Lunar New Year Tour of Beginnings: The Story of Creation in the Middle Ages

Tour
Aged page from a manuscript featuring black and red text on the bottom half under an illustration of a man riding a black horse and a saint greeting a creature from the heavens.

The Opening of the Third Seal: The Third Horseman, about 1255–1260, English. Tempera colors, gold leaf, colored washes, pen and ink. Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig III 1 (83.MC.72), fol. 7

Feb 17 and 21, 2026

2pm

Getty Center

Museum Galleries

Free

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About

Join Sylvia Wang, graduate intern in the manuscripts department, for a special exhibition tour inspired by the Lunar New Year. To welcome the Year of the Horse, view captivating depictions of the sun, moon, and horses in medieval manuscripts and explore their symbolic meanings.

The 2pm tour will be held in English, followed by a 3pm tour in Chinese (Mandarin).

Times

Tuesday, Feb 17, 2026
Saturday, Feb 21, 2026
2pm

Know Before You Go

Capacity

15
First-come, first-served

Duration

45 minutes

How to join

Confirm which tours are running on the day of your visit at the Information Desk in the Museum Entrance Hall.

Join your tour a few minutes before its scheduled start time at the Information Desk, where our Visitor Services colleagues will direct you to the guide leading the tour. Groups are provided with Assistive Listening Devices (ALD), which amplify the guide's voice in busy galleries.

What to expect

Our guides lead interactive tours that are different each time. While they share their unique perspective and knowledge about the collections and exhibitions, we encourage you to make the tour your own by sharing observations and asking questions. We want to hear what you think!

This tour is predominantly indoors, with brief moments outside. There are a few specific stops for active engagement with individual artworks. Although benches are available in many galleries, seating may or may not be available depending on the route chosen by your guide.

Accessibility

Wheelchairs are available for free rental on a first-come, first-served basis at the Lower Tram Station above the parking structure and at the Coat Check Room in the Museum Entrance Hall.

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