Research Resources in Caid

This is a list of various research resources within the boundaries of Caid. Last updated: 10 November 2010

Museums

The museums listed here have collections or exhibits that include items of interest to those studying pre-1600-era culture of the Old World. These museums also often have items of newer provenance or objects from the New World, Asia, or Africa, but those are not mentioned here as they are less likely to aid in research appropriate to the SCA's time and location.

Getty Center Museum

Official website: http://www.getty.edu/

• Illuminated Manuscripts and Drawings - changed quarterly
  • Illuminated Manuscripts from Belgium and the Netherlands, August 24, 2010–February 6, 2011
  • Imagining the Past in France, 1250–1500, November 16, 2010–February 6, 2011

Their website describes this exhibit as, "On view exclusively at the J. Paul Getty Museum, this major international loan exhibition features rare manuscripts drawn from the collections of more than twenty-five of the world's most famous museums and libraries. The books are supplemented with ivories, tapestries, and metalwork that demonstrate how historical tales leapt from the illuminated page into other artistic forms."

• • Stories to Watch: Narrative in Medieval Manuscripts, February 22–May 15, 2011
  • Fashion in the Middle Ages, May 31–August 21, 2011
• Medieval & Renaissance Paintings - permanent display
• Special Exhibits
  • Leonardo da Vinci and the Art of Sculpture: Inspiration and Invention, Mar 23 - June 20, 2010
  • Foundry to Finish: The Making of a Bronze Sculpture, June 23, 2009 ongoing
  • La Roldana's Saint Ginés: The Making of a Polychrome Sculpture, Feb 22, 2009 ongoing

Getty Villa in Malibu

Official website: http://www.getty.edu/

• The Art of Ancient Greek Theatre , Aug 26, 2010 - Jan 3, 2011
• Apollo from Pompeii: Investigating an Ancient Bronze, March 2–September 12, 2011
• Greek and Roman Antiquities - permanent display
  • Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity, Oct 8, 2009 ongoing
• Medieval herb garden - permanent display

Huntington Library in San Marino

Official website: http://www.huntington.org/

• Illuminated Manuscripts - permanent display
  • Gutenburg Bible
  • Ellesmere manuscript of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
• Medieval and Renaissance Paintings - permanent display
• "Beautiful Science: Ideas that Changed the World", Dibner Hall of the History of Science, Ptolemy to Copernicus, Newton to Einstein.
• Special Exhibits
  • Beauty and Power: Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes, Oct 9, 2010 - Jan 24, 2011

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Official website: http://www.lacma.org/

• Medieval & Renaissance Paintings - permanent display
• European Sculpture from classic period to modern - permanent display
• Costume and textiles - rotating permanent display; some are pre-1600
• Ancient Near East - permanent display
• Ancient Greek, Roman, and Etruscan Art - permanent display
• Ancient Egyptian - permanent display
• Special Exhibits
  • Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915 ( October 2, 2010–March 6, 2011)

Bowers Museum in Santa Ana

Official website: http://www.bowers.org/

• Special exhibits
  • RECEPTION AND LECTURE: THE PRECIOUSNESS OF FRAGILITY: SECRETS OF RENAISSANCE VENETIAN GLASS Sunday, November 21, 1:30 PM Reception. 2:00 PM Lecture

San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park, San Diego

Official website: http://sdmart.org/

• Medieval & Renaissance Paintings - permanent display
  • Old Masters in New Light: the SDMA Collection Revisited
• Asian Art - permanent display
• Special exhibits
  • Mannered Bodies: European Prints of the Later Renaissance, April 3 - June 27, 2010
  • Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece, May 22 - Sept 5, 2010

Timken Museum of Art in Balboa Park, San Diego

Official website: http://timkenmuseum.org/

• Medieval and Renaissance Paintings - permanent display

San Diego Museum of Man

Official website: http://www.museumofman.org/

• Ancient Egypt
• Early weapons

Lectures, Lecture Series, and Conferences

Getty Center Lecture Series

Official website: Getty Center Lectures

• most lectures are free, conferences generally have a cost, seating by reservation
• How the French Made History: Manuscripts and Images of the Past in Medieval France, Thursday November 18, 2010 (7pm)
• The Origins of Hellenistic Ruler Portraiture in the Philippeion at Olympia, Thursday December 2, 2010, 7:30 pm Getty Villa
• Display of Art in Roman Palaces 1550-1750, Dec.2, 3, 2010, (2 day conference)
• Manuscripts and Movies: From the Medieval to the Modern, Sunday January 9, 2011 (7pm)
• Ready for Prime Time: Condition and Aesthetics in Old Master Drawings, Thursday January 13, 2011 (7pm)
• The Future of the Past: History in the Medieval Francophone West, Friday February 4, 2011 (9 am - 7 pm)

UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Lecture series

Official website: http://www.cmrs.ucla.edu/programs/calendar.html

• most lectures are free, seating on a first come basis, through the school year

UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Annual Conferences

Official website: http://www.cmrs.ucla.edu/programs/calendar.html

• Annual Celtic Studies Conference (March)
• Annual Shakespeare Symposium (May 2011)

Other Non-profit, Educational Organizations

• Society for Calligraphy
  • website: http://www.societyforcalligraphy.com/
• Shakespeare by the Sea
  • website: http://www.shakespearebythesea.org/