Event Calendar

	November 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30                         Performances and Films/Videos Lectures and Conferences Tours and Talks Family Activities Courses and Demonstrations Exhibitions Readings and Book Signings Autry National Center Craft and Folk Art Museum Hammer Museum Huntington Library Japanese American National Museum LACMA Los Angeles Public Library MAK Center for Art & Architecture MoCA Museum of Latin American Art Natural History Museum Norton Simon Museum Orange County Museum of Art Pacific Asia Museum Pasadena Museum of California Art Skirball Cultural Center Fowler Museum at UCLA		Tours and Gallery Talks November 7, 2009 Garden Tour Daily 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm Getty Center This is a 45-minute tour of the Getty gardens, including Robert Irwin's Central Garden. Meet the docent outside at the bench under the sycamore trees near the front entrance of the Museum. ¡Bienvenidos al Getty! Weekends 11 am Museum Galleries, Getty Center Disfruten de una breve y divertida introducción al Museo y sus colecciones. Las familias son bienvenidas. Los esperamos en la sala de entrada del Museo bajo la escalera. Exhibition Tour: Irving Penn: Small Trades Daily through December 13, 2009 1:30 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center A special one-hour overview of the exhibition Irving Penn: Small Trades. Meet the gallery teacher at the Museum Information Desk. Masterpiece of the Week Talk Daily through November 8, 2009 4 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center This 15-minute gallery talk offers an in-depth look at one object. This week the featured work of art is Landscape with the Temptation of Saint Anthony by Roelandt Savery. Meet at the Museum Information Desk. Architecture Tour Daily 10:15 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm Museum Entrance Hall, Getty Center Getty Center architecture tours are offered daily by docents. Tours last 30-45 minutes. Meet the docent outside at the bench under the sycamore trees near the front entrance of the Museum. Collection Highlights Tour Daily 11 am Museum Galleries, Getty Center This one-hour tour provides an overview of major works from the Museum's collection. Offered in English and Spanish on weekends. Meet at the Museum Information Desk. Focus Tour: Modern and Contemporary Art Saturdays 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center Enjoy a one-hour tour focusing on Modern and Contemporary works at the Getty museum by exploring the art and culture of the late 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-centuries. Meet at the Museum Information Desk. November 8, 2009 Focus Tour: Sculpture Discovery Walk Sundays 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center Enjoy a one-hour tour focusing on the Getty's collection of Sculpture by exploring works from European history and the recent past. Meet at the Museum Information Desk. November 10, 2009 Masterpiece of the Week Talk Daily, November 10 - November 15, 2009 4 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center This 15-minute gallery talk offers an in-depth look at one object. This week the featured work of art is Cook, Paris, by Irving Penn. Meet at the Museum Information Desk. Focus Tour: Medieval and Renaissance Art Tuesdays 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center Enjoy a one-hour tour focusing on the Getty's Medieval and Renaissance collections by exploring the art and culture of these related and distinctive historic periods. Meet at the Museum Information Desk. November 11, 2009 Curator's Gallery Talk Wednesday November 11, 2009 2:30 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center Paul Martineau, assistant curator of Photographs, the J. Paul Getty Museum,leads a gallery talk on the exhibition In Focus: The Worker. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall. Focus Tour: Baroque and Rococo Art Wednesdays 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center Enjoy a one-hour tour focusing on the Getty's Baroque and Rococo collections by exploring the art and culture of these related and distinctive historic periods of the 17th- and 18th-centuries. Meet at the Museum Information Desk. November 12, 2009 Curator's Gallery Talk Thursday November 12, 2009 2:30 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center Jane Bassett, conservator of Decorative Arts and Sculpture, the J. Paul Getty Museum leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Foundry To Finish: The Making of a Bronze Sculpture. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall. Focus Tour: Neoclassical and Romantic Art Thursdays 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center Enjoy a one-hour tour focusing on Neoclassicism and Romanticism in the Getty's collection by exploring the art and culture of these related and distinctive movements of the 18th- and 19th-centuries. Meet at the Museum Information Desk. November 13, 2009 Focus Tour: Realist and Impressionist Art Fridays 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center Enjoy a one-hour tour focusing on Realism and Impressionism in the Getty's collection by exploring the art and culture of these related and distinctive 19th-century movements. Meet at the Museum Information Desk. November 17, 2009 Masterpiece of the Week Talk Daily, November 17 - November 22, 2009 4 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center This 15-minute gallery talk offers an in-depth look at one object. This week the featured work of art is La Machine d'Argent by François-Thomas Germain. Meet at the Museum Information Desk. November 18, 2009 Curator's Gallery Talk Wednesday November 18, 2009 1:30 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center Anne Lacoste, assistant curator of Photographs, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Irving Penn: Small Trades. