Research Resources in Caid

This is a list of various research resources within the boundaries of Caid.

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
  • Building the Medieval World: Architecture in Illuminated Manuscripts, March 2 - May 15, 2010
  • Old Testament Imagery in Medieval Manuscript Illumination, June 1–August 8, 2010
  • From Line to Light: Renaissance Drawing in Florence and Venice, July 20–October 10, 2010
  • 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
  • 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/

• 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
• 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
  • Often exhibits of interest to the SCA time period, but none on at the moment

Bowers Museum in Santa Ana

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

• Special exhibits
  • Secrets of the Silk Road, March 27 - July 25, 2010

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 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, seating by reservation
• Il Cavallo: A Sculptural Homage to Leonardo da Vinci, Sunday May 9, 2010
• Leonardo da Vinci versus Michelangelo: Battles in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Sunday May 30, 2010
• An Arsenal of Prayer: King David's Spiritual and Knightly Battles in Medieval Art, Thursday June 3, 2010

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
• “Imagines Librorum: Image-Text Articulation in a Manuscript of Piers Plowman” Wednesday, May 5, 2010
• “Texting the Past: Medieval Writing—Who Needs Spell Check?” Tuesday, May 11, 2010
• “Violent women. Female violence in law and literature during the Middle Ages.” Wednesday, May 19, 2010

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/