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his childhood in Australia spent reading about the ancient world to his currentrole as director of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Tim Potts has always thoughtglobally. Potts’s broad experiences as a PhD student at Oxford, banker atLehman Brothers, and director at the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia,Fitzwilliam in England, and Kimbell in Texas have shaped his approach to theGetty’s collections and programs.

In this episode, Potts discusses how he came to the museum and how the institution is using its largely European art collection to engage in discussions of international exchange from the ancient world through today.

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