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall. December 2, 2009 Curator's Gallery Talk Wednesday December 2, 2009 1:30 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center Anne Lacoste, assistant curator of Photographs, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Irving Penn: Small Trades. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall. December 3, 2009 Exhibition Tour: Migrations of the Mind: Manuscripts from the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection Thursday December 3, 2009 2 pm Research Institute Exhibition Gallery, Getty Center Special curator-led overviews of the exhibition. Free, no reservations necessary. Meet in the Research Institute Exhibition Gallery. December 17, 2009 Exhibition Tour: Migrations of the Mind: Manuscripts from the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection Thursday December 17, 2009 2 pm Research Institute Exhibition Gallery, Getty Center Special curator-led overviews of the exhibition. Free, no reservations necessary. Meet in the Research Institute Exhibition Gallery. January 6, 2010 Curator's Gallery Talk Wednesday January 6, 2010 2:30 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center Kristen Collins, associate curator of Manuscripts, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition The Medieval Scriptorium, which is oriented toward families and adult visitors. January 7, 2010 Exhibition Tour: Migrations of the Mind: Manuscripts from the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection Thursday January 7, 2010 2 pm Research Institute Exhibition Gallery, Getty Center Special curator-led overview of the exhibition. Free, no reservations necessary. Meet in the Research Institute Exhibition Gallery. Curator's Gallery Talk Thursday January 7, 2010 2:30 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center Maite Alvarez of the Education department, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition The Medieval Scriptorium, which is oriented toward families and adult visitors. January 13, 2010 Curator's Gallery Talk Wednesday January 13, 2010 2:30 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center Stephanie Schrader, associate curator Drawings, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Drawing Life: The Dutch Visual Tradition. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall. January 14, 2010 Curator's Gallery Talk Thursday January 14, 2010 2:30 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center Maite Alvarez of the Education department, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition The Medieval Scriptorium, which is oriented toward families and adult visitors. January 21, 2010 Exhibition Tour: Migrations of the Mind: Manuscripts from the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection Thursday January 21, 2010 2 pm Research Institute Exhibition Gallery, Getty Center Special curator-led overview of the exhibition. Free, no reservations necessary. Meet in the Research Institute Exhibition Gallery. Curator's Gallery Talk Thursday January 21, 2010 2:30 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center Maite Alvarez of the Education department, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition The Medieval Scriptorium, which is oriented toward families and adult visitors. February 3, 2010 Curator's Gallery Talk Wednesday February 3, 2010 2:30 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center Kristen Collins, associate curator of Manuscripts, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition The Medieval Scriptorium, which is oriented toward families and adult visitors. February 4, 2010 Curator's Gallery Talk Thursday February 4, 2010 2:30 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center Maite Alvarez of the Education department, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition The Medieval Scriptorium, which is oriented toward families and adult visitors. February 10, 2010 Curator's Gallery Talk Wednesday February 10, 2010 2:30 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center Stephanie Schrader, associate curator Drawings, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Drawing Life: The Dutch Visual Tradition. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall. February 11, 2010 Curator's Gallery Talk Thursday February 11, 2010 2:30 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center Maite Alvarez of the Education department, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition The Medieval Scriptorium, which is oriented toward families and adult visitors. February 13, 2010 Point-of-View: Artist's Talk Saturday February 13, 2010 2:30 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Center Artist Richard Houston explores Rembrandt's drawings and those of his contemporaries in this in-gallery discussion. Complements the exhibitions Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils: Telling the Difference and Drawing Life: The Dutch Visual Tradition. Sign up at the Museum Information Desk beginning at 1:00 p.m. on the day of the talk.		