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Title: J. Paul Getty Museum Getty Center public event recordings
Date (inclusive): 1998-2018, undated
Number: IA20037
Creator/Collector:
J. Paul Getty Museum. Public Programs
Physical Description:
10.19 Linear Feet
(16 boxes)
Physical Description:
49.4 GB
(301 digital files; 325 audiocassettes and 2 optical discs that have not been reformatted)
Repository:
The Getty Research Institute
Institutional Records and Archives
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles 90049-1688
reference@getty.edu
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/askref
(310) 440-7390
Abstract: This collection consists of audiovisual recordings of public programming events sponsored by the J. Paul Getty Museum that
were held at the Getty Center campus from 1998 to 2018. One event is undated.
Events comprise lectures, conversations, panel discussions, symposia, seminars, adult gallery courses, and special programs
with curators, scholars, conservators, artists, and museum professionals. They were organized by the Museum's department of
Public Programs at the Getty Center. Recordings include analog files stored on cassettes, and born-digital files stored on
CDs, DVDs, and Getty servers.
Request Materials: To access physical materials at the Getty, go to the
library catalog record for this collection and click "Request an Item." Click here for
general library access policy . See the Administrative Information section of this finding aid for access restrictions specific to the records described
below. Please note, some of the records may be stored off site; advanced notice is required for access to these materials.
Language: Collection material is in
English
The J. Paul Getty Museum was established as a charitable trust in 1953 by oil tycoon J. Paul Getty in order to house his growing
art collections, with the original Museum opening in 1954 at his Malibu Ranch House. Upon Getty's death in 1976, he bequeathed
almost his entire estate to the Museum with a mission to promote "the diffusion of artistic and general knowledge."
Today the J. Paul Getty Trust is an international cultural and philanthropic organization serving both general audiences and
specialized professionals. The Trust is a not-for-profit institution, educational in purpose and character, that focuses on
the visual arts in all of their dimensions. As of 2019 the Trust supports and oversees four programs: the Getty Foundation,
the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Research Institute, and the J. Paul Getty Museum. The Museum serves a wide variety
of audiences through its expanded range of exhibitions and programming in the visual arts from two locations in the Los Angeles
area: the Getty Villa near Malibu and the Getty Center in Brentwood.
The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Center, which opened to the public in 1997, houses European paintings, drawings, sculpture,
illuminated manuscripts, decorative arts, and European and American photographs. The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa,
originally opened in 1974, underwent extensive renovation and expansion from 1997 to 2006 and reopened to the public on January
28, 2006. The Villa houses works of art from the Museum's collection of Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities. A reinstallation
of the Villa's permanent collections began in 2017; the new, chronological presentation was opened to the public on April
18, 2018. The J. Paul Getty Museum seeks to further knowledge of the visual arts by collecting, preserving, exhibiting and
interpreting works of art of the highest quality. The Center and the Villa serve diverse audiences through the Museum's permanent
collection, changing exhibitions, conservation, scholarship, research, and public programs.
The history of public programming at the Getty dates to the Museum's earliest years, with public lectures regularly held at
the Ranch House and the Getty Villa. The Museum offered a limited selection of other public events, including theatrical productions
and music performances. The opening of the Getty Center in 1997 initiated a wide-sweeping, programmatic effort to integrate
public events with the museum-going experience.
With the goal of broadening the Museum's audience, the institution developed a number of ongoing series, as well as regularly
scheduled individual events, focusing on scholarly topics, gallery tours, and the performing arts. Series launched in 1998
that continue at the Getty Center include
Sounds of L.A.,
Selected Shorts,
Friday Nights at the Getty (which have since moved to Saturdays), and the
Gordon Getty Concerts, named in honor of J. Paul Getty's son and former Trustee Gordon Getty. Since the reopening of the Villa in 2006, visitors
have had the opportunity to enjoy theatrical performances in the classical tradition at the Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman
Outdoor Classical Theater. As of 2019, the Museum offers a variety of events for children and adults, including artist projects,
demonstrations, courses, tours, lectures, symposia, and a host of performances at both the Getty Center and Getty Villa. Many
programs complement temporary exhibitions.
