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J. Paul Getty Museum Public Programs Performing Arts Recordings and Ephemera, 1998-2018
IA40012  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Administrative History
  • Administrative Information
  • Related Materials
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: J. Paul Getty Museum Public Programs performing arts recordings and ephemera
    Date (inclusive): 1998-2018
    Number: IA40012
    Creator/Collector: J. Paul Getty Museum. Public Programs
    Creator/Collector: J. Paul Getty Museum. Public Programs Villa
    Physical Description: 13 Linear Feet (29 boxes)
    Physical Description: 5.35 GB (62 digital files; 189 CDs, 135 DAT tapes, 42 audiocassettes, 13 videocassettes, 8 DVDs, and 1 DV cassette tape 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: The records comprise audiovisual recordings of performances sponsored by the J. Paul Getty Museum Public Programs department at the Getty Center and Getty Villa between 1998 and 2018, and documentation of the events from 1998 to 2013. Events include presentations in the series Friday Nights at the Getty, Saturday Nights at the Getty, Sounds of L.A., Selected Shorts, Gordon Getty Concerts, Summer Sessions, and Garden Concerts for Kids, as well as standalone performances. Recordings include audiocassettes, videocassettes, DAT tapes, 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

    Administrative History

    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.
    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).

    Administrative Information

    Restrictions on Access

    The records described in accessions 2011.IA.45, 2012.IA.07, 2013.IA.53, 2015.IA.49, 2016.IA.65, 2017.IA.92, and 2018.IA.84 are available for use by qualified researchers. Please note that 2013.IA.53 materials are housed with 2012.IA.07 materials to facilitate archival management.
    To request access to recordings, fill out the reference form  with the event title and associated accession number. Access copies of recordings on physical media must be created prior to use. Please note reformatting may take up to eight weeks.

    Restrictions on Use

    Contact Rights and Reproductions   at the Getty Research Institute for copyright information and permission to publish.

    Preferred Citation

    J. Paul Getty Museum Public Programs Performing Arts Recordings and Ephemera, 1998-2018. Institutional Records and Archives. The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, IA40012.
    http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifaia40012

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    The materials described in this finding aid originated in multiple accessions. Please note that 2013.IA.53 materials are housed with 2012.IA.07 materials to facilitate archival management.

    Accessions by Event Year

    1999-2011
    2011.IA.45, 2012.IA.07, and 2013.IA.53
    2013-2015
    2015.IA.49
    2016
    2016.IA.65
    2017
    2017.IA.92
    2018
    2018.IA.84

    Processing Information

    The materials from 1998 to 2011 were processed and the finding aid was created by Zoe Macleod in 2011. Cyndi Shein added accruals from 2011 to 2013. Sara Seltzer added accruals from 2013 to 2018.

    Processing Note

    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 container summary for recordings that have not been reformatted does not include physical use copies in disc format.

    Related Materials

    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 Public Event Recordings, 2006–2018 (IA20035).
    J. Paul Getty Museum Getty Center Public Event Recordings, 1998–2018, undated (IA20037).
    Getty Research Institute Public Event Records and Recordings, 2001-2016 (IA40002).

    Scope and Content of Collection

    This collection comprises audiovisual recordings of performances sponsored by the J. Paul Getty Museum Public Programs department at the Getty Center and Getty Villa between 1998 and 2018. Events include presentations in the series Friday Nights at the Getty, Saturday Nights at the Getty, Sounds of L.A., Selected Shorts, Gordon Getty Concerts, Summer Sessions, and Garden Concerts for Kids, as well as standalone performances. Descriptions of ongoing programming initiatives can be found on getty.edu. Note: The archives has not received recordings from 2012.
    Recordings include audiocassettes, videocassettes, DAT tapes, and born-digital files stored on CDs, DVDs, and Getty servers. Materials also include printed event programs from 1998 to 2013. Note that the recordings are not comprehensive in scope.

    Arrangement

    The records are arranged in two sets: ephemera first, followed by the event recordings. Recordings are grouped chronologically by calendar year. Within each year, events are listed chronologically by date.

    Indexing Terms

    Subjects - Topics

    Art museums -- Educational aspects
    Performing arts
    Museum outreach programs

    Genres and Forms of Material

    Videocassettes
    Videodiscs (video recording disks)
    Compact discs
    Video recordings
    Videotapes
    Sound recordings
    Audiocassettes
    Electronic records (digital records)
    Printed ephemera

    Contributors

    J. Paul Getty Museum. Public Programs
    J. Paul Getty Museum. Public Programs Villa