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“I learned not to rush taking the picture, to capture the moment when you think it’s ready.” More»
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What #isamuseum? Artist Sam Durant Has 5 Questions for You
Artist Sam Durant
What #isamuseum? More»
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Getty Voices: Digging the Sacred
Engraved gem with snake-legged creature, Unknown, Roman, 200 - 400 A.D., The J. Paul Getty Museum.
“I can really appreciate the ancient system where borrowing, amalgamating, and generally mixing it up was perfectly acceptable.” More»
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Six Questions for Art Detective Victoria Reed
What does a provenance researcher do? And how does she do it? More»
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What Can We Learn from Artists’ Projects in Museums?
Machine Project's humorous "Giant Hand" installation at the Hammer Museum tackles wayfinding through humor. Photo courtesy of the Machine Project
More and more museums are inviting artists to go beyond hanging their art on their walls to create engaging visitor experiences inside the museum. At a panel discussion earlier this week, we invited curators, educators, and artists to talk about… More»
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Project Switch: A Small Game Experiment Yields Big Lessons
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Earlier this year, I worked on an experimental project to create a simple game that would be played in the galleries with a mobile phone (find the game here). The idea came from my colleague Rebecca Edwards (no relation), a… More»
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Overpromise, Lie, and Other Questionable Political Advice from 64 B.C.
If Karl Rove had lived in ancient Rome, he might have written something like Commentariolum Petitiones, a down-and-dirty electioneering guide from 64 B.C. just published in English by Princeton University Press as How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide… More»
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Percy Jackson, The Hunger Games, and Why Your Kids Need to Know Classical Culture
Mosaic with boxers: A scene from the Aenied in which two boxers fight to a bloody end for the watching crowd. (The J. Paul Getty Museum, 71.AH.106)
The adventure and derring-do of ancient myth is an easy sell to kids, and parents too for that matter. But I believe your kids need to know more. More»
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18th-Century Art for the 21st-Century Classroom
Students are often lectured at, asked to receive information and not question what is being said. As a college student, I’ve experienced this first-hand. This summer, I got to explore more creative approaches to learning as part of the team… More»
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From Getty Intern to Arts Professional: Museum Educator Jennifer Reid
In 2006, Jennifer Reid participated in the Getty Foundation’s Multicultural Undergraduate Internship program with an internship in the Education department of the J. Paul Getty Museum. Fast-forward six years, and Jennifer is still working in museum education, but now at the… More»
