Family Festival
March 25, 2006, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Explore French and American folk traditions and both countries' unique landscapes at this Family Festival inspired by the exhibition Courbet and the Modern Landscape.

All events are free; no reservations required.

Explore the day's program:

		Music
		Storytelling
		Art-Making Workshops

Music

The Goin' South Band
The boys of the Goin' South Band amaze and inspire with show-stopping performances of traditional 19th-century American folk music, from old Delta blues to Appalachian mountain music.
1:00–1:45 p.m.
Museum Courtyard Stage

The Mad Alsacians
Led by pianist and accordionist Jean-Paul Monsché, The Mad Alsacians join forces with French singer Jessica Vautor to take you on a musical tour of the French landscape with renditions from the traditional and regional French songbook.
4:00–4:45 p.m.
Museum Courtyard Stage
12:00–12:45 p.m.
1:45–2:30 p.m.
GRI Lawn

Storytelling

We Tell Stories
Renowned children's storytelling company and theater troupe We Tell Stories performs French fables inspired by Gustave Courbet's landscapes and seascapes.
11:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m.–3:15 p.m.
Museum Courtyard Stage

Michael Katz
Michael Katz blends incredible character voices, inventive movements, and rubber-like facial expressions into a highly energetic, interactive storytelling style.
10:45–11:30 a.m.
2:00–2:45 p.m.
Museum Lecture Hall

Angela Lloyd
Angela Lloyd sings and tells fables and fairy tales from France and America accompanied by a washboard, autoharp, spoon, and bell. Revisit the classic story "The Country Mouse and the City Mouse" and sing along to the French song "Frère Jacques."
12:30–1:15 p.m.
3:30–4:15 p.m.
Museum Lecture Hall

Art-Making Workshops

Courbet-to-Go with Marni Gittleman
Create a Courbet-inspired landscape inside a box using collage and pop-up techniques. Layer landscape elements such as mountains, cliffs, sky, ocean, and trees to create a 3-D scene like one Courbet may have seen. Close it up and take your landscape to go!
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Museum Courtyard

Translucent Trees with Marianne Sadowski
Use transparent film and layers of colored cellophane to create a beautifully textured translucent creation resembling the trees found in Courbet's masterpieces. Use the trees around you in the Robert Irwin-designed Central Garden for inspiration.
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Central Garden

Create a Frame
Decorate a picture frame inspired by Courbet's landscapes to display your favorite postcard-sized art.
10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Museum Courtyard

Create and Send Your Own Postcard
Create a remembrance of your visit to the Getty Museum using postcards, paintbrush pens, and stamps. We will mail your postcard anywhere in the world!
10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Museum Courtyard