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First Annual Day of Service Is a Hit

By Alexandria Sivak | Published: March 13, 2013
Jim Cuno at the Getty's Day of Service, March 11, 2013

Reflections on the Getty’s first annual Day of Service. More»

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Volunteer Chuck Panama: Pinned and Proud

By Steve Saldivar | Published: August 25, 2011
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Chuck Panama wants you to know that the whole thing is an accident. “I’m not a pin collector,” Chuck, a seven-year volunteer at the Getty Center, told me. “I’m not one of these people who studies it. I’m sure there’s… More»

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Let Me Tell You a Story: Docent Tours That Entertain and Educate

By Annelisa Stephan | Published: December 22, 2010
Docent George Terrell at the Getty Center

If you’re planning to visit the Getty this holiday, you may be surprised to learn that we have no tour guides. Instead, we have engineers, film producers, social workers, photographers, teachers, doctors, artists, salespeople, landscapers, and just about every other… More»

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      myancientworld:

      hehasawifeyouknow:

      This could be my favourite Greek drinking vessel ever!

      ancientpeoples:

      Rhyton (Drinking Vessel) in the Shape of a Donkey Head

      c. 460 BC

      Greek, Attica

      This drinking cup could not have been set down without its contents spilling. It is fashioned after the head of a bridled donkey with a white muzzle, teeth, and ears. Like the naked satyr chasing a fleeing maenad on the vessel’s neck, the donkey belongs to the retinue of the wine god Dionysos. Douris, one of the great Athenian vase painters of first half of the fifth century B.C., decorated this amusing cup.

      Source: The Art Institute of Chicago

      In the morning, I’m making WAFFLES

      This cup has a built-in drinking game: it can’t be put down until empty.


      05/18/13

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