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Free Hours at L.A. Museums (PDF, 269 KB)
Autry National Center
Craft and Folk Art Museum
Hammer Museum
Huntington Library
Japanese American National Museum
LACMA
Los Angeles Public Library
MAK Center for Art & Architecture
MoCA
Museum of Latin American Art
Natural History Museum
Norton Simon Museum
Orange County Museum of Art
Pacific Asia Museum
Pasadena Museum of California Art
Skirball Cultural Center
Fowler Museum at UCLA
Tours and Gallery Talks
July 29, 2010
Garden Tour
Daily
11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm
Getty Center


This is a 45-minute tour of the Getty gardens, including Robert Irwin's Central Garden. Meet the docent outside at the bench under the sycamore trees near the front entrance of the Museum.

Focus Tour: Neoclassical and Romantic Art
Thursdays
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Enjoy a one-hour tour focusing on Neoclassicism and Romanticism in the Getty's collection by exploring the art and culture of these related and distinctive movements of the 18th and 19th centuries. Meet the educator at the Museum Information Desk.

Getty Center
Architecture Tour
Daily
10:15 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm
Museum Entrance Hall, Getty Center


Discover more about Richard Meier's architecture and the design of the Getty Center site in this 45-minute tour. Meet the docent outside at the bench under the sycamore trees near the front entrance to the Museum.

Halberdier / Pontormo
Collection Highlights Tour
Daily
11 am
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


This one-hour tour provides an overview of major works from the Museum's collection. Meet the educator at the Museum Information Desk.

Exhibition Tour: The Spectacular Art of Jean-Léon Gérôme
Daily through September 12, 2010
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


A special one-hour overview of the exhibition The Spectacular Art of Jean-Léon Gérôme. Meet the Museum educator at the Museum Information Desk.

Curator's Gallery Talk
Thursday July 29, 2010
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Scott Allan, assistant curator of Paintings, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition The Spectacular Art of Jean-Léon Gérôme. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

Exhibition Tour: Printing the Grand Manner
Thursday July 29, 2010
1:30 pm
Research Institute Exhibition Gallery, Getty Center


Special curator-led overview of the exhibition. Free, no reservations necessary. Meet in the Research Institute Exhibition Gallery.

July 30, 2010
Focus Tour: Realist and Impressionist Art
Fridays
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Enjoy a one-hour tour focusing on Realism and Impressionism in the Getty's collection by exploring the art and culture of these related and distinctive 19th-century movements. Meet the educator at the Museum Information Desk.

Halberdier / Pontormo
Collection Highlights Tour
Fridays and Saturdays through September 4, 2010
4 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


This one-hour tour provides an overview of major works from the Museum's collection. Meet the educator at the Museum Information Desk.

July 31, 2010
¡Bienvenidos al Getty!
Weekends
11 am
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Disfruten de una breve y divertida introducción al Museo y sus colecciones. Las familias son bienvenidas. Los esperamos en la sala de entrada del Museo bajo la escalera.

Focus Tour: Modern and Contemporary Art
Saturdays through December 14, 2015
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Enjoy a one-hour tour focusing on modern and contemporary works at the Getty Museum by exploring the art and culture of the late 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Meet the educator at the Museum Information Desk.

August 1, 2010
Focus Tour: Sculpture Discovery Walk
Sundays
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Enjoy a one-hour tour focusing on the Getty's collection of sculpture by exploring works from European history and the recent past. Meet the educator at the Museum Information Desk.

August 3, 2010
Focus Tour: Medieval and Renaissance Art
Tuesdays
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Enjoy a one-hour tour focusing on the Getty's Medieval and Renaissance collections by exploring the art and culture of these related and distinctive historic periods. Meet the educator at the Museum Information Desk.

Exhibition Tour: Printing the Grand Manner
Tuesday August 3, 2010
2:30 pm
Research Institute Exhibition Gallery, Getty Center


Special curator-led overview of the exhibition. Free, no reservations necessary. Meet in the Research Institute Exhibition Gallery.

 Learn more about this exhibition
August 4, 2010
Focus Tour: Baroque and Rococo Art
Wednesdays
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Enjoy a one-hour tour focusing on the Getty's Baroque and Rococo collections by exploring the art and culture of these related and distinctive historic periods of the 17th and 18th centuries. Meet the educator at the Museum Information Desk.

August 5, 2010
Exhibition Tour: Printing the Grand Manner
Thursday August 5, 2010
2:30 pm
Research Institute Exhibition Gallery, Getty Center


Special curator-led overview of the exhibition. Free, no reservations necessary. Meet in the Research Institute Exhibition Gallery.

