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Papyrus of Pasherashakhet (detail), about 375–275 BCE, Egyptian. Ink on papyrus. Getty Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Kraus
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NEW ON VIEW
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead
Through January 29, 2024
Getty Villa Museum
“Book of the Dead” is a modern term for a series of ancient Egyptian spells—instructions and incantations that would help the deceased find their way to the afterlife. This new exhibition features the Getty’s Book of the Dead manuscripts—conserved, studied, and on public view for the first time. “The ‘book’ shows how the Egyptians were making sense of the world around them,” says curator Sara E. Cole. “And it confronts a universal anxiety—what happens when we die?”
Explore this major new exhibition
Learn more about the Egyptian spells
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Former Museum Scholar Verena Lepper, conservators Erin Jue and Elizabeth Condie, and curator Sara E. Cole examine the Getty’s oldest papyrus scroll.
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NEWS
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Getty announces SoCal-wide public programming for PST ART: Art & Science Collide
The next PST ART (a region-wide art collaboration previously known as Pacific Standard Time) will offer a dazzling spectrum of public programs next fall—from cutting-edge performing arts commissions to rocket launches, and from participatory art projects and action-centered discussions to a free outdoor art and science family festival—all on the theme of Art & Science Collide.
See what organizations around LA are cooking up for fall 2024
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Children take part in a workshop to learn about the brain during the launch of the Edinburgh International Science Festival in 2015. Courtesy of Edinburgh Science Festival. © Edinburgh Science. Photo: Jane Barlow
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INSIDE GETTY
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Dream of Darkness
In the upcoming horror game Dream of Darkness, players will assume the role of Marina—a character based on a real-life Indigenous Nahua woman enslaved by the Spanish during the early 16th century. To develop the game, Javier Rayón is consulting the newly digitized Florentine Codex, the encyclopedic 16th-century manuscript that includes the account of the conquest of Mexico told from an Indigenous Nahua perspective.
Explore the video game
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A scene from Dream of Darkness. Photo: Jaguar Games
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An artist inspired by Edgar Allan Poe
In one of Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic short stories, a court jester takes revenge on his king in a morbid fiery spectacle. Belgian artist James Ensor depicted the dark tale in a hand-colored print that’s part of the Getty Library’s special collections.
Read more about the dark arts of Ensor and Poe
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A photograph of James Ensor at work in his studio, 1896–1897, Fonds Ensor
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PERFORMANCE
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Site & Sounds: The Florentine Codex at the Getty Center
Saturday, November 4, 4:00–5:00 pm Getty Center, Museum Courtyard
To celebrate the launch of the Digital Florentine Codex, join us and LAist for an outdoor concert featuring Lu Coy, who finds inspiration in ancient texts, stories, and musical traditions. Xochi Cuicatl opens the performance with sounds of Mesoamerica, and LAist reporter Adolfo Guzman-Lopez and Getty researcher Kim Richter discuss the historical resonances of the Florentine Codex in Southern California.
Learn more and get tickets to this free event
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Lu Coy with Vriesea, 2018. Photograph by Phuc Le. Courtesy the artist
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EVENTS
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Papyrus Scroll Making Family Workshop
Saturday, November 4, 11:00 am–3:00 pm Getty Villa
Become a scribe and create your own papyrus scene inspired by illustrations in the Book of the Dead. Learn about the making and use of the scrolls and ancient Egyptian art and belief. Complements the new exhibition The Egyptian Book of the Dead.
Learn more about this free drop-in workshop
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Papyrus of Pasherashakhet (detail), about 375–275 BCE, Egyptian. Ink on papyrus. Getty Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Kraus
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Selected Shorts on Tour
Saturday, November 11, 3:00 and 6:00 pm Getty Center, Harold M. Williams Auditorium
This year, the tradition of Selected Shorts at the Getty Center is amplified by the vibrant literature-lovers of Belletrist, an online reading community. Two Saturday performances feature a selection of classical and contemporary short stories, performed by stars of film, TV, and stage. Tales by narrative masters and bold new voices are co-curated by Selected Shorts and Belletrist founders Emma Roberts and Karah Preiss.
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Clockwise from top left: Emma Roberts, Richa Moorjani, Judy Greer, and Laura Harrier
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William Blake and India
Sunday, November 12, 2:00 pm Getty Center, Harold M. Williams Auditorium
When artist William Blake lived in London from the late 18th to the early 19th century, the city was both the center of a global empire and a hoard for art from around the world. Indian art was especially prevalent. In this talk, British art scholar Tara Contractor explores works from the exhibition William Blake: Visionary alongside Indian artworks that likely inspired Blake.
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The Tyger (detail), from Songs of Innocence and Experience, Plate 42 of Copy F, printed 1789 and 1794, William Blake. Color-printed relief etching with watercolor. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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BEFORE YOU GO
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Mantel Clock, about 1789, clock case attributed to Pierre-Philippe Thomire, clock movement by Charles-Guillaume Manière. Patinated bronze, gilt bronze, enameled metal, glass, white marble, and griotte marble. Getty Museum, Partial gift of Dr. Horace W. Brock in honor of Pascal Izarn
Now here’s a clock we wouldn’t mind turning back an hour. (Friendly reminder to adjust your clocks Saturday night before you turn in, since daylight saving time ends early Sunday morning.)
Priestesses of the temple of Vesta, the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, carry the altar with the sacred flame. One of their duties was to keep the altar fire in the temple burning continually, and the perpetual flame is an appropriate theme for a timepiece. The theme extends to the hour and minute hands, which are in the form of a snake, the symbol of eternity. Pierre-Philippe Thomire produced a number of these models, two of which were acquired by Queen Marie-Antoinette. (This one is on view at the Getty Center, South Pavilion.)
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