At the Roman Table: Fish Sauce, Sausage-Stuffed Pig, and Good Conversation
On a recent midsummer’s evening, the Getty hosted a program called At the Roman Table: A Culinary Adventure at the Getty Villa. The event... Read More
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Forensic Techniques Illuminate a New Acquisition
The recently acquired white-ground lekythos on display in Women and Children in Antiquity (Gallery 207) at the Getty Villa is a handsome addition to... Read More
AUDIO: Traveling through Bible Lands: The Dream and the Reality
What did 19th-century visitors to the Holy Land photograph?
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Uncorking the Secrets to Ancient Cocktails
Update—We’ve posted video excerpts from Patrick McGovern’s talk. See below for his discussion of Midas Touch, here for Chateau Jiahu, and here for Theobroma.... Read More
Unpixelated: Luther Gerlach Makes Photographs Like It’s 1851
There are digital photographers. And then there’s Luther Gerlach. In the time it took you to read that last paragraph, you could have snapped... Read More
Homer’s “Iliad,” Told in 135 Voices
It was an unusual day at the Villa. People wandered about with numbers clipped to their lapels. Intense conversations took place about Homer’s poetry,... Read More
Mortals Pay Homage to Homer’s “Iliad,” Epic of Gods and War
Mighty sieges and human follies. The bravado of warriors and the rages and schemes of gods. The Iliad, one of the best-told epics of... Read More
Agrigento Youth Returns to Italy on a Pedestal—A Very High-Tech One
Centuries ago, a marble sculpture known as the Agrigento Youth took a violent fall, losing his nose and parts of his arms and legs.... Read More
A Touching Experience: Exploring Art with Blind and Low Sighted Visitors
I wouldn’t have become a museum educator if I didn’t believe in the potential magic of an art museum. I’ve had enough experiences at... Read More
Apollo’s Drapery: An Unfolding Puzzle
A new exhibition opening at the Getty Villa, Apollo from Pompeii: Investigating an Ancient Bronze, marks the completion of an 18-month conservation project that... Read More
Stilt-Walking Actors Extend Their Stay at the Getty Villa
The Art of Ancient Greek Theater closed on January 3, but one loan object from the exhibition won’t be making its way back home... Read More
Deciphering the Getty Hexameters
Scholars from as far away as England and Holland and as near as Westwood recently gathered at the Getty Villa to decipher and discuss... Read More