Byzantine Los Angeles
A visit to the heart of L.A.’s Greek Orthodox community.
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Three Drawings from the Dutch Golden Age
Three Dutch drawings join the collection.
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Planning for Utopia
The darker side of postwar suburban order.
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Searching for Murmurs of History
Frank Alvord Perret was a pioneering volcanologist who invented unique devices to measure geologic properties. One of these was a “geophone” that detected subterranean noises by amplifying the rumblings below the surface of the earth.
The photo below shows Perret listening to the whispers of volcanic activity in Campi Flegrei, a volcano located near Mount Vesuvius, which erupted and buried Pompeii and Herculaneum in A.D. 79. The archaeological site of the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum served as the architectural inspiration for the Getty Villa.
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Curators’ Choice: Byzantine Treasures
Four treasures not to miss when you visit the Byzantine art exhibition at the Getty Villa.
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“L.A. Summer of Learning” Turns the City into an Open-Air Classroom
Make your own summer camp with this new citywide program.
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Sculpting Gravity
Making visible the earth’s elegance, through art.
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Put a Ring On It
One ring and the two women who treasured it.
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A Vision of Possibilities
Every interaction is an opportunity. Thoughts on considering a career in the arts.
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What Did the Byzantine Empire Smell Like?
Visit medieval Constantinople through perfume you can make yourself.
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Transformed by Minor White
“Two of Minor White’s images helped me to survive.”
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A Medievalist’s Viewing Guide to “Game of Thrones,” Season 4
What a season it was. Let’s watch it again, manuscripts in hand.
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