 Learn more about this exhibition
August 10, 2010
Exhibition Tour: Printing the Grand Manner
Tuesday August 10, 2010
2:30 pm
Research Institute Exhibition Gallery, Getty Center


Special curator-led overview of the exhibition. Free, no reservations necessary. Meet in the Research Institute Exhibition Gallery.

 Learn more about this exhibition
August 12, 2010
Exhibition Tour: Printing the Grand Manner
Thursday August 12, 2010
1:30 pm
Research Institute Exhibition Gallery, Getty Center


Special curator-led overview of the exhibition. Free, no reservations necessary. Meet in the Research Institute Exhibition Gallery.

August 18, 2010
Curator's Gallery Talk
Wednesday August 18, 2010
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Scott Allan, assistant curator of Paintings, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition The Spectacular Art of Jean-Léon Gérôme. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

August 19, 2010
Curator's Gallery Talk
Thursday August 19, 2010
2:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Julian Brooks, associate curator of Drawings, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition From Line to Light: Renaissance Drawing in Florence and Venice. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

August 26, 2010
Exhibition Tour: Printing the Grand Manner
Thursday August 26, 2010
1:30 pm
Research Institute Exhibition Gallery, Getty Center


Special curator-led overview of the exhibition. Free, no reservations necessary. Meet in the Research Institute Exhibition Gallery.

August 28, 2010
Spotlight after Dark Tour
Saturday August 28, 2010
6 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Join in a provocative 20-minute discussion of art with an educator. Meet at the Information Desk in the Museum Entrance Hall 10 minutes before the tour.

Spotlight after Dark Tour
Saturday August 28, 2010
7 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Join in a provocative 20-minute discussion of art with an educator. Meet at the Information Desk in the Museum Entrance Hall 10 minutes before the tour.

September 7, 2010
Masterpiece of the Week Talk
Daily, September 7 - September 12, 2010
4 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


This 15-minute gallery talk offers an in-depth look at one object. This week the featured work of art is Christ in Majesty by the Limoges School. Meet the educator at the Museum Information Desk.

September 9, 2010
Exhibition Tour: Printing the Grand Manner
Thursday September 9, 2010
1:30 pm
Research Institute Exhibition Gallery, Getty Center


Special curator-led overview of the exhibition. Free, no reservations necessary. Meet in the Research Institute Exhibition Gallery.

September 11, 2010
Point of View: Artist Talk
Saturday September 11, 2010
2:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Artist Jon Swihart explores the work of Jean-Léon Gérôme, one of France's most honored painters, in this in-gallery discussion. Complements the exhibition The Spectacular Art of Jean-Léon Gérôme. Sign-up begins at 1:00 p.m. at the Museum Information Desk.

September 14, 2010
Lively Still Lifes Tour
Daily, September 14 - November 28, 2010
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Explore the symbolic and sensuous pleasures of still life seen in paintings, sculpture, and photographs in this one-hour tour. Meet the educator at the Museum Information Desk.

September 18, 2010
Spotlight after Dark Tour
Saturday September 18, 2010
6 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Join in a provocative 20-minute discussion of art with an educator. Meet at the Information Desk in the Museum Entrance Hall 10 minutes before the tour.

Spotlight after Dark Tour
Saturday September 18, 2010
7 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Join in a provocative 20-minute discussion of art with an educator. Meet at the Information Desk in the Museum Entrance Hall 10 minutes before the tour.

September 22, 2010
Curator's Gallery Talk
Wednesday September 22, 2010
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Paul Martineau, assistant curator of Photographs, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition In Focus: Still Life. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

September 23, 2010
Exhibition Tour: Printing the Grand Manner
Thursday September 23, 2010
1:30 pm
Research Institute Exhibition Gallery, Getty Center


Special curator-led overview of the exhibition. Free, no reservations necessary. Meet in the Research Institute Exhibition Gallery.

Curator's Gallery Talk
Thursday September 23, 2010
2:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Julian Brooks, associate curator of Drawings, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition From Line to Light: Renaissance Drawing in Florence and Venice. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

October 7, 2010
Exhibition Tour: Printing the Grand Manner
Thursday October 7, 2010
1:30 pm
Research Institute Exhibition Gallery, Getty Center


Special curator-led overview of the exhibition. Free, no reservations necessary. Meet in the Research Institute Exhibition Gallery.

October 9, 2010
Spotlight after Dark Tour
Saturday October 9, 2010
6 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Join in a provocative 20-minute discussion of art with an educator. Meet at the Information Desk in the Museum Entrance Hall 10 minutes before the tour.

