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April 23, 2007 |
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Lectures and Conferences |
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The Pergamon Altar: Sacrificial Site, Hero Tomb, or Victory Monument?
Monday April 23, 2007
3 pm
Office Building Meeting Rooms, Getty Villa
Resting on a huge foundation and encircled by a spectacular frieze 370 feet long, with a staircase 65 feet wide cut into its western side, the actual altar for offerings at Pergamon was surrounded by a colonnade enclosing a courtyard. Thus here the traditional idea of a Greek altar was heightened to an imposing independent monument. Andreas Scholl, director of the Pergamon Museum, Berlin, examines the history, function, and meaning of the Pergamon Altar against the background of Greek architecture and iconography, offering a new and surprising interpretation.
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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: Prize Vessel from the Athenian Games
Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays through April 30, 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 Prize Vessel from the Athenian Games from 340-339 B.C. 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: Delighting in Violence
Monday April 23, 2007
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa
Images of aggression, physical struggle, and violence occur on an abundance of objects in the Museum's collection. In this one-hour tour, consider why such themes were popular on objects seen and used in daily life, and in particular the ways in which they are instructive or assertions of prowess and civilization. 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.
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