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May 13, 2008 |
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California Video Orientation Talk
Daily through June 8, 2008
12 pm, 1:30 pm
Museum Entrance Hall, Getty Center
Join a Museum educator before or after your visit to the California Video exhibition to hear a brief overview and participate in a 15-minute question and answer session. Meet at the Museum Information Desk.
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Architecture Tour
Tuesdays - Thursdays and Sundays through June 29, 2008
10:15 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm
Museum Entrance Hall, Getty Center
Getty Center architecture tours are offered daily by docents. Tours last 30–45 minutes. Meet outside in front of the Museum Entrance Hall.
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Collection Highlights Tour
Daily through June 29, 2008
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.
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Garden Tour
Daily through June 29, 2008
11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm
Central Garden, Getty Center
Garden Tours are offered daily by docents. They focus on the Central Garden and landscaping of the Getty Center site. Tours last 45–60 minutes. Meet in front of the Museum Entrance Hall.
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Focus Tour: Medieval and Renaissance Art
Tuesdays through June 30, 2008
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.
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May 14, 2008 |
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Special Exhibition Talk
Wednesday May 14, 2008
2:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Linde Brady, graduate intern, Department of Photographs, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on two exhibitions: August Sander: People of the Twentieth Century and Bernd and Hilla Becher: Basic Forms. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.
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Focus Tour: Baroque and Rococco Art
Wednesdays through June 30, 2008
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.
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May 15, 2008 |
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Special Exhibition Talk
Thursday May 15, 2008
2:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Linde Brady, graduate intern, Department of Photographs, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on two exhibitions: August Sander's People of the Twentieth Century and Bernd and Hilla Becher: Basic Forms. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.
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Focus Tour: Neoclassical and Romantic Art
Thursdays through June 30, 2008
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.
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May 16, 2008 |
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Architecture Tour
Fridays and Saturdays through June 28, 2008
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 outside in front of the Museum Entrance Hall.
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Focus Tour: Realist and Impressionist Art
Fridays through June 30, 2008
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.
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May 17, 2008 |
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Focus Tour: Modern and Contemporary Art
Saturdays through June 30, 2008
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.
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May 18, 2008 |
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Focus Tour: Sculpture Discovery Walk
Sundays through June 30, 2008
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.
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May 20, 2008 |
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Masterpiece of the Week Talk
Daily, May 20 - May 25, 2008
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 The Laundress (La Blanchisseuse) by Jean-Baptiste Greuze. Meet at the Museum Information Desk.
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May 22, 2008 |
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Curator's Gallery Talk: Imagining Christ
Thursday May 22, 2008
2:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Kristen Collins, assistant curator of manuscripts, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Imagining Christ.
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May 23, 2008 |
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Point-of-View: Artist Talks
Friday May 23, 2008
4:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Father Patrick from Saint Gregory of Sinai Monastery, an icon painter, explores medieval and Renaissance depictions of Christ and the role Christ's image plays in expressing complex religious concepts. Complements the exhibition Imagining Christ. Sign up at the Museum Information Desk beginning at 3:00 p.m. the day of the talks.
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Point-of-View: Artist Talks
Friday May 23, 2008
6 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Father Patrick of Saint Gregory of Sinai Monastery, an icon painter, explores medieval and Renaissance depictions of Christ and the role Christ's image plays in expressing complex religious concepts. Complements the exhibition Imagining Christ. Sign up at the Museum Information Desk beginning at 3 p.m. the day of the talks.
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June 10, 2008 |
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Exhibition Tour: August Sander: People of the Twentieth Century
Daily, June 10 - July 13, 2008
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
A special one-hour exhibition overview of August Sander: People of the Twentieth Century. Meet at the Museum Information Desk.
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June 11, 2008 |
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Curator's Gallery Talk
Wednesday June 11, 2008
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Stephanie Schrader, assistant curator of drawings, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.
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June 20, 2008 |
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Point-of-View: Artist Talks
Friday June 20, 2008
4:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Jenny Phillips, one of Australia's most influential botanical artists, will explore the flower and insect drawings produced by the pioneering women of the Merian family. Complements the exhibition Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science. Sign up at the Museum Information Desk beginning at 3 p.m. the day of the talks.
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Point-of-View: Artist Talks
Friday June 20, 2008
, 4:30 pm, 6 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Jenny Phillips, one of Australia's most influential botanical artists, will explore the flower and insect drawings produced by the pioneering women of the Merian family. Complements the exhibition Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science. Sign up at the Museum Information Desk beginning at 3 p.m. the day of the talks.
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July 15, 2008 |
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Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science Exhibition Tour
Daily, July 15 - August 17, 2008
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Special one-hour exhibition overview of Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science. Meet at the Museum Information Desk.
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July 16, 2008 |
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Curator's Gallery Talk
Wednesday July 16, 2008
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Stephanie Schrader, assistant curator of drawings, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.
