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Getty Center closed.
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November 19, 2007 |
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Tours and Gallery Talks |
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Orientation Tour
Daily through June 30, 2008
10:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm
Getty Villa
This 40-minute site tour offers an overview of the Getty Villa, its history, renovation, and new educational mission. Meet at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Main Entrance.
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Spotlight Talk: Cycladic Statuette of a Harpist
Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays through November 30, 2007
11 am
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
This 20-minute gallery talk introduces ways of looking at ancient art through an in-depth exploration of one object in the collection. This month the featured object is the Cycladic Statuette of a Harpist, circa 2500 B.C. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Auditorium 15 minutes before the talk.
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Getty Villa Architecture and Gardens Tour
Daily through June 30, 2008
11:30 am, 1:30 pm, 3:30 pm
Museum, Getty Villa
This 40-minute tour explores the architecture and gardens of the Getty Villa and their historical prototypes. Meet at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Main Entrance.
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Collection Highlights Tour
Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays through June 30, 2008
2 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
This one-hour tour provides an overview of major works from the Museum's collection. Offered in English and Spanish on weekends. Meet at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Main Entrance beginning at 1:45 p.m.
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Focus Tour: Saffron Gowns and Cuirassed Torsos: Costumes in Classical Antiquity
Monday November 19, 2007
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
This one-hour tour highlights the impact of clothes and costuming in the lives of Greeks and Romans. From the well-dressed to the undressed, clothing and style communicated political ambition, athletic victory and the elegance of nobility. Artistic realization of these messages inspired many of the most stunning objects in the Museum's collection. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Auditorium 15 minutes before the talk.
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Exhibitions |
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Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired by Ancient Rome
Daily through January 14, 2008
Museum, Floor 2, Getty Villa
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, archaeological excavations at sites such as Pompeii and Herculaneum resulted in the rediscovery of Roman glass. The designs and production techniques of ancient glass vessels were a revelation to modern artisans, who sought to emulate them in their own work. This exhibition includes some of the original Roman objects that inspired modern glassmakers as well as their reproductions of these ancient pieces. Reflecting Antiquity is organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and The Corning Museum of Glass.
 Learn more about this exhibition
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