Series I. Access recordings and ephemera, 2006-2011
Scope and Content Note
2006 Events
"Travelers, Scholars and Photographers View the Ancient World" lecture by Andrew Szegedy-Maszak, February 23, 2006
"Laocoon: The Discovery, Fortunes, and Interpretations of a Hidden Masterpiece" lecture by Luca Giuliani, March 2, 2006
In Conversation: Thomas Crow and Gore Vidal, March 8, 2006
"Ancient Marbles at the Getty Villa: A History of Use and Provenance" lecture by Lorenzo Lazzarini, March 9, 2006
"Egypt Recovered: Early Photographic Surveys and the Development of Egyptology" lecture by Kathleen Howe, March 30, 2006
Architecture at the Getty Villa : roundtable discussion, April 5, 2006
Event recording
Ephemera
"The Getty Villa Reimagined" lecture by Jorge Silvetti, April 6, 2006
"Taste for the Antique: Collecting Marbles in Liguria" seminar by Elena Calandra, April 12, 2006
"Inside Out, Outside In: Landscape, Architecture, and the Getty Villa" lecture by Wim de Wit, April 20, 2006
"Commodus: Ancient or Modern?" lecture by Miranda Marvin, April 30, 2006
"Gardens of the Roman World" lecture by Patrick Bowe, May 18, 2006
"The Colors of Clay: Special Techniques in Athenian Vases" lecture by Beth Cohen, June 15, 2006
"The Colors of Clay: Special Techniques in Athenian Vases" symposium, June 16-17, 2006
Event recordings
Ephemera
"Fragrance of Rose and Flavor of Mint: Flowers and Herbs in Ancient Roman Gardens" lecture by Marina Heilmeyer, June 29, 2006
"Finding the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum" lecture by Carol Mattusch, July 13, 2006
"Beyond Black and Red: Athenian Vases in Special Techniques" lecture by Kenneth Lapatin, August 3, 2006
"Reimagining Euripiedes' Hippolytos" lecture by Helene Foley, September 21, 2006
"Religion and Ritual: From Ancient Greece to Contemporary America" lecture by Jan Bremmer, October 5, 2006
"Images of Hippolytos and Phaedra in Ancient Art" lecture by Pascale Linant de Bellefonds, October 12, 2006
"Ritual and Money Among the Ancient Greeks" lecture by Richard Seaford, October 27, 2006
"The Gran Ruta Inca: A Force for Andean Integration" lecture by Ricardo Espinosa, December 7, 2006
2007 Events
"Pagan Sculpture in Late Antiquity: Between Destruction and Preservation" lecture by Ortwin Dally, January 11, 2007
"Puzzling Images" lecture by Christine Kondoleon, February 1, 2007
"Greek Tragedy: Why Do We Still Care?" lecture by Jasper Griffin March 1, 2007
"Mosaics Conservation" panel discussion, March 8, 2007
"Rites of Passage of the Life Cycle of Antiquity" symposium, April 20-21, 2007
Event recordings
Ephemera
"Conserving Mosaics of Tunisia" lecture by Aicha Ben Abed, April 26, 2007
"Human Sacrifice: Myth, Reality, and Representation" workshop, May 18, 2007
"The New Hellenistic and Roman Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art" lecture by Carlos Picon, June 9, 2007
"Exploring Roman Temple Gardens: New Perspectives from Pompeii" lecture by Maureen Carroll, July 12, 2007
"The Theater of Herculaneum and the Origins of Archaeology" lecture by Christopher Parslow, July 29, 2007
"Plautus' Rudens: The Challenge of Presenting Classical Theater to Modern Audiences" discussion with Amy Richlin, Meryl Friedman, and Ann Steinsapir, September 29, 2007
"Identity Theft in the Ancient Mediterranean World" lecture by Erich Gruen, October 4, 2007
Event recordings
Ephemera
"World Heritage in the 21st Century" lecture by Francesco Bandarin, November 29, 2007
"The Roman Triumph: The Dangers of Winning a War" lecture by Mary Beard, December 3, 2007
2008 Events
"Copiez la femme: Replicated Bodies and Individuality in Roman Portraiture" lecutre by Annetta Alexandridis, January 10, 2008
"Technique and Technology: Reproducing Roman Glass in the 19th Century" lecture by Michael Klein and Dunja Kobel-Klein, January 12, 2008
