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February 19, 2007 |
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Courses and Demonstrations |
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Artist-at-Work Demonstration
Daily through February 19, 2007
1 pm - 5 pm
Education Court, Getty Villa
Drop in as Lillian Sizemore, a San Francisco-based artist inspired by ancient motifs, demonstrates ancient mosaic techniques. Complements the exhibition Stories in Stone: Conserving Mosaics of Roman Africa; Masterpieces from the National Museums of Tunisia.
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Tours and Gallery Talks |
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Orientation Tour
Daily through June 30, 2007
10:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm
Getty Villa
This 40-minute site tour offers an overview of the Getty Villa, its history, renovation, and new educational mission. Meet at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Main Entrance.
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Spotlight Talk: Statue of a Kouros
Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays through February 26, 2007
11 am
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
This 20-minute gallery talk introduces ways of looking at ancient art through an in-depth exploration of one object in the collection. This month the featured object is Statue of a Kouros, which is either from Greece, circa. 530 B.C. or is a modern forgery. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Main Entrance beginning at 10:45 a.m.
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Getty Villa Architecture and Gardens Tour
Daily through June 30, 2007
11:30 am, 1:30 pm, 3:30 pm
Museum, Getty Villa
This 40-minute tour explores the architecture and gardens of the Getty Villa and their historical prototypes. Meet at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Main Entrance.
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Collection Highlights Tour
Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays through June 29, 2007
2 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
This one-hour tour provides an overview of major works from the Museum's collection. Offered in English and Spanish on weekends. Meet at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Main Entrance beginning at 1:45 p.m.
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Focus Tour: Omens and Symbols in Ancient Art
Monday February 19, 2007
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
In this one-hour tour, learn how omens and symbols developed as attempts to control unexplained phenomena and superstitious beliefs in antiquity. Discover how artists incorporated certain animals and designs to symbolize omens or to offer protection. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Main Entrance beginning at 2:45 p.m.
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Exhibitions |
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Stories in Stone: Conserving Mosaics of Roman Africa; Masterpieces from the National Museums of Tunisia
Daily through April 30, 2007
Museum, Floor 2, Getty Villa
Between the second and sixth centuries, thousands of elaborate mosaics were fashioned to decorate the floors of both public buildings and private houses in Roman North Africa. A selection of mosaics from Tunisia are on view in this exhibition, which is structured around four principal themes: nature, theater and spectacle, myths and gods, and technique. Also included is extensive material on the conservation of mosaics. The exhibition is co-organized by the Getty Museum, the Getty Conservation Institute, and the Institut National du Patrimoine, Tunisia, and is accompanied by a catalogue.
 Learn more about this exhibition
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Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity
Daily through April 23, 2007
Museum, Floor 2, Getty Villa
The Getty's recent acquisition from the Oppenländer collection of over 350 pieces of ancient glass is the focus of this exhibition. Remarkable for their high quality and chronological breadth, the roughly 180 works on view are accompanied by videos illustrating ancient glassmaking techniques.
Learn more about this exhibition
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