Tours and Gallery Talks November 7, 2009 Orientation Tour Daily through December 31, 2009 10:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm Getty Villa Learn about the Getty Villa's architecture and educational mission in this 40-minute introduction to the site. Meet at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance. Collection Highlights Tour Weekends 11 am Museum Galleries, Getty Villa This one-hour tour provides an overview of major works from the Museum's collection. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. Architecture and Gardens Tour Daily through December 31, 2009 11:30 am, 1:30 pm, 3:30 pm Museum, Getty Villa Explore the ancient Roman world through the Museum's architecture and gardens in this 40-minute tour. Meet at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance. Spotlight Talk Thursdays - Sundays through November 30, 2009 1 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa Learn how to look at ancient art in this 20-minute gallery talk examining in depth one work in the collection. The featured object this month is a Roman Sarcophagus with Scenes from the Life of Achilles from A.D. 180–220. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the talk. November 8, 2009 Focus Tour: Learning to Look Closer Sunday November 8, 2009 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa On average, museum visitors spend no more than 30 seconds viewing a work of art. Learn how to slow down and take time to look closer. This interactive tour presents a variety of techniques for engaging with the Museum's collection, including comparing objects, sketching, and discussion. Tour topic is subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. November 9, 2009 Collection Highlights Tour Weekdays 2 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa This one-hour tour provides an overview of major works from the Museum's collection. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. November 11, 2009 Focus Tour: Myths, Gods, and Goddesses Wednesday November 11, 2009 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa In this one-hour tour, discover ancient deities and their escapades as they are depicted in works of art. Tour topic is subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. November 12, 2009 Focus Tour: Religion in Greco-Roman Egypt Thursday November 12, 2009 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa In this hour-long tour, explore the religious milieu of Greco-Roman Egypt through objects in the Museum's collection. Tour topic is subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. November 13, 2009 Focus Tour: The Unexplained and Mysterious Friday November 13, 2009 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa In this one-hour tour, discover some of the Museum's most puzzling pieces: from a Roman mummy to one of the oldest sculptures in the collection. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. November 14, 2009 Focus Tour: Roman Mosaics Saturday November 14, 2009 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa Ancient Roman villas carried decoration on walls, floors, and even ceilings. This one-hour tour focuses on mosaic pavements, exploring their history, construction, and modern conservation. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. November 15, 2009 Focus Tour: Myths, Gods, and Goddesses Sunday November 15, 2009 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa In this one-hour tour, discover ancient deities and their escapades as they are depicted in works of art. Tour topic is subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. November 16, 2009 Focus Tour: Conservation Monday November 16, 2009 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa Get an insider's perspective on the restoration and preservation of ancient objects in the Museum's collection. Antiquities Conservation staff lead 30-minute tours on a variety of topics from the treatment of various media such as ceramic, stone, and painting, to protecting works from earthquake damage. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. November 18, 2009 Focus Tour: Religion in Greco-Roman Egypt Wednesday November 18, 2009 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa In this hour-long tour, explore the religious milieu of Greco-Roman Egypt through objects in the Museum's collection. Tour topic is subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. November 20, 2009 Curator's Gallery Talk Friday November 20, 2009 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa Karol Wight, senior curator of antiquities, the J. Paul Getty Museum, gives an one-hour tour of the exhibition Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the talk. November 21, 2009 Focus Tour: J. Paul Getty as Collector Saturday November 21, 2009 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa In this one-hour tour, learn about the collector J. Paul Getty's interest in art by exploring various objects in the collection. This tour complements the exhibition Collector's Choice: J. Paul Getty and His Antiquities. