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Tours and Gallery Talks |
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Garden Tour
Daily
11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm
Getty Center
The gardens of the Getty are the focus of this 45-minute tour. Meet the docent outside
at the bench under the sycamore trees near the front entrance to the Museum.
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Focus Tour: Medieval and Renaissance Art
Tuesdays
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Enjoy a one-hour tour focusing on the Museum's medieval and Renaissance collections by exploring the art and culture of these related and distinctive historic periods. The tour may spotlight the current manuscripts exhibition. Meet the educator at the Museum Information Desk.Meet the educator at the Museum Information Desk.
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Architecture Tour
Daily
10:15 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm
Museum Entrance Hall, Getty Center
Discover more about Richard Meier's architecture and the design of the Getty Center site in this 45-minute tour. Meet the docent outside at the bench under the sycamore trees near the front entrance to the Museum.
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Collection Highlights Tour
Daily
11 am
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
This one-hour tour provides an overview of major works from the Museum's collection. Meet the educator at the Museum Information Desk.
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Famous Faces: Celebrity Portraits
Tuesdays - Fridays through April 6, 2012
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
Examine the portrayal of identity, lifestyles, and celebrity culture in paintings, drawings, and sculptures. Meet the educator at the Museum Information Desk.
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Masterpiece of the Week Talk
Daily through April 1, 2012
4 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center
What does a painting reveal? What does a mask conceal? Go behind the scenes in this 15-minute talk to view Pietro Longhi's The Painter in His Studio. Meet the educator at the Information Desk.
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Exhibitions |
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In Focus: Los Angeles, 1945–1980
Daily through May 6, 2012
West Pavilion, Terrace Level, Getty Center
This exhibition presents approximately twenty-five photographs from the Museum's permanent collection made in Los Angeles between 1945 and 1980. Both iconic and relatively unknown works are featured by artists whose careers are defined by their association with the city, who may have lived in Los Angeles for a few brief but influential years, or whose visit inspired them to create memorable images. Works by Robert Cumming, Joe Deal, Judy Fiskin, Anthony Friedkin, Robert Heinecken, Anthony Hernandez, Man Ray, Edmund Teske, William Wegman, Garry Winogrand, Max Yavno and others are loosely grouped around the themes of experimentation, street photography, architectural depictions, and the film and entertainment industries. <br><br> This Getty Center exhibition is part of the region-wide Pacific Standard Time initiative.
 Learn more about this exhibition
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The Life of Art: Context, Collecting, and Display
Daily
South Pavilion, Plaza Level, Getty Center
From the time an object is made until the day it enters a museum's collection, it may be displayed, used, and perceived in different ways. The Life of Art takes selected objects from the Getty Museum's galleries and encourages visitors to sit down and spend time with them, offering the opportunity to examine them closely to understand how they were made and functioned, why they were collected, and how they have been displayed. Through careful looking, what may be learned about the maker and previous owners of a French gilt-bronze wall light, for example, or the transformation in England of a Chinese porcelain bowl? Close engagement reveals the full lives of these works and why they continue to be collected and cherished today.
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Renaissance Drawings from Germany and Switzerland, 1470–1600
Daily through June 17, 2012
West Pavilion, Plaza Level, Getty Center
The period of 1470–1600 represents one of the high points in German art, spanning the careers of artists such as Martin Schongauer, Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach the Elder, and Hans Holbein the Younger. Because different styles of drawing developed in the various regions of present-day Germany and Switzerland, this exhibition of works from the Getty Museum's permanent collection is organized by region—the Middle and Upper Rhine, Switzerland, Nuremberg, and Saxony. The exhibition explores the drawings' wide range of functions and captivating subject matter, including mercenary soldiers and scenes of courtly love. It also presents important new scholarship in the field that has been accomplished during the past decades.
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Gothic Grandeur: Manuscript Illumination, 1200–1350
Daily through May 13, 2012
North Pavilion, Plaza Level, Getty Center
The word "Gothic" evokes visions of soaring spires, graceful flying buttresses, and sparkling stained glass. The term is also applied to the style of manuscript illumination that reigned in Europe from around 1200 to 1350. The Gothic illuminated manuscripts in this exhibition, drawn from the Getty Museum's collections, are characterized by whimsical marginal decorations, vivid narratives, and a naturalistic style of painting. The period also saw an explosion in the variety of illustrated books being produced, ranging from scholastic university treatises to entertaining romances. On February 27, the pages of the manuscripts will be turned to allow visitors to see additional treasures.
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March 27, 2012 |
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The Getty Villa is closed to the general public on this date.
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