Resources for Students (Education at the Getty)

Resources for Students

Enhance students' understanding of artists, art history, materials, and techniques with interactive Web pages, online games, activities, and videos. Enliven your classroom teaching with select activities or encourage students to explore these resources independently.

Explore a Virtual Cabinet of Curiosities
How a Stereograph Works
Watercolor Techniques
Watercolor Materials
Writing and Transcribing Music in the Middle Ages
A Timeline: Four Centuries of Perspective

Comparing Celebrations in Two Paintings
Comparing Paintings of 19th-Century Women
Zoom in on Cabinet on Stand by André-Charles Boulle
Zoom in on Sketch for a Fireplace Overmantel by Francesco Antonio Franzoni
Zoom in on The Father's Curse: The Ungrateful Son by Jean-Baptsite Greuze
Zoom in on Alexander Fights in the Town of the Sudracae, attributed to the Master of the Jardin de verteuse consolation
Drawn to Rome: Neoclassical Sketchbooks and Prints

GettyGames

Enhance students' detail-finding skills.

Video Gallery

Give students a glimpse behind the scenes at the Getty Museum to learn about the collection, art-making techniques, conservation projects, and exhibitions.

Learn how a polychrome sculpture is made.

See more videos.