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Why? Because the Pig in the Painting Said So!
As a kid I was sure if I could be alone with works or art, in or out of museums—ditch the parents, teachers, and guards—that the works of art would talk to me. I assessed hiding places, considered...
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Play the Paris Gallery Game!
Find the six things that are different! Portrait of Gabriel Bernard de Rieux, Maurice-Quentin de La Tour, about 1739–41 The exhibition Paris: Life & Luxury transports you to an affluent Parisian...
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Five Tips for Sketching at the Museum
Did you know that visitors to the Getty Museum are allowed—in fact, encouraged—to draw from the artworks in the galleries and on the grounds? Whether drawing to express yourself, to discover rich...
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A Devilish Artwork for Halloween
Here’s an artwork from our collection that makes me squeal…with terror! The multicolored demons attacking my pal Saint Anthony are hooves down the scariest creatures around. The blue devil is a total...
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Pacific Standard Time Is for Kids!
Exploring reflections in De Wain Valentine’s 1975–76 sculpture Gray Column. Artwork © De Wain Valentine. Photo © Damon Cason Reiser. Courtesy of Julianne Reiser, from her blog J. Is a Bird If you’re a...
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What Can You Do with Kids at the Getty Center?
A friend asked me this recently, figuring I’d be an expert since I’ve worked here for a few years now. While I see kids and their families in action here all the time, I’d never experienced the Getty...
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Mummy Magic at the Getty Villa
Visitors gather to examine Herakleides’ shroud paintings. Photo: Niraali Pandiri “Take a look at Herakleides. What do you see?” My tour group gathers around Herakleides, the Romano-Egyptian mummy in...
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A Strange and Wonderful Vase at Family Art Lab
This summer I’ve been helping to facilitate Family Art Lab, a weekend program at the Getty Center that combines a gallery exploration with hands-on art making in the Museum Courtyard. Through September...
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Percy Jackson, The Hunger Games, and Why Your Kids Need to Know Classical...
A family visiting the Getty Villa explores ancient art, history, and mythology through frescoes from the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum. Teaching kids about the world of ancient Greece and Rome...
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Project Switch: A Small Game Experiment Yields Big Lessons
Switch is a new in-gallery mobile game at the Getty Center. Earlier this year, I worked on an experimental project to create a simple game that would be played in the galleries with a mobile phone...
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Make Your Own Tiara with Artist Marianne Sadowski
The artist reveals her tiara-making secrets in advance of a free Family Festival on April 12 Twice a year the Getty Center turns into open-air family playground for Family Festivals, which offer an...
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Dad-Tested Tips for Taking Your Son to the Art Museum
Do little boys enjoy going to the art museum? Heck yeah! Three tips for success from a dad-son duo Museums are magic! Luken Murphy in the Getty Center’s Museum Entrance Hall holding a set of Art...
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Free Summer Fun at the Getty
Free family programs take place all summer long at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa Alastair Moock, a featured performer at August’s Garden Concerts for Kids Summer at the Getty Center and Villa is...
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Everything You Wanted to Know about Medieval Arms and Armor
Meet master blacksmith Tony Swatton and learn how arms and armor were made in the Middle Ages at these free, drop-in events Tony Swatton has been forging armor, swords, helmets, and shields for 30...
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A Curator “Visits” the Getty
A curator’s best day on the job involves jousting, theater, armor—and a chance to see people enjoying the museum together Kids aren’t the only ones who know how to have fun on a Saturday at the museum....
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How to Host a Game Like a Pro
Five tips for fun (and fair) play from a guy who should know—he makes games for a living Games are supposed to be fun. But making a game fun, fair, and meaningful takes skill. There’s more to a great...
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Peacocks and Mosaics
Featuring symbolic peacocks, a colorful mosaic created by visitors to the Getty Villa now adorns a local Greek Orthodox church Artist Karen Silton holding pieces of porcelain used to create a mosaic...
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Summer Family Fun at the Getty
All summer activities for kids and parents at the Getty Center and Getty Villa, at a glance Family enjoying Garden Concerts for Kids Summer is here, and the whole family can enjoy a full schedule of...
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Play’s the Thing at Museum Game Zone
A pilot program involves families in hands-on games in the galleries and outdoors Everyone likes games. Whether video games, board games, sports competitions, or solitaire, games of one type or another...
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Communal Art Project Remakes the Flower Still Life
People come together at the Getty to create four large still-lifes inspired by 17th-century Dutch paintings This summer we had a full schedule of family-focused activities at the Getty, including...
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