All events are free, unless otherwise noted.
Admission to the Getty Center is FREE. No tickets or reservations are required for general admission. For visitor information, see information on planning a visit or call (310) 440-7300. Reservations are required for performances, lectures, seminars, and courses. Bernini's Beloved: A Portrait of Costanza
Bernini's portrait bust of his mistress Costanza Bonarelli is often cited as a pivotal sculptural work. Until recently, little was known about the sitter's identity. Sarah McPhee, professor of art history at Emory University, shares some surprising discoveries about Bonarelli based on new archival research, unearthing a fuller identity for the artist's mistress. Free; reservations required. Call (310) 440-7300 or use the "Make Reservation" button below.
Sunday, October 5, 2008, 4:00 p.m.
Getty Center, Harold M. Williams Auditorium
Bernini's Speaking Marbles
"Looking at a portrait is like looking in a mirror," German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote. "One sees oneself reflected." In this lecture, Irving Lavin, emeritus professor of art history at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton, New Jersey, situates Bernini's sculpture in the larger history of bust portraiture.
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Sunday, August 17, 2008, 4:00 p.m.
Getty Center, Harold M. Williams Auditorium
Facing the Ages: Portraiture in Europe from Antiquity to the Baroque
Educators and curators address the question, What is a portrait in the tradition of western European art? Examining painted and sculpted portraits from antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance and Baroque periods, this three-part course explores the Museum's collection and complements the exhibitions Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture and Faces of Power and Piety: Medieval Portraiture. Course fee $35; $25 students. Open to 40 participants. Call (310) 440-7300 or use the "Get Tickets" button below.
Part 1: Friday, September 19, 2008, 12:00–2:00 p.m.
Getty Villa, Meeting Rooms and Museum galleries
Part 2: Friday, September 26, 2008, 12:00–2:00 p.m.
Schedule Change: Part 2 is being postponed to a later date.
Getty Center, Getty Research Institute Lecture Hall and Museum galleries
Part 3: Friday, October 3, 2008, 12:00–2:00 p.m.
Getty Center, Getty Research Institute Lecture Hall and Museum galleries
Portraiture in Three Dimensions
Sculpt a portrait head in this three-session workshop with artist Jonathan Bickhart. Working in oil-based clay from a model, participants study basic anatomy and proportion as well as how to capture expression to create a "speaking likeness." Course fee $115; $85 students. Open to 25 participants. Call (310) 440-7300 or use the "Get Tickets" button below.
This three-part course is repeated three times:
Tuesdays, August 5, 12, and 19, 2008, 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Getty Center, Museum Studios and galleries
Tuesdays, September 9, 16, and 23, 2008, 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Getty Center, Museum Studios and galleries
Sundays, October 5, 12, and 19, 2008, 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Getty Center, Museum Studios and galleries
Marble Carving
Drop by as sculptor Robert Cunningham demonstrates the materials and techniques used in carving a portrait in marble.
Sundays, August 10–October 12, 2008, 1:00–3:00 p.m.
Getty Center, Outdoor Classroom, Plaza Level
Hear a portrait artist, a sculptor, art historians, and a descendant of Bernini's noble patrons—the Barberini—talk about works of art in the exhibition. Pick up an audio player in the Museum Entrance Hall or the Exhibitions Pavilion.
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Enzo Avitabile and the Sacro Sud Project
In his critically acclaimed album Sacro Sud, Neapolitan musician Enzo Avitabile plays sacred songs from southern Italy. Featuring master musicians on launeddas, hurdy-gurdy, and other unique and seldom-heard instruments, this stirring program, part of the 2008 World Festival of Sacred Music, is a journey into the heart of creativity, spirituality, and wonder. Tickets $20; $15 students/seniors. Call (310) 440-7300 or use the "Get Tickets" button below.
Learn more and hear a music sample from the performers.
Saturday, September 27, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Getty Center, Harold M. Williams Auditorium
Gordon Getty Concert: Italian Cantatas and Opera from the Time of Bernini
During Bernini's lifetime, Italy's great maestri di musica were developing the dramatic vocal style that found its full fruition in the opera, or rappresentazione in musica, the over time captivated the stages of Europe. Celebrated Baroque music singers Ann Monoyios and Drew Minter, with the instrumental ensemble ARTEK, offer a program of dramatic cantatas and opera by Giovanni Sances, Tarquinio Merula, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Domenica Mazzochi, and Francesco Cavalli. Tickets $20; $15 students/seniors. Call (310) 440-7300 or use the "Get Tickets" button below.
Learn more about Gordon Getty Concerts.
Saturday, October 4, 2008, 8:00 p.m.
Getty Center, Harold M. Williams Auditorium
LA Opera
Celebrated pianist Nino Sanikidze leads a program of Italian Baroque works featuring LA Opera artists, followed by tours of the exhibition with Museum educators. Program supported by the Italian Cultural Institute, Los Angeles. Free; reservations required. Call (310) 440-7300 or use the "Make Reservation" button below.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Performance at 1:00 p.m., Gallery Tours at 2:30 p.m.
Getty Center, Museum Lecture Hall and Museum galleries
Curator's Gallery Talks
Catherine Hess, associate curator, Department of Decorative Arts and Sculpture, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition. Free; no reservations required. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.
Thursday, August 14, 2008, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 28, 2008, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 11, 2008, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 25, 2008, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 23, 2008, 1:30 p.m.
Point-of-View Talks
Artist John Nava discusses the approaches to and use of portraiture as presented in the exhibitions Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture, Faces of Power and Piety: Medieval Portraiture, and August Sander: People of the Twentieth Century. Free; no reservations required. Sign up at the Museum Information Desk beginning at 3:00 p.m. the day of the talks.
Friday, August 15, 2008, 4:30 and 6:00 p.m.
Getty Center, Museum galleries
Sculptor Christopher Slatoff explores the nature of Baroque portraiture and how Bernini and his contemporaries expressed the full realm of human experience in the sculpted portrait. Free; no reservations required. Sign up at the Museum Information Desk beginning at 1:00 p.m. the day of the talk.
Saturday, October 25, 2008, 2:30 pm.
Getty Center, Museum galleries
Exhibition Tours in Italian
In conjunction with Italian Language Week, the Museum is offering a special one-hour overview of the exhibition en italiano. Free; no reservations required. Meet at the Museum Information Desk.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 23, 2008, 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 26, 2008, 12:30 p.m.
Getty Center, Museum galleries
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Past Exhibitions
