Research Resources in Caid
This is a list of various research resources within the boundaries of Caid. Last updated: 01 January 2019
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 as well as the New World, Asia, or Africa.
Getty Center Museum
Located just west of the 405 Freeway, on the road between Altavia and Lyondemere
Official website: http://www.getty.edu/
- Illuminated Manuscripts and Drawings - exhibitions change quarterly
- Medieval & Renaissance Paintings - permanent display
- Special Exhibits (some are pre-1600)
- Current Exhibitions - current information available at link
Getty Center Lecture Series
Official website: Getty Center lectures, conferences, and symposia
- most lectures are free, conferences generally have a cost, seating by reservation
Getty Villa in Malibu
- Official website
- Greek and Roman Antiquities - permanent display
- Medieval herb garden - permanent display
Huntington Library in San Marino
Located in the Barony of the Angels
- Illuminated Manuscripts - permanent display
- Gutenberg 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 (some are pre-1600)
- Current Exhibitions - current information available at link
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 (some are pre-1600)
- Current Exhibitions - current information available at link
Bowers Museum in Santa Ana
Official website: http://www.bowers.org/
- Special Exhibits (some are pre-1600)
- Current Exhibitions - current information available at link
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 (some are pre-1600)
- Special exhibits
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
LACMA Public Programs
UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Official website Most lectures are free. Seating is on a first-come basis, throughout the school year.
USC Early Modern Studies Institute
Official website Most lectures and events are free. Seating is on a first-come basis, throughout the school year. (Some event topics are post-1600.)