"The Marriage of Venice and Rome: What Makes Piranesi Great" lecture by Andrew Robison, February 10, 2008
"Roman Statues, Rabbis, and Graeco-Roman Art" lecture by Yaron Eliav, February 28, 2008
"The Magnificent Piranesi" discussion with Marcia Reed, Louis Marchesano and Erika Naginski, March 1, 2008
"Writing Historical Fiction: The Ancient World in Modern Literature," a conversation with Steven Saylor and Steven Pressfield, moderated by Patt Morrison, March 6, 2008
Event recording
Ephemera
"Representations of the Alien" colloquium, March 14, 2008
Event recording
Ephemera
"New Reflections on the Derveni Krater and it's Macedonian Context" lecture by Beryl Barr-Sharrar, April 17, 2008
"Color in Classical Sclupture: A Challenge to Western Ideals" lecture by Jan Stubbe Ostergaard, May 1, 2008
Event recordings,
Ephemera
"Pericles of Athens and the Dangers of Democracy" lecture by Loren J. Samons, June 5, 2008
Event recording
Webcast (audio)
"Reconstructing Identity" workshop, June 21, 2008
Event recording
Ephemera
"Getting to Know Herakleides: Exploring a Red-Shroud Mummy from Roman Egypt" lecture by Marie Svoboda July 12, 2008
Event recording
"Hearst and the Antique: A Larger Context for the Hope Hygieia" lecture by Mary Levkoff, July 19, 2008
"Ruins and Revelry: The Society of Dilettanti" September 13, 2008
"Dilettanti: The Antic and the Antique in Eighteenth-Century England" lecture by Bruce Redford September 20, 2008
"In Conversation with Jim Dine," November 7, 2008
Event recording
2009 Events
"Commodus: A Gladiator-God Ruling Rome," lecture by Olivier Hekster, January 22, 2009
"Magical Gemstones" colloquium, February 13, 2009
Event recordings
Ephemera
"Balancing Fact and Fiction: The Ancient World of HBO's 'Rome'," a conversation with Jonathan Stamp and Patt Morrison March 5, 2009
Event recording
"The Archaeological Discoveries at Sagalassos: Revelations about Life in an Ancient Roman City," lecture by Marc Waelkens, March 12, 2009
"Passion for the Antique: Sex, Lies, and Theft in Late 18th-Century Europe," lecture by Gerard Vaughan, March 26, 2009
"Taste for the Antique in Modern Europe" colloquium, March 27, 2009
Event recording
Ephemera
"Royal Fake: A collection of 'Ancient' Gemstones for Prince Pontiatowski," lecture by Gertrud Platz-Horster, March 28, 2009
"Mythical Stones: The Appeal of Engraved Gems in the Age of Augustus," lecture by Dimitris Plantzos, April 2, 2009
"The Enigma of the Pantheon: Old Problems, New Answers, and Continuing Speculation," lecture by Mark Wilson Jones, April 23, 2009
"Bringing It All Back Home: Grand Tour Collections at Castle Howard in the 18th Century," lecture by Christopher Ridgeway, April 25, 2009
"Restoring the Past," discussion with Miranda Marvin and Jerry Podany, moderated by David Bomford, April 30, 2009
"Alexander or Antinous? The many faces of a Roman Statue," lecture by Jens Daehner, May 28, 2009
"Greek Art / Roman Eyes: The Reception of Greek Art in the Private Sphere in Ancient Italy," symposium, June 5-6, 2009
Event recordings
Ephemera
"Peace Talk: A Conversation with Culture Clash," October 3, 2009
"Herculaneum: Conserving and Interpreting the Roman Past," lecture by Gionata Rizzi, October 24, 2009
"Ruins between East and West," lecture by Alain Schnapp, October 29, 2009
"The Poison King: Mithradates the Great," lecture by Adrienne Mayor, November 4, 2009
"Narrative, Myth, and Society in Early Etruscan Culture," lecture by Giovannangelo Camporeale, December 3, 2009
"Myth Allegory, Emblem: The Many Lives of the Chimeara of Arezzo" colloquium, December 4-5, 2009
Event recordings
Ephemera
2010 Events
"Earthquake, Volcano, Tsunami: Natural Disasters and Political Change" lecture by Joseph Alexander "Sandy" MacGillivray, February 6, 2010
"Collecting with Mr. Getty," A Conversation with Burton Fredericksen, Stephen Garrett and Gillian Wilson, January 16, 2010
