The Enduring Stories of Homer’s Odyssey
On the occasion of The Troubadour Theater Company’s comedic retelling of the Odyssey.
Read MoreOn the occasion of The Troubadour Theater Company’s comedic retelling of the Odyssey.
Read MoreThe position of the signs of the zodiac in the night sky and movement of the planets influenced everyday decisions in the Middle Ages, from bloodletting to flower picking.
Read MoreThe Art of Ancient Greek Theater closed on January 3, but one loan object from the exhibition won’t be making its way back home for a while. An Attic black-figured amphora, or storage vessel, from the James Logie Memorial Collection...
Read MoreOpening a new museum involves many tasks—and deciding what to display isn’t the only one. There’s also the matter of how to feed hungry visitors. When Stephen Garrett became the first director of the Getty Museum after the construction...
Read MoreA 21st-century alchemist at work.
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Read MoreSick of driving? Hitch a ride on these mythical creatures.
Read MoreFor ancient Greeks and medieval Europeans, the Trojan past lived in the present.
Read MoreAthenian vases provide a step-by-step guide preparing the dead to reach the afterlife.
Read MoreHow did ancient Italians think about death and the afterlife?
Read MoreA foil to Julius Shulman’s B&W glamour, Maynard Parker captured middle-class modernism.
Read MoreThe designer of the Sicily exhibition at the Getty Villa reveals the challenges of displaying small, double-sided, intricate objects—coins.
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