Public Programs
Experience art and culture through a dynamic range of events and programs at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa.
Our year-round schedule includes free lectures and conversations with leading artists, thinkers, and scholars; courses and demonstrations, including classes based around discussion in the galleries; and performances and films featuring classical, contemporary, and world music, film series inspired by current exhibitions, and experimental theater that engages with the classical tradition.
Free talks and tours of the art collection and of the gardens and architecture are held daily at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa.
Free talks and tours of the art collection and of the gardens and architecture are held daily at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa.
Coming Up Next
Villa Theater Lab: Hugh Lupton and Helen Chadwick
perform Hymns to Aphrodite
May 18–20 | The Getty Villa
Artist-at-Work Demonstration: Visions of Gold,
the Fine Art of Gilding
May 20 | The Getty Center
Lecture: Endless Summer
May 23 | The Getty Center
Artist-at-Work Demonstration: Ancient Music
May 26 | The Getty Villa
Lecture: Flora and Fauna in Pompeii
June 9 | The Getty Villa
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perform Hymns to Aphrodite
May 18–20 | The Getty Villa
Artist-at-Work Demonstration: Visions of Gold,
the Fine Art of Gilding
May 20 | The Getty Center
Lecture: Endless Summer
May 23 | The Getty Center
Artist-at-Work Demonstration: Ancient Music
May 26 | The Getty Villa
Lecture: Flora and Fauna in Pompeii
June 9 | The Getty Villa
Visit the event calendar »
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information, please call us at (310) 440-7300 or
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information, please call us at (310) 440-7300 or
email visitorservices@getty.edu.
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Banner image: Critical Mass Performance Group