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February 2013 |
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O P E N I N G T H I S M O N T H |
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Visit the Getty
Current Exhibitions
Information: (310) 440-7300
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See Johannes Vermeer's exquisitely nuanced masterpiece Woman in Blue Reading a Letter. For centuries, this image of a young woman standing alone reading a letter, bathed in soft morning light with a delicate array of blues, has stirred the imagination.
On loan to the Getty Museum for six weeks only, this painting by the Dutch master is a visiting ambassador from Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, which opens on April 13 after a ten-year renovation.
A newly added free talk on February 24 brings together a variety of historical and contemporary perspectives on this painting.
Learn more about this painting and other Dutch paintings on view at the Getty »
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Woman in Blue Reading a Letter, 1663–64, Johannes Vermeer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. On loan from the City of Amsterdam (A. van der Hoop Bequest)
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Untold Stories: Collecting and Transforming Medieval Manuscripts
February 26–May 12 | The Getty Center
Explores the ways in which medieval manuscripts have been refashioned, both physically and conceptually, throughout history.
Learn more and see all upcoming exhibitions »
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C L O S I N G T H I S M O N T H |
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Visit the Getty
Current Exhibitions
Future Exhibitions
Information: (310) 440-7300
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"A landmark exhibition…profoundly expands our understanding of a fundamental shift in Western history."
—Los Angeles Times
Experience the splendor of breathtaking devotional paintings, precious manuscripts, and luminous stained glass before this groundbreaking exhibition travels to the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Explore the work of the Florentine panel painters and manuscript illuminators who revolutionized the depiction of the human form and expression in the early 1300s, launching the Italian Renaissance.
Learn more about this exhibition »
Learn about the scientific research behind the project Researching Florentine Workshop Practice »
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Madonna and Child, about 1320/30, Giotto di Bondone. National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection 1939.1.256
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Farewell to Surrealism: The Dyn Circle in Mexico
Through February 17 | The Getty Center
Tells the story of the pioneering art journal Dyn and its creators in Mexico City in the 1940s. Learn more »
The Photographs of Ray K. Metzker and the Institute of Design
Through February 24 | The Getty Center
A comprehensive overview of Metzker's finely crafted black-and-white prints, which probe photography's expressive potential.
Learn more »
See all current exhibitions »
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T H E A T E R A T T H E V I L L A |
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Performances and Films
Information and Tickets: (310) 440-7300
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With a stellar cast led by Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis and brother Apollo Dukakis, Not Man Apart Physical Theatre Ensemble presents a newly imagined prequel to Aristophanes' Lysistrata.
The inspired script by playwright Eduardo Machado tells of an aristocratic Athenian matron who is crushed by fateful events and is gradually transformed into the most celebrated peace activist of the ancient world. Tickets $7.
Learn more and get tickets »
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Olympia Dukakis plays Lysistrata in this Aristophanes prequel. Photo: Joanna Tzetsoumis
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M U S I C |
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Performances and Films
Information and Reservations: (310) 440-7300
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The Holmes Brothers move body and soul with their amazing three-part harmonies and spirited mix of gospel, blues, soul, R & B, rock, and country in their long-awaited return to the Getty stage. For a devoted and expanding fan base, the trio continue to deliver Saturday-night roadhouse rock with the joyful fervor of a Sunday morning church service. Free; reservations required.
Learn more, make reservations, and hear a music sample from the Holmes Brothers »
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The Holmes Brothers. Photo: Stefan Falke
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Imagine Anatolian rhythms mingled with American folk-lead riffs with echoes of the Beatles, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, and Simon and Garfunkel! Armenian Public Radio blends these diverse sounds, polishing traditional Armenian village songs with their evocative silver vocal lines to reinvent them with a modern sensibility. Free; reservations required.
Learn more and make reservations »
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Armenian Public Radio. Photo: Sabrina Hill
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L E C T U R E S & C O N V E R S A T I O N S |
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Lectures and Conversations
Information and Reservations: (310) 440-7300
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Giotto di Bondone of Florence was pivotal in transforming Italian painting during the birth of the Renaissance in the early 1300s. Learn more about Giotto's art historical revolution and explore his masterwork, the frescoes of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, with art historian Keith Christiansen of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Complements the exhibition Florence at the Dawn of the Renaissance: Painting and Illumination, 1300–1350. Free; reservations required.
Learn more and make reservations »
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Peruzzi Altarpiece, (detail) about 1309–15, Giotto di Bondone. North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, GL.60.17.7
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Learn about a luxurious Roman Villa buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79 and explore two sides of ancient life with John R. Clarke, director of the project to study and conserve the archaeological site of Oplontis, near Pompeii. Clarke discusses the two enormous structures uncovered there—one a commercial center with wine-bottling facilities, the other an opulent residence for the super-rich—and presents a new interactive, 3-D model. Free; a ticket is required.
Learn more and get tickets »
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Detail of a garden fresco from the Villa di Poppaea at the ancient site of Oplontis, 1st century BC–1st century AD. Photo: Paul Bardagjy
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Who really owns that work of art? Where did it come from? Was it lost, seized, or even stolen during the Nazi era (1933–45) or beyond? "Art detectives" such as provenance curator Victoria Reed of the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston, devote their careers to answering these questions. In this lecture, she recounts her experiences tracing the ownership history of the MFA's collection, offering a special behind-the-scenes view. Free; reservations required.
Learn more and make reservations »
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Initials IN, 1153, Unknown, Italian. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Ms. Ludwig IX 1, fol. 262. Page from a manuscript seized by Napoleon's troops.
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