Public Programming responsiblities were historically undertaken by the Museum's Education Department, with a designated Performing
Arts Manager joining the Getty in 1999. In 2001, the performing arts program moved to the renamed Exhibitions and Public Programs
Department; by 2008, it had returned to the auspices of the Education Department. In 2016, Public Programs become a department
within the newly expanded division of Education, Public Programs, and Interpretive Media (renamed Interpretive Content in
2018).
The records described in accessions 2015.IA.25, 2015.IA.31, 2015.IA.47, 2016.IA.52, 2017.IA.91, and 2018.IA.81 are available
for use by qualified researchers.
To request access to recordings, fill out the
reference form with the event title and associated accession number. Access copies of recordings on audiocassette or disc must be created
prior to use. Please note reformatting may take up to eight weeks.
Some recordings are digitized but are restricted to on-site access only.
Contact
Library Rights and Reproductions at the Getty Research Institute for copyright information and permission to publish.
J. Paul Getty Museum Getty Center Public Event Recordings, 1998-2018, undated. Institutional Records and Archives. The Getty
Research Institute, Los Angeles, IA20037.
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifaia20037
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The recordings originated in accessions 2015.IA.25, 2015.IA.31, 2015.IA.47, 2016.IA.52, 2017.IA.91, and 2018.IA.81.
- 1998-2005
- 2015.IA.25
- 2006-2009
- 2015.IA.25 and 2015.IA.31
- 2010-2013
- 2015.IA.31
- 2014
- 2015.IA.31 and 2015.IA.47
- 2015
- 2015.IA.47
- 2016
- 2016.IA.52
- 2017
- 2017.IA.91
- 2018
- 2018.IA.81
Recordings were inventoried and finding aid created by Sara Seltzer in 2017-2018. Finding aid was updated in 2019 by Sara
Seltzer. Lorain Wang ingested the digital materials into Rosetta in 2019.
Information provided for each event includes the title (if available), presenter name, date, and media format. Descriptions
for most events can be found on getty.edu; search by event title or presenter name.
Note that the majority of events pertaining to classical topics post-dating the 2006 reopening of the Getty Villa are described
in IA20035, J. Paul Getty Museum Getty Villa public event recordings:
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifaia20035.
The following materials are offered as possible sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by the
records. The listing is not exhaustive.
Contributing Institution:
Getty Institutional Archives
J. Paul Getty Museum Getty Villa Event Recordings, 2006-2018. The Getty Research Institute (IA20035).
J. Paul Getty Museum Public Programs Performing Arts Recordings and Ephemera, 1998-2018. The Getty Research Institute (IA40012).
Getty Research Institute Public Event Records and Recordings, 1998-2020. The Getty Research Institute (IA40002).
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection consists of audiovisual recordings of public programming events sponsored by the J. Paul Getty Museum that
were held at the Getty Center campus from 1998 to 2018. One event is undated.
Events comprise lectures, conversations, panel discussions, symposia, seminars, adult gallery courses, and special programs
with curators, scholars, conservators, artists, and museum professionals. Topics focus on various aspects of art historical
movements, artists, artistic media, scholarship, and museum practice, as well as complementary themes related to current Getty
exhibitions, initiatives, and the permanent collection. Many events are part of continuing programming series.
Events were organized by the Museum's department of Public Programs at the Getty Center. Recordings include analog files stored
on cassettes, and born-digital files stored on CDs, DVDs, and Getty servers.
Events are grouped chronologically by calendar year. Within each year, recordings are arranged chronologically by event date.
Recordings that are part of a programming series are listed first.
Undated events are listed at the end.
Art -- History
Art museums -- Educational aspects
symposia (conferences)
Museum outreach programs
Lectures
Sound recordings
Audiocassettes
Compact discs
Video recordings
Electronic records (digital records)
J. Paul Getty Museum. Public Programs