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See Our New Commercial
What happens to you when you visit the Getty? Maybe more than you thought! Watch the 30-second video now. |
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Current Exhibitions
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Explore the Collection
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Sur le motif: Painting in Nature around 1800
September 23, 2008–March 8, 2009
The Getty Center
This exhibition explores the moment around 1800 when European painters began to stream out of their studios to work outdoors. Inspired by the landscape of Italy, they created dramatic, breathtaking views of light moving on earth, water, and clouds that revolutionized landscape painting and broke ground for the Impressionists who followed.
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Study of Clouds with a Sunset near Rome, Simon Alexandre-Clément Denis, 1786–1801. Banner image: Houses near Orléans (detail), Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, about 1830
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A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
September 23–December 7, 2008
The Getty Center
From Michelangelo's doodles to Degas's caricatures, drawings have long been a playground for humor. See how artists as diverse as Leonardo, Watteau, and Goya turned an arch eye on the foibles of their fellow humans, unleashing their playful side in gentle parody, cunning innuendo, and biting satire.
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Caricature of a Man with Bushy Hair (detail), Leonardo da Vinci, about 1495
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In Focus: The Landscape
August 26, 2008–January 11, 2009
The Getty Center
See the work of more than 25 artists who have left their mark on landscape photography over 150 years. The exhibition includes explorations of nature as pure form, charged visions of human impact on the land, and evocative portraits of trees, rocks, and sky. In Focus: The Landscape is part of a continuing thematic series that explores photographs in the J. Paul Getty Museum's collection.
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Apple Orchard, Manzanar Japanese-American Relocation Camp, Owens Valley, California, Virginia Beahan and Laura McPhee, 1995. Gift of Nancy and Bruce Berman. © Virginia Beahan and Laura McPhee
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Current Exhibitions
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Also on View at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa
Current Exhibitions—Closing soon! Don't miss Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture at the Getty Center and Grecian Taste and Roman Spirit: The Society of Dilettanti at the Getty Villa.
Future Exhibitions—Dialogue among Giants: Carleton Watkins and the Rise of Photography in California, examining the rise of photography in California in the mid-1800s, opens October 14 at the Getty Center.
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Performances and Films
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Friday Nights at the Getty
Henry Butler—Friday, October 3, 8:00 p.m.
The Devil Makes Three—Friday, October 24, 8:00 p.m.
The Getty Center
The blues times two: New Orleans piano genius Henry Butler electrifies the keyboard on October 3, and punk-rockabilly-funk-blues trio the Devil Makes Three works up some raucous energy on October 24. Free; reservations required. Reservations available beginning Tuesday, September 23, at 9:00 a.m.
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Henry Butler, described as "arguably the greatest living proponent of the classic New Orleans piano tradition."
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Gordon Getty Concert: Italian Cantatas and Opera from the Time of Bernini
Saturday, October 4, 8:00 p.m.
The Getty Center
Celebrated soprano Ann Monoyios and countertenor Drew Minter join the instrumental ensemble ARTEK for a program of exquisite Italian cantatas and opera to complement the exhibition Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture. Tickets $20; $15 students/seniors.
More opera is in store on Saturday, October 11, when pianist Nino Sanikidze and artists from the LA Opera present Italian Baroque music. Tours of the Bernini exhibition follow.
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The ARTEK ensemble performs Baroque music with vitality and lyricism.
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Performances and Films
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Villa Theater Lab: Surf Orpheus
Friday–Sunday, October 17–19
The Getty Villa
Theater Lab is back with a wildly original, poetic reimagining of the myth of Orpheus set in Southern California's surf culture. Blending movement, music, and myth, Surf Orpheus explores the world of contemporary youth and the themes of fate, love and loss. Free; a ticket is required. Tickets available beginning Tuesday, September 23, at 9:00 a.m.
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The ancient love story of Orpheus is reimagined through the lens of Southern California's surf culture.
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Lectures and Conferences
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Body and Armor: The Image of the Heroic Warrior
Thursday, October 2, 7:30 p.m.
The Getty Villa
Ancient Athenian vases were frequently decorated with scenes of great mythical battles. François Lissarrague, Villa Professor for 2008–09, explains why, examining the images of weapons, armor, and the human body on these vessels and exploring how they helped to create a heroic identity for the Greek aristocrats who owned them. Free; a ticket is required.
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Warriors battle over a corpse in this scene from an Athenian vase made around 540 B.C.
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Bernini's Beloved: A Portrait of Costanza
Sunday, October 5, 4:00 p.m.
The Getty Center
Bernini coaxed flesh from stone in his breathtaking marble portrait of his mistress, Costanza Bonarelli. Who was the woman who broke the sculptor's heart? Art historian Sarah McPhee shares some surprising discoveries about Bonarelli—a powerful figure in the art world in her own right—based on new archival research. Free; reservations required.
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Portrait of Costanza Bonarelli (detail), Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1636–38. Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence. Courtesy of the Istituti museali della Soprintendenza Speciale per il Polo Museale Fiorentino. Photo: Arrigo Coppitz
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The Image of Peru: History and Art, 1550–1880
Friday and Saturday, October 17 and 18
The Getty Center
This two-day symposium focuses on the visual representation of Peru from the colonial period through the 19th century. Sessions examine two illuminated chronicles of the history of Peru featured in the exhibition The Marvel and Measure of Peru, as well as representations of Peruvian nature, culture, and history. Free; reservations required.
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Women in Procession for the Festival of San Juan de Dios (detail), Francisco (Pancho) Fierro, from "Lima Costumes" by Archibald Smith, ca. 1853
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Family Activities
Tips for Families
Family Room at the Getty Center
Family Forum at the Getty Villa
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Family Festival
Saturday, October 25, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
The Getty Center
Uncover the natural beauty of California with art, music, dance, and storytelling. Learn the tales of the 49ers with Gordy Ohliger the Banjo-ologist, explore the myths of the Southwest with master storyteller Michael Katz, and discover the culture of the Chumash people. The festival complements the exhibition Dialogue among Giants: Carleton Watkins and the Rise of Photography in California, opening October 14. Free; no reservations required.
Learn more and see the day's full schedule.
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Tap your toes to the down-home American music of the Goin' South Band in the Museum Courtyard.
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Event Calendar
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Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
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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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