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Agenda
8:30AM Coffee and Registration
Museum Lecture Hall Lobby
Arrive early to sign up for your choice of two behind-the-scenes tours of the Getty. These tours offer you a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see what???s not on public view, and the inner workings of the Getty. You may select two of seven tours. Space is limited and tours are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Museum Lecture Hall
Deborah Marrow, Director of the Getty Foundation, and Jon Goodman, President of TOWN HALL
Preparing the Canvas
Museum Lecture Hall
Scott Schaefer, Senior Curator of Paintings at the J. Paul Getty Museum, guides participants through a visual presentation of the great paintings that reside in Los Angeles and how they each contribute to the overall picture of the City???s art and culture. Listen to one of the region???s most highly respected curators discuss
Behind-the-Scenes
Participants choose two tours they would like to take. All tours are offered at both times, except ???In The Director???s Office which will take place ONLY at
12:30 PM Lunch
Museum Lecture Hall, Garden Seating
Pick up your boxed lunch, enjoy the view and explore the gardens in preparation for the last presentation of the day.
1:30 PM The Art of the Garden
Museum Lecture Hall
With an introduction from David Bomford, Associate Director of Collections, J. Paul Getty Museum, this presentation will address the outdoor collections of
2:45 PM Adjourn
Spend the rest of your afternoon exploring the Museum???s galleries and strolling the Center???s gardens.
To register for this event, you must register with the Getty. Click here. Enter ???TOWNHALLLA in the presale code prompt.
Behind-the-Scenes Tour Descriptions
When you arrive the morning of the 31st, you will sign up for two of the seven tours listed below. The selection is first-come, first-serve so be sure to arrive early so you can go on your top two choices. The real challenge will be selecting only two!
Center for Photographs and Guided Viewing of Current Exhibitions
Judith Keller, Acting Senior Curator of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum, walks you through an exhibition celebrating 10 years of collecting photographs at the
Tour available at 10:30 and 11:30 AM, Open to 20 per group
Getty Conservation Institute Labs
Karen Trentelman, Senior Scientist at the
Tour available at 10:30 and 11:30 AM, Open to 15 per group
Getty Research Institute Special Collections
Ever explore the swap meet for some unusual item to display? Are you a collector of curios, sketchbooks and other mementos? The
Tour available and 10:30 and 11:30 AM, Open to 20 per group
In the Director???s Office: A Private Conversation with
Talk with three museum directors about their respective collections, how they procure art and the choices made for exhibition. This conversation will take place only once on the first tour. Directors include Michael Brand ??" Director of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Charmaine Jefferson ??" Executive Director of the California African American Museum, and Jeremy Strick ??" Director of Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. These leaders will discuss the overall ???LA Collection, and talk about the different and common goals of these three distinct and uniquely LA museums. Space is extremely limited for this exclusive conversation with those who contribute to the cultural landscape of our city.
Tour available ONLY at 10:30 AM, Limit 15
Manuscripts and Drawings Study Room
Go deep inside the Getty???s art storage and see up-close treasurers not on view to the general public when Julian Brooks, Associate Curator, Department of Drawings for the J. Paul Getty Museum, shows his favorite pieces in the collection including a double-sided Leonardo Da Vinci drawing. Brooks notes that drawings convey the strength and grace in the human form and the power and beauty in the human face. Don???t pass up this opportunity to look at drawings through the eyes and with the insight of a curator.
Tour available at 10:30 AM and 11:30 AM, Open to 20 per group
Paintings Conservation Studio
Mark Leonard, Conservator of Paintings and Head of the Department of Paintings Conservation at the J. Paul Getty Museum, takes you to his studio. Internationally known and widely respected, the Getty???s Paintings Conservation Studio receives paintings from museum collections around the world for a variety of conservation needs. You will see paintings currently being conserved in the studio while he describes the intricate processes involved in saving them. The studio is not open to the public, but is open to YOU on May 31!
Tour available at 10:30 AM and 11:30 AM, Open to 20 per group
White Glove Tour of ???Hidden Compartments in French Decorative Arts
???Don???t touch! is a phrase many of us have heard while perusing the extensive collection of French furniture and decorative arts on display at the Getty. Charissa Bremer-David, Curator of Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the J. Paul Getty Museum, will open and show you hidden compartments in these remarkable pieces of furniture. Bremer-David will take out her renowned ring of keys unlocking works from the royal collections of
Tour available at 10:30 AM and 11:30 AM, Open to 20 per group
To register for this event, you must register with the Getty. Click here. Enter ???TOWNHALLLA in the presale code prompt.