Past Programs

Previous teen programs at Getty

A teen boy in a Getty Student Gallery Guide tee holds a packet to his lips inside a painting gallery

Student Gallery Guide interns shared the Getty galleries with young visitors from across Los Angeles.

Offered in 2018 and 2019, Student Gallery Guides was an earlier version of today’s Teen Gallery Guides @ Getty program. This paid internship supported high school students as they learned to represent the museum and lead young visitors through the collections.

Six teens in white lab coats look over a balcony

Teen Lab participants explored the Getty collection through a STEAM lens.

Teen Lab

Teen Lab was offered at the Getty Villa in the summers of 2016, 2018 and 2019. The program focused on the intersections of art and science through a project-based learning structure. Participants explored the collection for inspiration for culminating projects meant to engage young museum visitors with ancient art and archaeology.

Two teens stand in front of a screen lit by blue light while other photograph them

Unshuttered Teaching Artist: SHAN Wallace and Unshuttered artist: Adam C.

Getty Unshuttered

Getty Unshuttered was a multi‑year, photography‑focused program offered from 2018–2024. The onsite component paired young photographers with teaching‑artist mentors, and a suite of teacher resources supported instruction in photography fundamentals and the connections between activism and image‑making. Nationwide teen photography open calls were also held in 2021, 2022, and 2024, with selected works exhibited at the Getty Center.

A group of teens stand around a table of medieval manuscripts as a curator points to one

Academy students take a close look at medieval Latin manuscripts during a hands‑on session with senior curator Elizabeth Morrison.

Latin Academy

Latin Academy (Academia Aestiva) was a free week-long summer program which provided high school students an immersive Latin and cultural experience of the Roman world. Spoken Latin in the mornings was followed by object and art-based learning in the afternoons. The program ran from 2010–2023.

For questions about any of these past programs, email gettyteens@getty.edu.

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