Programs range from lectures for a general audience to seminars and symposia with a scholarly focus. We also offer a wide range of lecture and conversation series.
Programs at the Getty Villa explore the art and culture of the ancient Mediterranean from the perspectives of experts in a variety of fields, including art history, archaeology, classics, and conservation.
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At the Getty Center
The Four-Legged Muse: Horses in Painting, 1500--1770 Horses have inspired painters to undertake an array of pictorial challenges, from the embodiment of intense emotion to persuasive movement, to remarkable technical mastery in oil, and even profound and intimate truths. Anne Woollett, curator of Paintings, the J. Paul Getty Museum, considers some of the many ways in which artists have been engaged by the eloquent form of their equine subjects.
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At the Getty Villa
Flora and Fauna in Pompeii: Environmental Quality Across the Ages Environmental specialist Mark Walters examines notions of environmental management, such as biodiversity, sustainability and environmental impact, to analyze Pompeii and the Bay of Naples from A.D. 79 to the present.
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Uncorking the Past: Ancient Ales, Wines, and Extreme Beverages
Patrick McGovern, scientific director of the Biomolecular Archaeology Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia, explains the biomolecular archaeological approach behind the discovery of some of the oldest alcoholic beverages in the world.
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