Monday, April 5, 2010

College Night at the Getty: April 7

Enjoy free art exhibitions, special presentations, music, food, and other surprises exclusively for college students!

• Meet Getty curators Anne-Lise Desmas, Virginia Heckert, and Anne Lyden as they guide you through their exhibitions.

• Talk to Soo Kim, one of the photographers featured in Urban Panoramas: Opie, Liao, Kim.

• Chef Joseph Mahon of the restaurant Bastide will give his perspective on the aesthetics of food.

• Take part in special tours discussing masterpieces and exciting periods in the history of art.

• Enhance your gustatory experience with complimentary food, nonalcoholic beverages, and a cash bar.

• Enjoy performances by Marc b., DJ OldBoy, Kinetic Theory Circus, and harpist Ricky Rasura.


The following exhibitions will be open during College Night:

Leonardo da Vinci and the Art of Sculpture: Inspiration and Invention, showcasing studies for sculptures never realized in Leonardo's lifetime

In Focus: Tasteful Pictures, highlighting photographs of food across the history of the medium

Urban Panoramas: Opie, Liao, Kim, featuring work by three contemporary photographers

A Record of Emotion: The Photographs of Frederick H. Evans, a survey of Evans's photographs of cathedrals, landscapes, portraiture, and photomicrography

• In addition, galleries with Impressionism and other works of art from the 19th century will be open late for this special event.


Museum store outlet shops will be open in the West Pavilion—Special 20% discount for College Night!

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