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A young visitor rocks the Medusa hat at the Getty Villa Store.
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INSIDE GETTY
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Behind the shelves at the Getty Store
Are you someone who thinks a trip to a museum isn’t complete until you’ve perused the gift shop? You’re not alone! On a recent Saturday afternoon, the store at the Getty Center was filled with shoppers checking out the clever, art-themed inventory. But how does Getty find such unique items?
How we choose what to sell, our top sellers, and more
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The OuiSi Getty Museum game includes 210 photo cards that feature artworks from the Getty collection.
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ANCIENT LIFE
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What happened at an ancient Roman funeral?
Modern-day funerals in the Western world tend to be sober, muted gatherings. But that was not the case in ancient Rome, where funerals could be public spectacles involving hired actors, singers, and even funeral games. Not surprisingly, gender and class played an important role in how a funeral was carried out.
The body, the burial, the games
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Funerary Relief of Lysandra, 1st century BCE–1st century AD, Roman. Marble. Getty Museum
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SUMMER SHOWS
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EVENTS
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Deep Field AR Experience
Saturday, July 8, and Tuesday–Sunday, July 11–16, 10:30 am–3:00 pm
Getty Center, above the Central Garden
Visitors of all ages are invited to virtually co-create a digital ecosystem of fantastical plants at the Getty Center with Deep Field, an augmented reality experience by artists Tin&Ed. Create imaginative plants and flowers and watch them bloom in real time across the Museum’s floors, walls, and ceilings!
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Making Scents of the Ancient World
Saturday, July 8, 2023, 11:00 am–3:00 pm
Getty Villa, Outer Peristyle
Make your own Roman perfumes by exploring the spices and oils ancient Romans used, and learn why these materials were considered alluring and exotic.
Learn more about this free, drop-in workshop
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Happy Birthday, Barbara!
Saturday, July 8, 4:00 pm
Getty Center, Harold M. Williams Auditorium
Join a party to celebrate artist Barbara T. Smith’s 92nd birthday! Artists and friends will honor Smith with stories, films, and memories. After the program enjoy cake and champagne.
Get free tickets
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Barbara T. Smith’s business card, 1970, Barbara T. Smith. Getty Research Institute, 2014.M.14
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Family Festival: Medieval Play
Sunday, July 9, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Getty Center
Take part in a fun-filled festival inspired by Play and Pastimes in the Middle Ages. Arrive in costume or create your own tunic; learn a courtly dance; sing with wandering minstrels; and meet Angel, a tiny medieval horse. Then play traditional games and storm the castle with foam swords and shields on Getty’s verdant lawns.
Learn more about this free event
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Meet Angel the medieval horse!
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Hammershøi’s Shadow
Sunday, July 16, 2:00 pm
The Getty Center and online
Join Princeton professor Bridget Alsdorf as she delves into one of Getty’s most beguiling paintings, Interior with an Easel, Bredgade 25. She also explores other works by Vilhelm Hammershøi; his wife’s role as his primary model/collaborator; and his impact on Danish film.
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Interior with an Easel, Bredgade 25 (detail), 1912, Vilhelm Hammershøi. Oil on canvas. Getty Museum
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Off the 405: Rahill
Saturday, July 29
DJ set 6:00 pm; performance 7:30 pm
Getty Center, Museum Courtyard
As a founding member of Brooklyn’s garage-rock mainstay, Habibi, Rahill garnered a reputation for alchemizing an eclectic range of influences, including her Iranian American upbringing, into captivating pop songs.
Get free tickets
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BEFORE YOU GO
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White Angel’s Trumpet flowers flank a path in the Getty Center’s Central Garden, an evolving work of art designed by artist Robert Irwin.
Did you know…
…that Angel’s Trumpet, one of the hundreds of plant species now blooming in the Center’s Central Garden, releases a heady perfume at night? That’s because its flowers are bat-pollinated!
Learn more about Getty’s gardens
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Conservation News
Updates on activities of the Getty Conservation Institute and timely information for conservation professionals.
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Highlights of current initiatives and recent grants from the Getty Foundation.
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Research News
Latest resources from the Getty Research Institute, such as publications, lecture series, and digitized collections.
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Villa News
Exhibitions and events at the Getty Villa Museum that explore the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean.
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