An Afternoon Adventure with Cornelia Funke

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Storytelling and Book Signing




 
Cornelia Funke signs books at the Getty Center, April 2014.
Sunday, June 21, 2015
2:00 p.m.
Harold M. Williams Auditorium, The Getty Center
Admission is free; a ticket is required.

Award-winning children's author Cornelia Funke reads her latest Getty story, featuring William Dampier, a pirate, adventurer, explorer, and ghost tasked with keeping other ghosts and spirits haunting the Getty Center at bay. This afternoon storytelling adventure is followed by a book signing with Cornelia Funke and a special children's tour of the Getty Research Institute's exhibition A Kingdom of Images: French Prints in the Age of Louis XIV, 1660–1715. Funke's most popular novels will be for sale and personal copies will be signed.

 
William Dampier: Guardian of treasures at the Getty Center. © 2013 Mirada Studios
Funke is the author of The Thief Lord, Dragon Rider, the Inkworld trilogy, and, most recently, the MirrorWorld novels. A celebrated fantasy and adventure writer, her stories have been translated into 30 languages.

Watch the video of Cornelia Funke reading the first part of her Getty-inspired story from her visit to the Getty Center in April 2014.

This event is recommended for families and kids ages 8 and up.

 
How to Get Here
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Tickets and Parking
Admission to this event is free, but a ticket is required to attend. Seating for free events is on a first come, first served basis; please check in at least 15 minutes prior to the event. Parking is $15, but $10 after 5 p.m.

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