Getty Villa Celebrates Exhibition The Last Days of Pompeii with Family Festival

Festival addresses the potent legacy of the ancient city of Pompeii in the modern imagination

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Nov 19, 2012

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Grab the kids and run! On Sunday, December 2, 2012, the Getty Villa will offer an all-day Family Festival celebrating the exhibition The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection.

On view until January 7, 2013, the exhibition addresses the potent legacy of the ancient city of Pompeii in the modern imagination.

The daylong festival will explore the role of Pompeii in the popular cultural imagination through crafting, performances, and other family-friendly adventures.

Activities include posing for a family portrait in front of Mount Vesuvius, designing set pieces and props, performing in an art-inspired theatrical spectacle, and creating a volcanic cone of flowing lava to wear as a hat.

The family festival will take place at the Getty Villa in Malibu on Sunday, December 2, 10am to 5pm. Admission is free, but a ticket is required. Parking is $15 per car.

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