museum's collection of some of the world's first photographs, made by William Henry Fox Talbot in the 1830s.

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While Europe languished through the Dark Ages, culture and dining flourished in the Byzantine empire—a crossroads of culinary styles and birthplace of the fork and spoon. Chef and art historian Robin Trento investigates the delicious traditions of Byzantine cuisine, and shares an ancient recipe. Join Trento for culinary workshops this June.

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Georges Seurat's Indian Ascetic (about 1878–79) signifies the beginning of the artist's obsession with the effects of light and darkness that characterizes his later paintings and drawings. Made when Seurat was about 20 years old, this work employs gradations of shadow to define the form and mood of his subject. On view at the Getty Center beginning June 3 through August 24, 2014.

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Costume designer Sandy Powell has won Academy Awards for her work in Shakespeare in Love (1999), The Aviator (2005), and The Young Victoria (2010). On Sunday, April 27, she speaks with Deborah Nadoolman Landis, director of the David. C. Copley Center for the Study of Costume Design at UCLA, on the role of photographs and other visual sources in costume design, including works in the exhibition A Royal Passion: Queen Victoria and Photography.

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Want to delve more deeply into Jackson Pollock's paintings or brush up on Mycenaean burial customs? Khan Academy offers free online lessons on the history of art from Antiquity to today, in partnership with the Getty Museum and other educational institutions across the globe. Learn at your own pace, join a community of other students, and enrich your next visit to the Getty!

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Want to plan ahead for exhibitions, events, and courses at the Getty Center and Getty Villa?

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The Getty Villa
17985 Pacific Coast Highway
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
(310) 440-7300

Hours:
Weds–Mon: 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Closed Tuesdays

Admission to the Getty Villa is FREE. An advance, timed-entry ticket is required. Parking is $15, but $10 for evening events after 5:00 p.m.

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The Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 440-7300

Hours:
Tues–Thu and Sun: 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Sat: 10 a.m.–9 p.m., Closed Mondays

Admission to the Getty Center is FREE. Parking is $15, but $10 after 5:00 p.m. for Saturday evening hours and for evening events.

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