J Paul Getty Trust

Join us for an exciting evening as Getty curators share insights into the exhibition Stendahl’s World: Marketing Ancient Mexico and Modern Art in Los Angeles. This talk and in-gallery tour will highlight the Stendahl Art Galleries archive and introduce how Earl Stendahl’s collecting of Mexican antiquities transformed the market for pre-Hispanic art in Los Angeles and beyond.

Inspired by the infamous 1985 theft of priceless artifacts from Mexico’s National Museum of Anthropology, Museo is a stylish and thought-provoking journey. Following the screening, join director Alonso Ruizpalacios alongside art historian and scholar Diana Magaloni for a conversation exploring the film’s themes.

Join us for an exciting evening as Getty curators share insights into the exhibition Stendahl’s World: Marketing Ancient Mexico and Modern Art in Los Angeles. This talk and in-gallery tour will highlight the Stendahl Art Galleries archive and introduce how Earl Stendahl’s collecting of Mexican antiquities transformed the market for pre-Hispanic art in Los Angeles and beyond.