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. November 22, 2009 Focus Tour: Religion in Greco-Roman Egypt Sunday November 22, 2009 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa In this hour-long tour, explore the religious milieu of Greco-Roman Egypt through objects in the Museum's collection. Tour topic is subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. November 23, 2009 Focus Tour: Delighting in Violence Monday November 23, 2009 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa Violent images abound in the Museum's collection of vases, sculpture, mosaics, and sarcophagi. In this one-hour tour, consider why such depictions were popular on everyday objects and explore the ways they asserted notions of prowess and civilization. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. November 25, 2009 Focus Tour: The Unexplained and Mysterious Wednesday November 25, 2009 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa In this one-hour tour, discover some of the Museum's most puzzling pieces: from a Roman mummy to one of the oldest sculptures in the collection. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. November 27, 2009 Focus Tour: J. Paul Getty as Collector Friday November 27, 2009 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa In this one-hour tour, learn about the collector J. Paul Getty's interest in art by exploring various objects in the collection. This tour complements the exhibition Collector's Choice: J. Paul Getty and His Antiquities. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. November 28, 2009 Focus Tour: J. Paul Getty as Collector Saturday November 28, 2009 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa In this one-hour tour, learn about the collector J. Paul Getty's interest in art by exploring various objects in the collection. This tour complements the exhibition Collector's Choice: J. Paul Getty and His Antiquities. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. November 29, 2009 Focus Tour: The Faces of Rome Sunday November 29, 2009 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa The Roman Empire's history is filled with stories of combat, triumph, alliance, and scandal. In this one-hour tour, see how ancient Rome's portraiture reflects its colorful history, and how images were used as propaganda tools. Tour topic is subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. November 30, 2009 Focus Tour: Conservation Monday November 30, 2009 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa Get an insider's perspective on the restoration and preservation of ancient objects in the Museum's collection. Antiquities Conservation staff lead 30-minute tours on a variety of topics from the treatment of various media such as ceramic, stone, and painting, to protecting works from earthquake damage. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. December 1, 2009 Spotlight Talk Thursdays - Sundays December 1 - December 31, 2009 1 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa Learn how to look at ancient art in this 20-minute gallery talk examining in depth one work in the collection. The featured object this month is the Landsdowne Herakles, a Roman marble sculpture from about A.D. 125. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the talk. December 7, 2009 Focus Tour: Conservation Monday December 7, 2009 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa Get an insider's perspective on the restoration and preservation of ancient objects in the Museum's collection. Antiquities Conservation staff lead 30-minute tours on a variety of topics from the treatment of various media such as ceramic, stone, and painting, to protecting works from earthquake damage. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. December 21, 2009 Focus Tour: Conservation Monday December 21, 2009 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa Get an insider's perspective on the restoration and preservation of ancient objects in the Museum's collection. Antiquities Conservation staff lead 30-minute tours on a variety of topics from the treatment of various media such as ceramic, stone, and painting, to protecting works from earthquake damage. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. January 15, 2010 Curator's Gallery Talk Friday January 15, 2010 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa Claire Lyons, curator of Antiquities, the J. Paul Getty Museum, gives an hour-ling tour of the exhibition The Chimaera of Arezzo, which features a large-scale bronze masterpiece of Etruscan sculpture. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. January 22, 2010 Curator's Gallery Talk Friday January 22, 2010 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa Claire Lyons, curator of Antiquities, the J. Paul Getty Museum, gives an hour-ling tour of the exhibition The Chimaera of Arezzo, which features a large-scale bronze masterpiece of Etruscan sculpture. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour. February 5, 2010 Curator's Gallery Talk Friday February 5, 2010 3 pm Museum Galleries, Getty Villa Claire Lyons, curator of Antiquities, the J. Paul Getty Museum, gives an hour-ling tour of the exhibition The Chimaera of Arezzo, which features a large-scale bronze masterpiece of Etruscan sculpture. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.