The
Secret Tour
A new way to see the Getty.
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You can look at artwork in a variety of ways. Here are some ideas to get you started.
From the entrance hall, walk across the courtyard and pass the
Boulder Fountain
.
Locate this sculpture:
Untitled
, Ellsworth Kelly
Look at the sculpture from 4 different distances and viewpoints.
Well done!
Enter the West Pavilion and find Gallery W101.
Find these sculptures along the far wall:
Juno
, Joseph Nollekens
Venus
, Joseph Nollekens
Minerva
, Joseph Nollekens
Note what the goddesses are doing.
Now, take something off yourself.
Good job!
Go to the next room, Gallery W102.
Look for this sculpture:
Vexed Man
,
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
Make that face and take a selfie with him.
That was hard! Go upstairs to Gallery W201.
Approach this painting:
Houses near Orléans,
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Step
back
. Then,
forward
as if walking along this road, as far as you can see.
Brilliant! Backtrack to Gallery W204.
Go to this painting:
Irises
, Vincent van Gogh
Hold your arm like a leaf in the painting.
Move on to the next leaf, then the next one, and the next one.
We hope you enjoyed the
Secret Tour
.
There are many things to do with works of art. We hope you go to your favorite gallery and invent your own.
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