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Visit the Getty Center
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Experience art conservation up close this month as Mark Leonard, head of paintings conservation at the J. Paul Getty Museum, completes the final retouching of Jean-Baptiste Oudry's 1749 masterpiece Rhinoceros in the public galleries.
See Clara, the dazzling rhino that charmed 18th-century Europe, regain her vibrancy after three years of behind-the-scenes conservation work.
Learn more about this project.
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Mark Leonard begins the retouching process on Oudry's Rhinoceros
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Dusan Stulik of the Getty Conservation Institute admires a new donation to the archive
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Donate your snapshots to science! Help the Getty Conservation Institute build an archive of photographic materials from the pre-digital age by sending us your old photos, film, and negatives. Scientists will use your donations to test state-of-the-art conservation techniques that may one day save priceless photographs in museums around the world.
Learn more about how you can help.
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Current Exhibitions
Future Exhibitions
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Called "the Rembrandt of the South," Guercino created some of the most beautiful drawings in all of Italian art. See his vivid depictions of humanity at our most vulnerable, humorous, and brutal in this exhibition featuring rare loans from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.
"His artistic vision, and capacity to deliver it, are stunning," says the Los Angeles Times.
Learn more about this exhibition.
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The Assassination of Amnon at the Feast of Absalom, Guercino, 1628
Courtauld Institute of Art Gallery, London
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Closing This Month
 A Tumultuous Assembly: Visual Poems of the Italian Futurists (through January 7)
The Gospels in Medieval Manuscript Illumination (through January 7)
Continuing
Public Faces/Private Spaces: Recent Acquisitions (through February 4)
Where We Live: Photographs of America from the Berman Collection (through February 25)
Holy Image, Hallowed Ground: Icons from Sinai (through March 4)
Casting Nature: François-Thomas Germain's Machine d'Argent (through March 25)
From Caspar David Friedrich to Gerhard Richter: German Paintings from Dresden (through April 29)
A Renaissance Cabinet Rediscovered (through August 5)
Opening This Month
French Manuscript Illumination of the Middle Ages (January 23–April 15)
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Continuing
Stories in Stone: Conserving Mosaics of Roman Africa; Masterpieces from the National Museums of Tunisia (through April 30)
Opening This Month
Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity (January 11–April 23)
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Information, Tickets, and Reservations:
(310) 440-7300
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The Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine's at the foot of Mount Sinai, one of the great pilgrimage sites of the Holy Land
Photo: Robert S. Nelson
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Oracles, sacred mounts, shrines, temples—for millennia, pilgrims have journeyed to holy sites to worship, atone, and know God. In this free Sunday lecture, an anthropologist and a scholar of religion discuss pilgrimage sites and practices across Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Hinduism in the context of the current exhibition Holy Image, Hallowed Ground: Icons from Sinai.
Free; reservations required.
Learn more and make reservations.
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They came from Oklahoma in the 1950s and blew the L.A. scene wide open with their deadpan humor and pop sensibility. Join Jerry McMillan, Ed Ruscha, and Mason Williams for an evening of discussion about the evolution and antics of the L.A. art universe, capped off by a musical performance by Williams.
Free; reservations required.
Learn more and make reservations.
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Ed Ruscha with one of his oldest friends, Mason Williams, in Jerry McMillan's studio, 1972
Photo courtesy Jerry McMillan
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Electric and melodic: Paula Morelenbaum
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She's channeled Carmen Miranda and inspired a new generation of Brazilian music fans. Now Paula Morelenbaum brings her velvet vocals and atmospheric arrangements to the Getty Center to kick off the tenth season of Sounds of L.A., a free series featuring world music with a contemporary spark.
Free; reservations required. Reservations are available beginning Thursday, December 21, at 9:00 a.m.
Learn more and hear a music sample.
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Tips for Families
Family Room
See All Family Events
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It's a gallery tour, art project, and game wrapped into one! Meet ancient heroes, myths, and monsters as you and your kids team up on sketching, writing, acting, and other playful activities that show how fun going to the museum can be.
This event is free with your ticket to the Getty Villa. Visit our Web site or call (310) 440-7300 to check ticket availability.
Learn more about Art Odyssey.
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Meet the captivating characters of antiquity in the galleries of the Getty Villa
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www.getty.edu |
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CONTACT US
General inquiries: visitorservices@getty.edu
Press inquiries: communications@getty.edu or visit our Press Room
e-Getty feedback: egetty@getty.edu
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THE GETTY CENTER
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Los Angeles, CA 90049
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HOURS: Tues–Fri and Sun: 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Sat: 10 a.m.–9 p.m., Closed Mondays
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THE GETTY VILLA
17985 Pacific Coast Highway
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
(310) 440-7300
HOURS: Thurs-Mon: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Closed Tuesdays. Open Wednesdays as of October 14, 2009.
Admission to the Getty Villa is always FREE. A ticket is required. Each Villa ticket allows you to bring up to three children ages 15 and under with you in one car. Please note that this does not apply to tickets for events, such as lectures and performances. Check current ticket availability online or call (310) 440-7300. Ticket availability is updated weekly for a two-month period. Same-day tickets may also become available online without advance notice. Groups of 15 or more must make reservations by phone. Parking is $15, but FREE for evening events after 5:00 p.m. |
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