Curated Video
GREECE: CAMGAIGN FOR ELGIN MARBLES TARGETS TOURISTS (2)
Voice and effects
VOICED BY: Philippa Meagher
Tourists visiting the ancient Parthenon in Greece are being drawn into a row over the return of the so-called Elgin Marbles.
Visitors to the two-and-a-half-thousand year old temple are being...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Carving Marble With Traditional Tools
In this video [2:58] watch a sculptor demonstrate the use of traditional tools -- the tooth chisel, the point chisel, the drill, and the rasp -- as he creates a finished figure from a block of marble. Created by Getty Museum.
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Khan Academy: Jim Dine's "Poet Singing (The Flowering Sheets)": A Documentary
In 2008, artist Jim Dine created the first contemporary art project at the Getty Villa. The work presents new sculpture and poetry by Dine inspired by ancient objects in the Museum's collection. [10:18]