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Tours and Talks
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Courses and Demonstrations
Exhibitions
Readings and Book Signings
Autry National Center
Craft and Folk Art Museum
Hammer Museum
Huntington Library
Japanese American National Museum
LACMA
Los Angeles Public Library
MAK Center for Art & Architecture
MoCA
Museum of Latin American Art
Natural History Museum
Norton Simon Museum
Orange County Museum of Art
Pacific Asia Museum
Pasadena Museum of California Art
Skirball Cultural Center
UCLA Fowler Museum
Tours and Gallery Talks
July 5, 2009
Getty Center
Architecture Tour
Tuesdays - Thursdays and Sundays through December 31, 2014
10:15 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm
Museum Entrance Hall, Getty Center


Getty Center architecture tours are offered daily by docents. Tours last 30–45 minutes. Meet outside in front of the Museum Entrance Hall.

Halberdier / Pontormo
Collection Highlights Tour
Daily through December 31, 2009
11 am
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


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 Museum Information Desk.

Exhibition Tour: Paul Outerbridge: Command Performance and Jo Ann Callis: Woman Twirling
Daily through July 12, 2009
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


A special one-hour exhibition overview of the exhibitions Paul Outerbridge: Command Performance and Jo Ann Callis: Woman Twirling. Meet the gallery teacher at the Museum Information Desk.

Focus Tour: Sculpture Discovery Walk
Sundays through December 31, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Enjoy a one-hour tour focusing on the Getty's collection of Sculpture by exploring works from European history and the recent past. Meet at the Museum Information Desk.

Architecture Tour
Tuesdays - Thursdays and Sundays through December 31, 2014
4 pm
Getty Center


Getty Center architecture tours are offered daily by docents. Tours last 30-45 minutes. Meet outside in front of the Museum Entrance Hall.

July 7, 2009
Renaissance
Focus Tour: Medieval and Renaissance Art
Tuesdays through December 31, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Enjoy a one-hour tour focusing on the Getty's Medieval and Renaissance collections by exploring the art and culture of these related and distinctive historic periods. Meet at the Museum Information Desk.

July 8, 2009
Baroque
Focus Tour: Baroque and Rococo Art
Wednesdays through December 31, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Enjoy a one-hour tour focusing on the Getty's Baroque and Rococo collections by exploring the art and culture of these related and distinctive historic periods of the 17th- and 18th-centuries. Meet at the Museum Information Desk.

July 9, 2009
Neoclassicism
Focus Tour: Neoclassical and Romantic Art
Thursdays through December 31, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Enjoy a one-hour tour focusing on Neoclassicism and Romanticism in the Getty's collection by exploring the art and culture of these related and distinctive movements of the 18th- and 19th-centuries. Meet at the Museum Information Desk.

July 10, 2009
Getty Center
Architecture Tour
Fridays and Saturdays through December 31, 2014
10:15 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm
Museum Entrance Hall, Getty Center


Getty Center architecture tours are offered daily by docents. Tours last 30–45 minutes. Meet outside in front of the Museum Entrance Hall.

Impressionism
Focus Tour: Realist and Impressionist Art
Fridays through December 31, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Enjoy a one-hour tour focusing on Realism and Impressionism in the Getty's collection by exploring the art and culture of these related and distinctive 19th-century movements. Meet at the Museum Information Desk.

July 11, 2009
Modern art
Focus Tour: Modern and Contemporary Art
Saturdays through December 31, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Enjoy a one-hour tour focusing on Modern and Contemporary works at the Getty museum by exploring the art and culture of the late 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-centuries. Meet at the Museum Information Desk.

July 14, 2009
Exhibition Tour: Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution
Daily, July 14 - September 27, 2009
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


A special one-hour overview of the exhibition Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution. Meet the gallery teacher at the Museum Information Desk.

July 15, 2009
Curator's Gallery Talk
Wednesday July 15, 2009
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Anne-Lise Desmas, associate curator of Sculpture and Decorative Arts, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

July 23, 2009
Curator's Gallery Talk
Thursday July 23, 2009
2:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Erin Garcia, assistant curator of Photographs, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition In Focus: Making a Scene. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

July 24, 2009
Exhibition Tour: Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City
Friday July 24, 2009
2 pm
Research Institute Exhibition Gallery, Getty Center


A special curator-led overview of the exhibition Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City. Meet in the Research Institute Exhibition Gallery.

