The collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center includes pre-20th-century European paintings, drawings, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, and decorative arts; 19th- and 20th-century American, European, and Asian photographs; contemporary and modern sculpture; and Robert Irwin's Central Garden, designed specifically for the Getty Center.
The unique design elements, beautiful gardens, open spaces and spectacular views at the Richard Meier-designed museum makes the Getty Center an extraordinary destination in and of itself.
Please check the museum website for updated exhibition information. Scheduling may have been modified as a result of the temporary museum closure.
Photographs document the remarkable history of the LA artist’s workshop and publisher
The first in the “Rotunda Commission” series
Original and powerful explorations of the human form
Medieval and modern approaches to the representation of blood
Highly fragile photographs dating from the 1840s by a lesser-known pioneer of photography
Fresh perspectives on 19th-century photography via the work of contemporary artists
Artists of the early 1600s tell a story of persistent global cooling in the 17th century
Explores text and images of a manuscript made in the 1460
A focused exhibition highlights the ways late 19th-century artists depicted the Alps
Colossal portrait explores both technical achievement and the reality of the sitter’s world
The illusion of three-dimensional objects floating in space
Explores a collaboration between artists and engineers
The cultural and historical context of a magnificent object
Explores the ways the science of light was studied during the “Long Middle Ages” (800–1600)
Mysteries of astrology intersecting with medicine, divination, and daily life in the Middle Ages
How his understanding of light and color informed his painting practice
Explores the interaction of paper and light