The treasures of ancient Thrace
The Getty Villa’s special exhibition, Ancient Thrace and the Classical World: Treasures from Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece was prematurely closed on January 7 due to the Palisades Fire.
But you can still read on to discover the fascinating treasures of an ancient region spanning present-day Bulgaria and parts of Romania, Greece, and Turkey.
Queens as patrons of art and architecture
In her upcoming book The Art of Queenship in the Hellenistic World, art historian Patricia Eunji Kim dives into the fascinating world of ancient Greek queens and how artists portrayed them—and what political purposes this art served.
Or attend the related talk below
Books on Black craft
In the Getty Library’s Whitney and Lee Kaplan African American Visual Culture Collection, you can find an expansive selection of books on Black craft.
These books about quilting honor the legacy of Black makers while telling fascinating stories about memory and art.
Getty Graduate Intern Eliza Jane Franklin reads The Quilts of Gee’s Bend.
NEWS & STORIES
The treasures of ancient Thrace
The Getty Villa’s special exhibition, Ancient Thrace and the Classical World: Treasures from Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece was prematurely closed on January 7 due to the Palisades Fire.
But you can still read on to discover the fascinating treasures of an ancient region spanning present-day Bulgaria and parts of Romania, Greece, and Turkey.
Portrait of King Seuthes III, 310–300 BCE. Bronze with copper, alabaster, and glass for the eyes. Found in the Golyama Kosmatka burial mound, near Shipka, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia. Photo: Todor Dimitrov
Queens as patrons of art and architecture
In her upcoming book The Art of Queenship in the Hellenistic World, art historian Patricia Eunji Kim dives into the fascinating world of ancient Greek queens and how artists portrayed them—and what political purposes this art served.
Or attend the related talk below
Queen’s Vase with Berenike II, 243–222 BCE, Greek. Faience. Getty Museum
Books on Black craft
In the Getty Library’s Whitney and Lee Kaplan African American Visual Culture Collection, you can find an expansive selection of books on Black craft.
These books about quilting honor the legacy of Black makers while telling fascinating stories about memory and art.
Cover of The Quilts of Gee’s Bend, 2017
AROUND TOWN
Velázquez’s Queen Mariana at the Norton Simon Museum
The Norton Simon Museum presents Mariana: Velázquez’s Portrait of a Queen from the Museo Nacional del Prado. One of the highlights of the Prado’s world-renowned collection of artworks by 17th-century Spanish artist Diego Velázquez, the nearly life-size portrait of Queen Mariana of Austria is presented on the West Coast for the very first time.