July 29, 2009
Curator's Gallery Talk
Wednesday July 29, 2009
2:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Edouard Kopp, assistant curator of Drawings, the J. Paul Getty Museum,leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Capturing Nature's Beauty: Three Centuries of French Landscapes. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

August 5, 2009
Curator's Gallery Talk
Wednesday August 5, 2009
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Antonia Boström, senior curator of sculpture and decorative arts, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

August 7, 2009
Exhibition Tour: Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City
Friday August 7, 2009
2 pm
Research Institute Exhibition Gallery, Getty Center


A special curator-led overview of the exhibition Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City. Meet in the Research Institute Exhibition Gallery.

August 19, 2009
Curator's Gallery Talk
Wednesday August 19, 2009
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Antonia Boström, senior curator of sculpture and decorative arts, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

August 21, 2009
Exhibition Tour: Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City
Friday August 21, 2009
2 pm
Research Institute Exhibition Gallery, Getty Center


A special curator-led overview of the exhibition Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City. Meet in the Research Institute Exhibition Gallery.

August 26, 2009
Curator's Gallery Talk
Wednesday August 26, 2009
2:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Edouard Kopp, assistant curator of Drawings, the J. Paul Getty Museum,leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Capturing Nature's Beauty: Three Centuries of French Landscapes. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

September 9, 2009
Curator's Gallery Talk
Wednesday September 9, 2009
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Antonia Boström, senior curator of sculpture and decorative arts, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

September 10, 2009
Curator's Gallery Talk
Thursday September 10, 2009
2:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Erin Garcia, assistant curator of Photographs, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition In Focus: Making a Scene. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

September 23, 2009
Curator's Gallery Talk
Wednesday September 23, 2009
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Anne-Lise Desmas, associate curator of Sculpture and Decorative Arts, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

September 26, 2009
Point-of-View: Artist's Talk
Saturday September 26, 2009
2:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Sanford Decker, sculptor and president of Decker Studios Fine Art Foundry, leads an in-gallery discussion of the art and fabrication of bronze sculpture in conjunction with the exhibition Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution. Space is limited. Sign up at the Museum Information Desk beginning at 1:00 p.m. the day of the talk.

September 30, 2009
Curator's Gallery Talk
Wednesday September 30, 2009
2:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Edouard Kopp, assistant curator of Drawings, the J. Paul Getty Museum,leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Capturing Nature's Beauty: Three Centuries of French Landscapes. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

October 1, 2009
Curator's Gallery Talk
Thursday October 1, 2009
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Virginia Heckert, associate curator of photographs, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Irving Penn: Small Trades. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

October 29, 2009
Curator's Gallery Talk
Thursday October 29, 2009
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Virginia Heckert, associate curator of photographs, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Irving Penn: Small Trades. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

Tours and Gallery Talks
July 5, 2009
Spotlight Talk
Weekends through July 28, 2009
1 pm
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 the Lansdowne Herakles, a Roman marble sculpture from around A.D. 125. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the talk.

Getty Villa Inner Peristyle
Orientation Tour
Daily through December 31, 2009
10:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm
Getty Villa


Learn about the Getty Villa's architecture and educational mission in this 40-minute introduction to the site. Meet at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance.

Collection Highlights Tour
Weekends through December 31, 2009
11 am
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


This one-hour tour provides an overview of major works from the Museum's collection. Offered in English and Spanish. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

Getty Villa Outer Peristyle
Architecture and Gardens Tour
Daily through December 31, 2009
11:30 am, 1:30 pm, 3:30 pm
Museum, Getty Villa


Explore the ancient Roman world through the Museum's archtecture and gardens in this 40-minute tour. Meet at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance.

Gem-Handling Session
Sunday July 5, 2009
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Museum, Floor 2, Getty Villa


Ever wonder what it would be like to take a museum object out of its case for a closer look? Drop by the Reading Room adjacent to the exhibitionCarvers and Collectors: The Lasting Allure of Ancient Gems to handle replicas of gems on display as well as the materials and tools used by ancient carvers.

July 6, 2009
Lansdowne Herakles
Collection Highlights Tour
Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays through December 31, 2009
2 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


This one-hour tour provides an overview of major works from the Museum's collection. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

Focus Tour: Roman Mosaics
Monday July 6, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


From top to bottom, an ancient Roman villa was an impressive display of popular art. This one-hour tour focuses on mosaic pavements, exploring their history, construction, and modern conservation. Space is limited. Tour topic is subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

July 8, 2009
Special July Wednesdays at the Getty Villa
Wednesdays through July 29, 2009
10 am - 5 pm
Getty Villa


The Getty Villa is open on five special Wednesdays during July 2009: July 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29. No tours or gallery talks will be held on these days, and the Family Forum will be closed. The Cafe and Museum Store will be open.

