Getty Voices: The Ancient Funny
Stop me if you've heard this one before: A Greek, a Roman, and a priest walk into a bar...
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Greek art
Getty Voices: Mystery Cults and the Mother Goddess
The mysterious cults of ancient Greek religion.
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Getty Voices: Digging the Sacred
Sleuthing the mysterious and sacred in Greek and Roman religion.
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An Ancient Curse Revealed
A curse tablet excavated from Morgantina, Sicily, bears some vengeful words.
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Seven Ways of Seeing “Lion Attacking a Horse”
Artwork, relic of lost grandeur, stone monument—this sculpture is many things at once.
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“Not Like a Coward”: Remembering a Warrior’s Death
An ancient Greek gravestone preserves the memory and courage of warrior Pollis.
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Voting with the Ancient Greeks
An ancient Greek wine cup shows how to cast a vote.
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Percy Jackson, The Hunger Games, and Why Your Kids Need to Know Classical Culture
Some tips for exploring classical mythology with kids.
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Installing “Lion Attacking a Horse” at the Getty Villa
Watch a behind-the-scenes video of the installation of the 3.5-ton Greek sculpture.
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Reclining and Dining (and Drinking) in Ancient Greece
History on the customs with a how-to video on playing the drinking game kottabos.
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Sleeping with Aphrodite
One of the most enjoyable aspects of curating an exhibition is serendipity. Not to say these projects aren’t carefully planned (far from it), but... Read More
Looking at Apulian Vases in a New Light
Since 2008, the antiquities conservation and curatorial departments at the J. Paul Getty Museum have been working with colleagues at the Antikensammlung in Berlin... Read More