Texting a story, talking with pictures, taking a color tour, mapping a lunchroom: these are some of the activities included in a new... Read More
Silent Cinema’s Slant on the Ancient World
Old media artifacts like silent films are traditionally thought of as being windows into their individual moments in time. But when they portray another... Read More
Listening to Edward Hopper’s Silence
How do you make a movie about Edward Hopper? The artist—famous for his haunting and enigmatic paintings such as Nighthawks and New York Movie—was... Read More
Museum Educators Get Creative with Focus Tours
Three o’clock is a good time to be at the Getty Villa. Depending on the time of year, the afternoon light might be streaming... Read More
Enchantresses on Film
The films we screen at the Getty go hand in hand with the art on view. Curating film series related to exhibitions is exciting,... Read More
Summer Solstice at the Research Library
Once a year, light and shadows align.
Read MoreWhat’s Simmering in That Beaker? Understanding Ancient Technology by Manufacturing Pigments
Powdered saffron, simmering roots, crushed leaves…no, it’s not what’s cooking in the kitchen, but what’s been cooking at the Getty Villa this quarter for... Read More
Art Stops: A Fanciful Chandelier Ride
We were about to go see gallery teacher Audrey Chan's favorite artwork in the whole museum. "What are the some of the rules we... Read More
Sincerity Is the New Radical: Bravo’s Work of Art
I sat down last Wednesday night with some trepidation to watch the premiere of Bravo’s new reality show Work of Art: The Next Great... Read More
Curating The Aztec Pantheon
The premise of The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire is a unique one: that just as classical antiquity colored Spanish perceptions of... Read More
Soccer and Opera: A Common History?
The World Cup kicks off today in South Africa, and the international mania for soccer—sometimes known as “the beautiful game’’—put me in mind of... Read More
Geoff Dyer Is Not a Bore
When British author Geoff Dyer came to speak at Zócalo Public Square at the Getty Museum, he was prepared to be a bore. “It’s... Read More
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