July 9, 2009
Focus Tour: A Taste for Greece inside the Roman Villa
Thursday July 9, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Explore themes of collecting and displaying art in ancient Rome in this hour-long tour. Learn about the nature of connoisseurship and the types of objects an aristocratic Roman might have collected. Space is limited. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

July 10, 2009
Focus Tour: The House as Museum
Friday July 10, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Explore themes of collecting and displaying art in ancient Rome in this hour-long tour. Learn about the nature of connoisseurship and the types of objects an aristocratic Roman might have collected. Space is limited. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

July 11, 2009
Focus Tour: Roman Connoisseurship
Saturday July 11, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Explore themes of collecting and displaying art in ancient Rome in this hour-long tour. Learn about the nature of connoisseurship and the types of objects an aristocratic Roman might have collected. Space is limited. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

July 12, 2009
Focus Tour: Roman Mosaics
Sunday July 12, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


From top to bottom, an ancient Roman villa was an impressive display of popular art. This one-hour tour focuses on mosaic pavements, exploring their history, construction, and modern conservation. Space is limited. Tour topic is subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

July 16, 2009
Gem-Handling Session
Thursday July 16, 2009
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Museum, Floor 2, Getty Villa


Ever wonder what it would be like to take a museum object out of its case for a closer look? Drop by the Reading Room adjacent to the exhibitionCarvers and Collectors: The Lasting Allure of Ancient Gems to handle replicas of gems on display as well as the materials and tools used by ancient carvers.

Focus Tour: The House as Museum
Thursday July 16, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Explore themes of collecting and displaying art in ancient Rome in this hour-long tour. Learn about the nature of connoisseurship and the types of objects an aristocratic Roman might have collected. Space is limited. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

July 18, 2009
Exhibition Spotlight Talk: The Chimaera of Arezzo
Weekends July 18 - July 26, 2009
11:30 am
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


In this 20-minute discussion, learn about the large-scale bronze masterpiece of Etruscan sculpture featured in this exhibition, which inaugurates a partnership with the National Archaeological Museum in Florence. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the talk.

Gem-Handling Session
Weekends July 18 - July 19, 2009
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Museum, Floor 2, Getty Villa


Ever wonder what it would be like to take a museum object out of its case for a closer look? Drop by the Reading Room adjacent to the exhibitionCarvers and Collectors: The Lasting Allure of Ancient Gems to handle replicas of gems on display as well as the materials and tools used by ancient carvers.

July 19, 2009
Focus Tour: A Taste for Greece inside the Roman Villa
Sunday July 19, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Explore themes of collecting and displaying art in ancient Rome in this hour-long tour. Learn about the nature of connoisseurship and the types of objects an aristocratic Roman might have collected. Space is limited. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

July 23, 2009
Gem-Handling Session
Thursday July 23, 2009
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Museum, Floor 2, Getty Villa


Ever wonder what it would be like to take a museum object out of its case for a closer look? Drop by the Reading Room adjacent to the exhibitionCarvers and Collectors: The Lasting Allure of Ancient Gems to handle replicas of gems on display as well as the materials and tools used by ancient carvers.

July 25, 2009
Gem-Handling Session
Weekends July 25 - July 26, 2009
11:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Museum, Floor 2, Getty Villa


Ever wonder what it would be like to take a museum object out of its case for a closer look? Drop by the Reading Room adjacent to the exhibitionCarvers and Collectors: The Lasting Allure of Ancient Gems to handle replicas of gems on display as well as the materials and tools used by ancient carvers.

July 30, 2009
Gem-Handling Session
Thursday July 30, 2009
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Museum, Floor 2, Getty Villa


Ever wonder what it would be like to take a museum object out of its case for a closer look? Drop by the Reading Room adjacent to the exhibitionCarvers and Collectors: The Lasting Allure of Ancient Gems to handle replicas of gems on display as well as the materials and tools used by ancient carvers.

