Talks
Lectures, conferences, and symposia
The Getty Center is open today. Admission is free, but an advance, timed-entry ticket is required.
The Getty Villa is open today. Admission is free, but an advance, timed-entry ticket is required.
Friday
APR 26
9:45 am - 5 pm
GETTY CENTER
Museum Lecture Hall
Symposium on the complex and clandestine histories behind looted pre-Hispanic art. Details
Sunday
MAY 5
4 pm
GETTY VILLA
Archaeology, Museums, and War: Strategies for the 21st Century
A Villa Council Presents Lecture
Auditorium
Classical archaeologist C. Brian Rose draws from his deep understanding of excavations and museums to reflect on cultural heritage today, repatriation requests, and the importance of the past for the present. Details
Saturday
MAY 11
4 pm - 6:30 pm
MUSEUM LECTURE HALL & CENTRAL GARDEN
Museum Lecture Hall & Central Garden
A performance and talk by Getty Artist-in-Residence Details
Sunday
MAY 12
2 pm
GETTY VILLA
Auditorium
Modern chocolate lovers owe their favorite treat to the Maya and other Indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica. Join anthropologist Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos as he explores the many meanings of the cacao plant in ancient Maya culture. Details
Saturday
MAY 18
1:30 pm - 6 pm
GETTY CENTER
The Getty Center
The artist premiers her robotic journey across the Andes, while TechnoLatinx hosts an AR/VR lab Details
Sunday
MAY 19
2 pm
GETTY CENTER
Museum Lecture Hall
Artists featured in *Nineteenth-Century Photography Now* take an inquisitive approach to the ingenuity and conventions of early photography. Details
Thursday
MAY 30
10 am - 11 am
ONLINE ONLY
Discussion with the authors about objects that once belonged to 18th-century artists Details
Thursday
JUN 6
12 pm
ONLINE ONLY
Artist Phil Chang conveys the instability of life in his photographic series Unfixed that he began making in response to the 2008 financial crisis. Details
Saturday
JUN 8
4 pm - 5 pm
GETTY CENTER
Harold M. Williams Auditorium
The painter reflects on her work and creative relationships at the acclaimed Los Angeles artists' workshop. Details