Jessie ventures to the Getty Villa in Malibu where the Getty legacy began. She pursues a mosaic art project and interviews Curator of Antiquities Kenneth Lapatin in the Villa's outer peristyle to talk Ancient Romans and Greek philosophers.
Jessie takes a tour of the Getty Center grounds with docent Rachel Artenian and falls in love with a giant insect and fossils hidden in the travertine. She also interviews Tim Whalen, Director of the GCI about the Center's origin story.
The ever-curious Jessie begins to ask the big questions about museums. She interviews Getty visitors and Head of Education, Keishia Gu. She also digs into the archives of her childhood art portfolio and creates her own home exhibition.
Jessie talks with Gallery Educator William Zaluski about Getty's most famous painting, Van Gogh's Irises. She tries to appreciate the artwork even further by attempting her own floral painting and following some unconventional advice.
Jessie learns how to plant a mixed perennial garden bed from Brian Houck, head of grounds and gardens at Getty. She learns about plants with fun names and variegated leaves, while contemplating the garden as a metaphor for life and change.
Season One finale: Jessie interviews Marcia Reed on her "Fluxus Means Change" GRI exhibition, which challenges notions of "traditional" art from tackle boxes to eccentric lighting displays to spinning clocks and wooden airplanes.