Event recording
"Tracking the Cosmos: The Technology of the Antikythera Mechanism," a discussion with Jo Marchant, James Evans, and Patt Morrison, March 4, 2010
Event recording
"Merida: The Archaeological Discovery of Augusta Emerita, a Roman Capital in Spain," lecture by Trinidad Nogales Basarrate, April 8, 2010
"Nahua Artists and the Aztec Legacy in the FLorentine Codex," lecture by Diana Magaloni Kerpel, April 29, 2010
"Altera Roma: Art and Empire from the Aztecs to New Spain" symposium, April 30-May 1, 2010
Event recordings
Ephemera: Event program
"Envisioning a New World," lecture by Mary Miller, June 2, 2010
"The Niobid Painter in Athens," lecture by J. Michael Padgett, July 14, 2010
"Artists and Actors: Iconography and Performance in Ancient Greece" symposium, September 24-25, 2010
Event recordings
Ephemera: Event program
"Of Pots and Pits: Excavating the Gardens of The Roman Empire," lecture by Cathryn Gleason, October 9, 2010
"William Randolph Hearst and J. Paul Getty: Collectors of Antiquities," lecture by Victoria Castner, October 16, 2010
Event recording
"Art and Performance in Classical Greece," lecture by Mary Louise Hart, October 30, 2010
"The Origins of Hellenistic Ruler Portraiture in the Philippeion at Olympia," lecture by Peter Shultz, December 2, 2010
2011 Events
"A Formative Landscape (or Why the Greek Islands Are of Such Importance to Us)" lecture by Nigel McGilchrist, January 13, 2011
"Watching the Fighters: The Roman Fascination with Gladiators" lecture by Garrett Fagan, February 2, 2011
"Sculpting Aphrodite: Praxiteles, Phryne, and the Knidia" lecture by Andrew Stewart, February 24, 2011
"The Revolutionary Architecture of the North Baths at Morgantina, Sicily," March 2, 2011
"Traveling through Biblical Lands: The Dream and the Reality" lecture by Kathleen Stewart Howe, March 26, 2011
Public reading of Homer's "Iliad," April 30, 2011
"Restoring Ancient Bronzes in the Nineteenth Century" workshop, May 6, 2011
Event recording
Ephemera
"Exhibition and Experiment: A History of the Royal Bourbon Museum" lecture by Andrea Milanese, May 5, 2011
"Uncorking the Past: Ancient Ales, Wines, and Extreme Beverages" lecture by Patrick McGoven, June 4 and 5, 2011
"The Holy Land in the 19th-century Imagination" panel discussion with Burke O. Long, Nitza Rosovsky, and Neil Silberman, moderated by Kathleen Stewart Howe, June 15, 2011
"The Legacy of Ancient Roman Gardens at the Getty Villa" lecture by Patrick Bowe, June 23, 2011
"Dining with Caesar: Food and Power in Ancient Rome" lecture by Andrew Dalby, July 14 and 15, 2011
"After Euripides: A Conversation with Anne Bogart," October 1, 2011
"Alchemy's Origins in Late Antiquity: Philosophical Crafts and Crafty Philosophers" lecture by Lawrence Principe, October 6, 2011
"The Curious Case of the Octagonal Intaglios: A Possible New Gem Workshop in Central Turkey" seminar by Andrew Goldman and Gertrude Platz-Horster, October 13, 2011
"What to Do with a Wonder of the World? The Puzzle of Petra" lecture by Susan Alcock, October 27, 2011
"Sex Sells, but Who's Buying? Erotic Imagery on Athenian Vases" lecture by Kathleen Lynch, October 20, 2011
"Picasso's Classic Realisms: Negotiating the Terms of a Relationship" lecture by Christopher Green, November 3, 2011
"Antiquity in the Twentieth Century: Modern Art and the Classical Vision" symposium, November 4, 2011
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Ephemera
"Penelope in Persepolis" seminar by Tonio Hölscher, November 10, 2011
"Luxury Living in Late Roman Sicily: The Villa at Piazza Armerina" lecture by Roger Wildson, November 30, 2011
2012 Events
"New Faces from Egypt: Roman Panel Paintings" lecture by Thomas F. Mathews, February 11, 2012
"Unearthing Agamemnon's City: The Lower Town of Mycenae" lecture by Chrisofilis Maggidis, February 23, 2012