Spotlight after Dark Tour
Saturday October 9, 2010
7 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Join in a provocative 20-minute discussion of art with an educator. Meet at the Information Desk in the Museum Entrance Hall 10 minutes before the tour.

October 20, 2010
Curator's Gallery Talk
Wednesday October 20, 2010
2:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Thomas Kren, curator of Manuscripts, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Illuminated Manuscripts from Belgium and the Netherlands. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

October 21, 2010
Curator's Gallery Talk
Thursday October 21, 2010
2:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Brett Abbott, associate curator of Photographs, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Engaged Observers: Documentary Photography since the Sixties. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

November 18, 2010
Curator's Gallery Talk
Thursday November 18, 2010
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Elizabeth Morrison, curator of Manuscripts, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Imagining the Past in France, 1250–1500. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

November 30, 2010
Masterpiece of the Week Talk
Daily, November 30 - December 5, 2010
4 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


This 15-minute gallery talk offers an in-depth look at one object. This week the featured work of art is Self-Portrait, Yawning by Joseph Ducreux. Meet the educator at the Museum Information Desk.

December 15, 2010
Curator's Gallery Talk
Wednesday December 15, 2010
2:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Thomas Kren, curator of Manuscripts, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Illuminated Manuscripts from Belgium and the Netherlands. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

December 16, 2010
Curator's Gallery Talk
Thursday December 16, 2010
1:30 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Center


Elizabeth Morrison, curator of Manuscripts, the J. Paul Getty Museum, leads a gallery talk on the exhibition Imagining the Past in France, 1250–1500. Meet under the stairs in the Museum Entrance Hall.

Tours and Gallery Talks
July 29, 2010
Spotlight Talk: Mosaic Floor with Combat of Dares and Entellus
Thursdays - Sundays through July 31, 2010
1 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Learn how to look at ancient art in this 20-minute gallery talk examining in-depth one work in the collection. The featured object this month is a Mosaic Floor with Combat of Dares and Entellus from about A.D. 175. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the talk.

Getty Villa Inner Peristyle
Orientation Tour
Daily
10:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm
Getty Villa


Learn about the Getty Villa's architecture and educational mission in this 40-minute introduction to the site. Meet at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance.

Getty Villa Outer Peristyle
Architecture and Gardens Tour
Daily
11:30 am, 1:30 pm, 3:30 pm
Museum, Getty Villa


Explore the ancient Roman world through the Museum's archtecture and gardens in this 40-minute tour. Meet at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance.

Lansdowne Herakles
Collection Highlights Tour
Weekdays
2 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


This one-hour tour provides an overview of major works from the Museum's collection. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

Focus Tour: Greek Vases
Thursday July 29, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Explore a variety of ancient Greek vases in this guided tour, looking closely at some of the most complex works of art in the Museum's collection. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

July 30, 2010
Focus Tour: Curator's Choice
Friday July 30, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Join a Getty curator for an hour-long insider's perspective on works of art in the permanent collection. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

July 31, 2010
Collection Highlights Tour
Weekends
11 am
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


This one-hour tour provides an overview of major works from the Museum's collection. Ofrecida en español. Space is limited. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

Focus Tour: Greek Vases
Saturday July 31, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Explore a variety of ancient Greek vases in this guided tour, looking closely at some of the most complex works of art in the Museum's collection. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 1, 2010
Focus Tour: Death and the Afterlife in the Ancient World
Sunday August 1, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


In this one-hour tour, explore the funerary beliefs of ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt. Learn about the ways people prepared for the afterlife through the burial monuments and grave goods that were left behind. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Main Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 2, 2010
Spotlight Talk: Gela Krater
Mondays August 2 - August 30, 2010
11 am
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Learn how to look at ancient art in this 20-minute gallery talk examining in-depth one work in the collection. The featured object this month is the Gela Krater from between 475 and 450 B.C., currently on loan from Italy. Sign-up begins 15 minutes before the talk at the Tour Meeting Place.

August 5, 2010
Spotlight Talk: Gela Krater
Thursdays - Sundays August 5 - August 29, 2010
1 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Learn how to look at ancient art in this 20-minute gallery talk examining in-depth one work in the collection. The featured object this month is the Gela Krater from between 475 and 450 B.C., currently on loan from Italy. Sign-up begins 15 minutes before the talk at the Tour Meeting Place.

