
The Getty Museum, Los Angeles Art Quiz! Who was the master of perspective who painted the ceiling that this detail is from?

The Getty Museum, Los Angeles We're so lucky to have so many great fans. We had a blast at the Project Runway event last night because of your enthusiasm and great questions for the panel! Stay tuned for more events!

The Getty Museum, Los Angeles Name that fabric! In anticipation of tomorrow night's Project Runway screening, can you tell what this fabulous pink gown is made of? And can anyone guess the name of the painting this detail is drawn from?

The Getty Museum, Los Angeles Counting down: the seats are filling up fast for the Project Runway screening and the event will soon be closed. RSVP now!
An Exclusive Event for our Facebook Fans
Location:The Getty Center
Time:7:00PM Thursday, November 5th

The Getty Museum, Los Angeles You're either in or you're out!! Getty Facebook Fans RSVP to an exclusive screening of next week's episode of Project Runway featuring the Getty Museum and come listen to a panel of talented LA-based fashionistas. Limited seats available!!
An Exclusive Event for our Facebook Fans
Location:The Getty Center
Time:7:00PM Thursday, November 5th

The Getty Museum, Los Angeles Still need a Halloween costume? Come to the Getty and create your own.
Some friendly ghosts lurking around the Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
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The Getty Museum, Los Angeles Three tips to end wars, Aristophanes style: 1. Create a heroine, Lysistrata, to unify women of warring factions, 2. Withhold "wifely favors," 3. Call a truce and re-tell the tale in LYSISTRATI! a FREE film series based on the anti-war satire Lysistrata by Aristophanes.
A FREE film series at the Getty Villa
Location:Getty Villa, Auditorium
Time:3:00PM Saturday, November 14th

The Getty Museum, Los Angeles On the hill here, green isn't just the color of the grass, it's our way of life. Thanks to our visitors, the Getty has reduced the use of disposable products in our cafes by 78% over the last seven months!

The Getty Museum, Los Angeles If you were a curator at the Getty, what paintings would YOU buy? On November 8th, senior curator Scott Schaefer will take us behind the scenes of some of the Museum's major acquisitions--Courbet, Gauguin, Rubens, and Titian, among them--and how these additions shaped a collection.
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Curators and conservators lecture on artworks on display at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center.

The Getty Museum, Los Angeles Young Richard Burton and Albert Finney on film! Join us for a free film series featuring cinema from the British New Wave, which critiqued the wealthy and championed the common worker.
A FREE film series, in conjunction with "Irving Penn: Small Trades"
Location:Getty Center, Harold M. Williams Auditorium
Time:4:00PM Saturday, November 14th

The Getty Museum, Los Angeles The White House has proclaimed October National Arts and Humanities Month. We're inspired by President Obama's statement: "While we may not always agree with what we see or hear it, is our open-mindedness that commends the artistic struggle behind the creation and our curiosity that pursues its vision." Read the entire proclamation below.
The White House - Press Office - Presidential Proclamation- National Arts and Humanities Month, 2009
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WhiteHouse.gov is the official web site for the White House and President Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. This site is a source for information about the President, White House news and policies, White House history, and the federal government.

The Getty Museum, Los Angeles Oktober(fest) is in the air, and the fine art of beer can be seen fizzing from this "Covered Tankard" from around 1578, which likely held, and allowed for the drinking of Germany's brews. Beer was enjoyed for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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A work by Unknown from the J. Paul Getty Museum's collection.

The Getty Museum, Los Angeles Did you know that California's famed Spanish missions were designed by artisans from Mexico and built mostly by Native Americans? Find out more surprising facts in our new book "California Missions: History, Art, and Preservation" + a free panel discussion tomorrow night.
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Details of a Getty Conservation Institute panel discussion and book signing on October 20, 2009.
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The Getty Museum, Los Angeles wrote on Project Runway at the Getty's Wall.

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