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July 30, 2008 |
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Curator's Gallery Talk
Wednesday July 30, 2008
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Museum Entrance Hall, Getty Center
Anne Lyden, associate curator of photographs, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Ten Years in Focus: The Artist and The Camera. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.
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August 7, 2008 |
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Curator's Gallery Talk
Thursday August 7, 2008
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Stephanie Schrader, assistant curator of drawings, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.
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August 14, 2008 |
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Curator's Gallery Talk
Thursdays
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Catherine Hess, associate curator of decorative arts and sculpture, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.
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August 15, 2008 |
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Point-of-View: Artist Talks
Friday August 15, 2008
6 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Artist John Nava explores the approaches to and use of portraiture as presented in the exhibitions Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portraiture, Faces of Power and Piety: Medieval Portraiture and August Sander: People of the Twentieth Century.
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August 19, 2008 |
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Exhibition Tour: Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture
Tuesday August 19, 2008August 19 - October 26, 2008
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Special one-hour exhibition overview of Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture. Meet at the Museum Information Desk.
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August 28, 2008 |
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Curator's Gallery Talk
Thursdays
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Catherine Hess, associate curator of decorative arts and sculpture, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.
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September 4, 2008 |
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Curator's Gallery Talk
Thursday September 4, 2008
2:30 pm
Museum Entrance Hall, Getty Center
Virginia Heckert, associate curator of photographs, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on two exhibitions: August Sander: People of the Twentieth Century and Bernd and Hilla Becher: Basic Forms. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.
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September 11, 2008 |
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Curator's Gallery Talk
Thursdays
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Catherine Hess, associate curator of decorative arts and sculpture, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.
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September 25, 2008 |
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Curator's Gallery Talk
Thursdays
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Catherine Hess, associate curator of decorative arts and sculpture, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.
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October 9, 2008 |
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Curator's Gallery Talk
Thursdays
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Catherine Hess, associate curator of decorative arts and sculpture, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.
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October 15, 2008 |
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Curator's Gallery Talks
Wednesday October 15, 2008
2:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Elizabeth Morrison, curator of manuscripts, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Faces of Power and Piety: Medieval Portraiture. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.
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October 23, 2008 |
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Curator's Gallery Talk
Thursdays
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Catherine Hess, associate curator of decorative arts and sculpture, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Bernini and the Art of Baroque Portrait Sculpture. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.
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Tours and Gallery Talks |
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May 15, 2008 |
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Orientation Tour
Daily through June 30, 2008
10:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm
Getty Villa
This 40-minute tour offers an overview of the Getty Villa, focusing on its architecture and educational mission. Meet at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Store.
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Spotlight Talk
Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays through May 31, 2008
11 am
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
This 20-minute gallery talk introduces ways of looking at ancient art through an in-depth exploration of one object in the collection. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Store 15 minutes before the talk.
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Getty Villa Architecture and Gardens Tour
Daily through June 30, 2008
11:30 am, 1:30 pm, 3:30 pm
Museum, Getty Villa
This 40-minute tour explores the architecture and gardens of the Getty Villa and their historical prototypes. Meet at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Store.
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Collection Highlights Tour
Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays through June 30, 2008
2 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
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 Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Main Entrance beginning at 1:45 p.m.
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May 16, 2008 |
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The Color Of Life Exhibition Tour
Fridays and Saturdays through June 21, 2008
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
In this one-hour tour, explore the Villa's current exhibition The Color of Life, which presents an alternative history of sculpture and reveals the lifelike qualities of polychrome statues fashioned over the course of four millennia. Learn about the history of color in sculpture and its place in western taste. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Auditorium 15 minutes before the talk.
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May 17, 2008 |
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Collection Highlights Tour
Weekends through June 29, 2008
11 am
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
This one-hour tour provides an overview of major works from the Museum's collection. Offered in English and Spanish. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Main Entrance beginning at 10:45 a.m.
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Spotlight Talk
Weekends through May 31, 2008
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
This 20-minute gallery talk introduces ways of looking at ancient art through an in-depth exploration of one object in the collection. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Main Entrance beginning at 1:15 p.m.
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May 23, 2008 |
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Curator's Gallery Talk
Friday May 23, 2008
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
Join Laure Maurest-Caffey, curatorial intern, Department of Antiquities, the J. Paul Getty Museum, for a one-hour tour through the Villa's current exhibition The Hope Hygieia: Restoring a Statue's History. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Store beginning 15 minutes before the tour.
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May 26, 2008 |
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The Color Of Life Exhibition Tour
Monday May 26, 2008
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
In this one-hour tour, explore the Villa's current exhibition focusing on the history of color in sculpture and its place in Western taste. Explore a variety of masterpieces that present an alternative history of sculpture and reveal the lifelike qualities of polychrome statues fashioned over the course of four millennia. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Store 15 minutes before the talk.