Focus Tour: Greek Vases
Thursday August 5, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Explore a variety of ancient Greek vases in this guided tour, looking closely at some of the most complex works of art in the Museum's collection. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 6, 2010
Focus Tour: Artists of Antiquity
Friday August 6, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Through interactive discussion of ancient artistic techniques, this hour-long tour explores how artists in antiquity created marble sculptures, pottery, frescoes, and more. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 7, 2010
Focus Tour: The Faces of Ancient Rome
Saturday August 7, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


The Roman Empire's history is filled with stories of combat, triumph, alliance, and scandal. In this one-hour tour, see how ancient Rome's portraiture reflects its colorful history, and how images were used as propaganda tools. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 8, 2010
Focus Tour: Animals in Ancient Art
Sunday August 8, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


From the snakes used to ward off evil to the ferocious felines fought by gladiators, animals abound in ancient art. This one-hour tour illuminates their mythology, symbolism, and role in daily life. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 9, 2010
Focus Tour: Getty's Favorites
Monday August 9, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Survey works of art collected by J. Paul Getty himself in this dynamic, hour-long tour. Tour topic is subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 12, 2010
Focus Tour: Artists of Antiquity
Thursday August 12, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Through interactive discussion of ancient artistic techniques, this hour-long tour explores how artists in antiquity created marble sculptures, pottery, frescoes, and more. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 14, 2010
Focus Tour: Greek Vases
Saturday August 14, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Explore a variety of ancient Greek vases in this guided tour, looking closely at some of the most complex works of art in the Museum's collection. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 15, 2010
Focus Tour: Artists of Antiquity
Sunday August 15, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Through interactive discussion of ancient artistic techniques, this hour-long tour explores how artists in antiquity created marble sculptures, pottery, frescoes, and more. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 16, 2010
Focus Tour: Conservation
Monday August 16, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Get an insider's perspective on the restoration and preservation of ancient objects in the Museum's collection. Antiquities Conservation staff lead 30-minute tours on a variety of topics from the treatment of various media such as ceramic, stone, and painting, to protecting works from earthquake damage. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 19, 2010
Focus Tour: Delighting in Violence
Thursday August 19, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Have you ever wondered what it would be like to explore a sculpture through touch? Would you experience the work in the same way as you do when just looking? There's more than meets the eye in this one-hour "touch" tour using replica works of sculpture in the Museum's collection. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 20, 2010
Focus Tour: Animals in Ancient Art
Friday August 20, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


From the snakes used to ward off evil to the ferocious felines fought by gladiators, animals abound in ancient art. This one-hour tour illuminates their mythology, symbolism, and role in daily life. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 21, 2010
Focus Tour: Death and the Afterlife in the Ancient World
Saturday August 21, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


In this one-hour tour, explore the funerary beliefs of ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt. Learn about the ways people prepared for the afterlife through the burial monuments and grave goods that were left behind. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Main Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 22, 2010
Focus Tour: The Faces of Ancient Rome
Sunday August 22, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


The Roman Empire's history is filled with stories of combat, triumph, alliance, and scandal. In this one-hour tour, see how ancient Rome's portraiture reflects its colorful history, and how images were used as propaganda tools. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 26, 2010
Focus Tour: More than Meets the Eye
Thursday August 26, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Have you ever wondered what it would be like to explore a sculpture through touch? Would you experience the work in the same way as you do when just looking? There's more than meets the eye in this one-hour "touch" tour using replica works of sculpture in the Museum's collection. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 27, 2010
Focus Tour: Animals in Ancient Art
Friday August 27, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


From the snakes used to ward off evil to the ferocious felines fought by gladiators, animals abound in ancient art. This one-hour tour illuminates their mythology, symbolism, and role in daily life. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

Exhibition Tour: The Art of Ancient Greek Theater
Friday August 27, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


A special one-hour tour of the exhibition The Art of Ancient Greek Theater. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 28, 2010
Exhibition Tour: The Art of Ancient Greek Theater
Saturday August 28, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


A special one-hour tour of the exhibition The Art of Ancient Greek Theater. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the to

August 29, 2010
Focus Tour: Artists of Antiquity
Sunday August 29, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Through interactive discussion of ancient artistic techniques, this hour-long tour explores how artists in antiquity created marble sculptures, pottery, frescoes, and more. Tour topic subject to change. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.

August 30, 2010
Focus Tour: Conservation
Monday August 30, 2010
3 pm
Museum Galleries, Getty Villa


Get an insider's perspective on the restoration and preservation of ancient objects in the Museum's collection. Antiquities Conservation staff lead 30-minute tours on a variety of topics from the treatment of various media such as ceramic, stone, and painting, to protecting works from earthquake damage. Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place outside the Museum Entrance 15 minutes before the tour.