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Inspiration for the Next Generation

By Steph Grimes | Published: January 27, 2015
Getty Books in the Classroom - free resources for teaching with art

New resource for teaching with art features suggested books, lesson plans, and discussion questions. More»

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Posted in Art, Education, J. Paul Getty Museum

19 New Videos Show How to Engage Students with Art

By Sandy Rodriguez | Published: January 20, 2015
Teaching Channel videos behind the scenes

How to teach with art, for teachers and parents. More»

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Posted in Art, Getty Foundation, Publications

Museum Catalogues from Eight Institutions You Can Now Read Online

By Anne Helmreich | Published: November 19, 2014
The Online Scholarly Catalogue Initiative, or OSCI, led by the Getty Foundation, is finding solutions for the complex task of creating museum publications in a free digital format.
The Online Scholarly Catalogue Initiative, or OSCI, led by the Getty Foundation, is finding solutions for the complex task of creating museum publications in a free digital format.

Another online collections catalogue supported by the Getty Foundation has launched More»

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Posted in Art, Education, J. Paul Getty Museum

Barbara Kruger and L.A. Teenagers Team Up to Ask, “Whose Values?”

By Alexandria Sivak | Published: October 14, 2014
Hello / Goodbye, an installation by Barbara Kruger at the Hammer Museum
Courtesy of Barbara Kruger. Photo: Brian Forrest

The contemporary artist will work with nearly 500 high schoolers to question, comment, and create. More»

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Posted in Art, Behind the Scenes, Education, J. Paul Getty Museum

Art for the Whole Body

By Andrew Westover | Published: August 27, 2014
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New tours combine movement, mindfulness, and sharing to engage with art “below the neck.” More»

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Posted in Getty Center, Getty Villa, J. Paul Getty Museum

Free Summer Fun at the Getty

By Alexandria Sivak | Published: June 19, 2014
Families participating in Family Art Stops
Families participating in Family Art Stops

Hands-on art programs for kids of all ages at the Getty this summer. More»

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Posted in Behind the Scenes, Education, Getty Research Institute

Art History Is for Kids!

By Sarah Waldorf | Published: March 18, 2014
Arrr, Holden!
Arrr, Holden!

Young (but savvy) pirate explorers conquer the Connecting Seas exhibition, offering some telling observations. More»

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Posted in Art, Education, J. Paul Getty Museum

Getty Museum and Khan Academy Partner in Online Learning

By Elizabeth Escamilla | Published: November 7, 2013
Getty Museum's content on Khan Academy's website

The Getty Museum and the Khan Academy will work together to create new learning resources, including videos. More»

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Posted in Art, Education, Photographs, Film, and Video, Voices

Photographing with Abelardo Morell | Getty Voices

By Alexandria Sivak | Published: November 4, 2013
"How Tall Is It" - a photograph by Mark Twain Middle School 8th grader Ricki Todd
"How Tall Is It" - a photograph by Mark Twain Middle School 8th grader Ricki Todd

Students team up with Abelardo Morell to explore their world through the camera. More»

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Posted in Art, Education, Exhibitions and Installations, Getty Center, J. Paul Getty Museum, Prints and Drawings

The Art of Suggestion

By Stephanie Schrader | Published: October 9, 2013
Poetry of Paper haiku station with visitors

Visitors to the Getty Museum’s exhibition The Poetry of Paper reflect on negative space in the drawings on view by writing haiku. More»

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    • Listen to this Medieval Manuscript come alive.

      THE LANGUAGE: Arabic from a Qur’anic manuscript created in North Africa in the 9th century A.D.
      THE READER: Dr. Ovamir Anjum, visiting professor at Bayan Claremont Graduate School and Imam Khattab Endowed Chair of Islamic Studies, associate professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies and affiliated faculty in the Department of History at the University of Toledo.

      More on a recent visit from Muslim scholars at the Getty.


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