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Fridays till 9 starting May 24—Enjoy art by night! The Getty Center is open until 9:00 p.m. both Fridays and Saturdays all summer long, from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. Browse the galleries, wander the gardens, and enjoy dinner at the Restaurant. Visit us »
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E X H I B I T I O N S |
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Visit the Getty
Current Exhibitions
Future Exhibitions
Information: (310) 440-7300
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Explore Los Angeles's rapid transformation into one of the most influential industrial, economic, and creative capitals in the world.
Through drawings, models, photographs, animations, interviews, and films, this groundbreaking exhibition celebrates L.A.'s rich yet often underappreciated built environment, from its ambitious freeway networks and sleek coffee shops, to its cultural destinations and experimental residences.
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Case Study House No. 21, 1958, Pierre Koenig. Photo: Julius Shulman. Julius Shulman photography archive. The Getty Research Institute. Banner image: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (detail) by Welton Becket & Associates, downtown Los Angeles, construction completed 1964
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Ed Ruscha has long reflected on Los Angeles's vernacular architecture, urban landscape, and car culture, documenting the city's design and transformation through paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, and films. Complementing Overdrive, this exhibition presents vintage prints and materials made in conjunction with his self-published photo books, and rare contact sheets on display for the first time.
Learn more about this exhibition »
Overdrive and In Focus: Ed Ruscha are part of the Pacific Standard Time Presents, a citywide celebration of L.A. architecture and place running through July 2013. Sign up for Pacific Standard Time Presents updates »
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818 Doheny Dr. in Some Los Angeles Apartments, 1965, Ed Ruscha, gelatin silver print. The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011.55.29. © Ed Ruscha
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"The Mozia Charioteer is the apex of an earlier, more pivotal moment in Western art, and practically no one in America has seen it. This opportunity won't come again." —William Poundstone, ARTINFO.com
Encounter Sicily's opulent past as ancient Greek colonies became formidable metropolises, and view incomparable masterpieces from its museums, including extraordinary marble sculptures, rare coins, and other treasures.
On this crossroads of the Mediterranean, the arts attained levels of refinement and ingenuity that rivaled, even surpassed, those of mainland Greece. Exquisite art, literature, and scientific innovation flourished, leaving an enduring stamp on western culture.
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Coin with a Head of Apollo, 410–403 B.C., Choirion. Courtesy of the Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi, Syracuse. Reproduced by permission of the Regione Siciliana, Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e dell'Identità Siciliana. Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell'Identità Siciliana. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited
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Lion Attacking a Horse from the Capitoline Museums, Rome
Through May 6 | The Getty Villa
On view outside of Rome for the first time in more than two millennia, the sublime marble sculpture Lion Attacking a Horse returns to Italy this month. Learn more »
Untold Stories: Collecting and Transforming Medieval Manuscripts
Through May 12 | The Getty Center
Explores ways in which illuminated manuscripts have been refashioned conceptually and physically, tracing their eventful history since the Middle Ages. Learn more »
Browse all current exhibitions »
Browse all future exhibitions »
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P E R F O R M A N C E S |
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Performances and Films
Information: (310) 440-7300
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Experience interactive and lively performances from Machine Project and dublab DJs, site-specific commissions by Dance Camera West, film screenings, and a hands-on model of the Getty Center where you add your own innovative design. Los Angeles, modernism, and architecture inspire this creative extravaganza presented in conjunction with the exhibition Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940–1990. Free; no reservations required.
Learn more and see the schedule »
Sign up for Pacific Standard Time Presents updates »
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The Travertine Ensemble performs at the Getty Center. Photo: Aaron Paley
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Performances and Films
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Saturdays Off the 405 is back for 2013! Discover the eclectic blend of electronic soul, R&B, and folk delivered by Coco O and partner Robin Hannibal. Since their meeting in Copenhagen in 2009, the duo known as Quadron has mingled the sounds of Lauren Hill, Sade, and others with modern instruments to create their magic. Free; no tickets required.
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Robin Hannibal and Coco O of Quadron
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Sonic Overdrive: Songs and Stories through the Streets of Los Angeles
May 31
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T H E A T E R |
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Performances and Films
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How might the classic plays of ancient Greece be theatrically staged in the present day? Members of New York's SITI Company, led by director Anne Bogart, return to the Getty Villa to present live readings of three ancient Greek plays and discuss this question with the audience and Villa staff. Recommended for teen and adult audiences. Free; a ticket is required.
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SITI Company makes the Greek classics contemporary. Photo: Craig Schwartz
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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, Reservations, and Tickets: (310) 440-7300
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How did early artisans create the superb black- and red-figure pottery of ancient Athens? Hear how scientists, art historians, and conservators are working together to better understand the materials and techniques used to produce these vessels. Project members also discuss the application of high-tech research methods to study ceramic technology, artistic expression, and workshop practice. Free; a ticket is required.
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Fragment of a red-figure skyphos, about 480–470 B.C., attributed to the Kleophrades Painter. 93.Ae.31.2
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Unravel the mysteries of one of the world's most treasured and rare books, the Archimedes Palimpsest. Scholars Reviel Netz and William Noel, authors of The Archimedes Codex, reveal how they used modern technology to uncover the secrets of this 13th-century prayer book that contains seven erased treatises from centuries earlier by the great ancient scientist Archimedes. Free; a ticket is required.
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Archimedes Palimpsest, A.D. 950–975. Private Collection. The Archimedes Palimpsest, fols 66r–71v (Arch17r) (CC-BY-3.0)
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When architects create new buildings for urban centers, how can they innovate while respecting a place's unique historic character? Hear internationally renowned architects and urban planners—including Thomas H. Beeby, Juergen Mayer H., Rafael Moneo, Richard Rogers, and Denise Scott Brown—speak about this issue and present their own recent projects. Registration is $100 ($50 for students) and includes an evening reception, lunch, and event parking.
Learn more, see the full program, and register »
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Kunsthaus Graz (2003), in the historic center of Graz, Austria. Photo: HeyltsWilliam, CC BY-ND 2.0
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Hear Pico Iyer, distinguished author of travel books, novels, and essays, and James Cuno, president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust, discuss museums, cosmopolitan culture, flights into the foreign, and other timely topics. Free; reservations recommended.
Getty Perspectives brings together distinctive voices to explore the arts and the relationship of visual culture to the broader public culture.
Learn more and make reservations »
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Author Pico Iyer
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Four internationally renowned leaders in the architecture community join Wim de Wit, curator of the dynamic new exhibition Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940–1990, to reflect on why they chose to work in Los Angeles. They reveal how the city's built environment and spirit of experimentation have affected their projects, and why L.A. continues to be a center for global design discourse. Free; reservations required.
Learn more and make reservations »
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PA and PE, 1990, Peter Alexander. Courtesy of Pacific Enterprises. © Peter Alexander
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The Many Identities of Peter Paul Rubens's Man in Korean Costume: New Perspectives on Old Interpretations
May 1
Conference—Objects in Motion in the Early Modern World
May 10 & 11
Symposium—Urban Ambition: Assessing the Evolution of L.A.
May 30 & 31
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