Focus Tour: Roman Connoisseurship
Thursday July 30, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Explore themes of collecting and displaying art in ancient Rome in this hour-long tour. Learn about the nature of connoisseurship and the types of objects an aristocratic Roman might have collected. Space is limited. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

July 31, 2009
Curator's Gallery Talk
Friday July 31, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Claire Lyons, curator of Antiquities, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a one-hour tour through the exhibition The Chimaera of Arezzo.

August 1, 2009
Spotlight Talk
Weekends August 1 - August 30, 2009
1 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


This 20-miThis 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 a Roman mosaic floor featuring a boxing scene from around A.D. 175. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the talk.

Gem-Handling Session
Weekends August 1 - September 6, 2009
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Museum, Floor 2, Getty Villa


Ever wonder what it would be like to take a museum object out of its case for a closer look? Drop by the Reading Room adjacent to the exhibitionCarvers and Collectors: The Lasting Allure of Ancient Gems to handle replicas of gems on display as well as the materials and tools used by ancient carvers.

August 3, 2009
Spotlight Talk
Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays August 3 - August 31, 2009
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 a Roman mosaic floor featuring a boxing scene from around A.D. 175. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the talk.

August 6, 2009
Exhibition Spotlight Talk: The Chimaera of Arezzo
Thursdays and Fridays August 6 - August 28, 2009
12 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


In this 20-minute discussion, learn about the large-scale bronze masterpiece of Etruscan sculpture featured in this exhibition, which inaugurates a partnership with the National Archaeological Museum in Florence. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the talk.

Gem-Handling Session
Thursdays August 6 - September 3, 2009
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Museum, Floor 2, Getty Villa


Ever wonder what it would be like to take a museum object out of its case for a closer look? Drop by the Reading Room adjacent to the exhibitionCarvers and Collectors: The Lasting Allure of Ancient Gems to handle replicas of gems on display as well as the materials and tools used by ancient carvers.

Focus Tour: Roman Connoisseurship
Thursday August 6, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Explore themes of collecting and displaying art in ancient Rome in this hour-long tour. Learn about the nature of connoisseurship and the types of objects an aristocratic Roman might have collected. Space is limited. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 8, 2009
Exhibition Spotlight Talk: The Chimaera of Arezzo
Weekends August 8 - August 30, 2009
11:30 am
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


In this 20-minute discussion, learn about the large-scale bronze masterpiece of Etruscan sculpture featured in this exhibition, which inaugurates a partnership with the National Archaeological Museum in Florence. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the talk.

August 9, 2009
Focus Tour: Roman Mosaics
Sunday August 9, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


From top to bottom, an ancient Roman villa was an impressive display of popular art. This one-hour tour focuses on mosaic pavements, exploring their history, construction, and modern conservation. Space is limited. Tour topic is subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 13, 2009
Focus Tour: The House as Museum
Thursday August 13, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Explore themes of collecting and displaying art in ancient Rome in this hour-long tour. Learn about the nature of connoisseurship and the types of objects an aristocratic Roman might have collected. Space is limited. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 14, 2009
Curator's Gallery Talk
Friday August 14, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


David Saunders, assistant curator of Antiquities, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a one-hour tour through the exhibition The Golden Graves of Ancient Vani.

August 20, 2009
Focus Tour: Roman Connoisseurship
Thursday August 20, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Explore themes of collecting and displaying art in ancient Rome in this hour-long tour. Learn about the nature of connoisseurship and the types of objects an aristocratic Roman might have collected. Space is limited. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 23, 2009
Focus Tour: The House as Museum
Sunday August 23, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Explore themes of collecting and displaying art in ancient Rome in this hour-long tour. Learn about the nature of connoisseurship and the types of objects an aristocratic Roman might have collected. Space is limited. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 27, 2009
Focus Tour: Roman Connoisseurship
Thursday August 27, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Explore themes of collecting and displaying art in ancient Rome in this hour-long tour. Learn about the nature of connoisseurship and the types of objects an aristocratic Roman might have collected. Space is limited. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 28, 2009
Curator's Gallery Talk
Friday August 28, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


David Saunders, assistant curator of Antiquities, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a one-hour tour through the exhibition The Golden Graves of Ancient Vani.

August 30, 2009
Focus Tour: A Taste for Greece inside the Roman Villa
Sunday August 30, 2009
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Explore themes of collecting and displaying art in ancient Rome in this hour-long tour. Learn about the nature of connoisseurship and the types of objects an aristocratic Roman might have collected. Space is limited. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.