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Museum

Getty Center

Los Angeles, United States

Region
North America
Tier
ESSENTIAL
Collection focus
Cross-period fine art, painting, sculpture & works on paper
Exterior view of Getty Center in Los Angeles, United States.
Aerial Getty Museum.jpg — Jelson25. Source. Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP.

About

Richard Meier's hilltop campus above Los Angeles, opened in 1997, presents the J. Paul Getty Museum's European paintings, drawings, illuminated manuscripts, decorative arts and photographs, set among Robert Irwin's Central Garden.

Why visit

A cornerstone of Los Angeles’s art landscape—prioritize its strongest cross-period fine art, painting, sculpture & works on paper galleries and leave room to look slowly.

At a glance

Type
Art museum / cultural collection
Best for
Painting, sculpture, works on paper, collection discovery
Typical visit
2–4 hours
Founded
1997

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