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June 1, 2008 |
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Spotlight Talk
Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays June 1 - June 30, 2008
11 am
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
This 20-minute gallery talk introduces ways of looking at ancient art through an in-depth exploration of one object in the collection. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Store 15 minutes before the talk.
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Spotlight Talk
Weekends June 1 - June 30, 2008
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
This 20-minute gallery talk introduces ways of looking at ancient art through an in-depth exploration of one object in the collection. This month, the featured object is the Lansdowne Herakles, a Roman sculpture from around 120 A.D. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Store 15 minutes before the talk.
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Focus Tour: The Unexplained and Mysterious
Sunday June 1, 2008
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
Join us for this one-hour tour as we take a look at some of the Getty Villa's most mysterious pieces and discuss the unknown, from a Roman mummy to the most puzzling sculptures in the collection. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Store 15 minutes for the talk.
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June 2, 2008 |
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Focus Tour: Saffron Gowns and Cuirassed Torsos: Costumes in Classical Antiquity
Monday June 2, 2008
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
This one-hour tour highlights the impact of clothes and costuming in the lives of Greeks and Romans. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Store 15 minutes before the talk.
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June 5, 2008 |
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Focus Tour: Wine and Drinking Practices in the Ancient World
Thursday June 5, 2008
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
Wine and wine drinking practices held a rich and complex history in ancient Greek and Roman culture. In this one-hour tour, we will look closely at the myths, gods, and traditions surrounding wine in the ancient world. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Store 15 minutes before the talk.
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June 6, 2008 |
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Conservator's Gallery Talk
Friday June 6, 2008
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
Join Erik Risser, assistant conservator of antiquities, the J. Paul Getty Museum, for a one-hour tour through the Villa's current exhibition The Hope Hygieia: Restoring a Statue's History. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Store beginning 15 minutes before the tour.
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Curator's Gallery Talk
Friday June 6, 2008
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
Join senior research specialist Roberta Panzanelli, the Getty Research Institute, for a one-hour talk on the exhibition The Color of Life. Space is limited. Sign up at Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Store 15 minutes before the talk.
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June 9, 2008 |
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Focus Tour: The Herculaneum Women
Monday June 9, 2008
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
Join a Getty curator for this 30-minute talk on the Villa's current installation of two large marble sculptures from Herculaneum. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Store 15 minutes before the talk.
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June 16, 2008 |
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Focus Tour: Mr. Getty's Favorite Statue: The Lansdowne Herakles
Monday June 16, 2008
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
In this one-hour tour, explore the ancient and modern histories of the statue that inspired J. Paul Getty. Learn about the role this sculpture played in the eventual imaginative recreation of a Roman villa to house Getty's art collection. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Store 15 minutes before the talk.
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June 19, 2008 |
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Focus Tour: Death & the Afterlife in the Ancient World
Thursday June 19, 2008
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
In this one-hour tour, explore funerary beliefs in ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt. Learn about the ways in which people prepared for the afterlife through the funerary monuments and grave goods they left behind. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Store 15 minutes before the talk.
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June 20, 2008 |
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Curator's Gallery Talk
Friday June 20, 2008
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
Join Kenneth Lapatin, associate curator of antiquities, the J. Paul Getty Museum, for a one-hour talk on the exhibition The Color of Life. Space is limited. Sign up at Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Store 15 minutes before the talk.
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June 22, 2008 |
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Focus Tour: Athletics and Entertainment in Antiquity
Sunday June 22, 2008
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
In this one-hour tour, explore the major sources of entertainment for the ancient Greeks and Romans: sports and athletic games. Through exploration of objects in the collection, discover cross-cultural trends in the relationship between the Greek Olympics and Roman athletics. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Store 15 minutes before the talk.
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June 27, 2008 |
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Focus Tour: Rites of Passage
Friday June 27, 2008
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
Join us for this one-hour tour as we explore rites of passage in the Greek and Roman world. We will examine visual and textual evidence in the collection documenting life's important transitions, such as birth, adulthood, marriage, and death. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Store 15 minutes before the talk.
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June 28, 2008 |
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Focus Tour: Animals in the Ancient World
Saturday June 28, 2008
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
From the ferocious felines of the gladiators to snakes used to ward off evil, explore the world of animals through the art of the ancient Greeks and Romans. This tour will discuss their symbolism and use in myth and daily life. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Store 15 minutes before the talk.
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June 29, 2008 |
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Focus Tour: Death & the Afterlife in the Ancient World
Sunday June 29, 2008
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
In this one-hour tour, explore funerary beliefs in ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt. Learn about the ways in which people prepared for the afterlife through the funerary monuments and grave goods they left behind. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Store 15 minutes before the talk.
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June 30, 2008 |
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Focus Tour: True and Lasting Beauty: J. Paul Getty and the Lure of Ancient Art
Monday June 30, 2008
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
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