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.
Exhibitions & Dates
Porcelain from Versailles: Vases for a King and Queen
Feb 14 2023 - Mar 3 2024
From the Sèvres porcelain manufactory before the French Revolution
Giacomo Ceruti: A Compassionate Eye
Jul 18 2023 - Oct 29 2023
A group of haunting paintings by this 18th-century Italian artist
Graphic Design in the Middle Ages
Aug 29 2023 - Jan 28 2024
Reveals the ways that design influenced the reading and interpretation of medieval books
Reckoning with Millet’s Man with a Hoe
Sep 5 2023 - Dec 10 2023
Charts the tumultuous public life of this iconic depiction of peasant labor
Finding an Audience: 19th-Century Drawings
Sep 26 2023 - Jan 7 2024
Explores strategies used by 19th century European artists to show and sell their work
William Blake: Visionary
Oct 17 2023 - Jan 14 2024
Explores Blake’s imaginative world through his most celebrated works
Eugène Atget: Highlights from the Mary & Dan Solomon Collection
Aug 1 2023 - Nov 5 2023
Focused exhibition of photographs of Paris at the turn of the 20th century
Alfredo Boulton: Looking at Venezuela (1928–1978)
Aug 29 2023 - Jan 7 2024
Explores Boulton’s formalization of art history in his country
Sheila Metzner: From Life
Oct 31 2023 - Feb 18 2024
Celebrates the artistry of this internationally acclaimed American photographer
Arthur Tress: Rambles, Dreams, and Shadows
Oct 31 2023 - Feb 18 2024
One of the most innovative American photographers of the postwar era
"First Came a Friendship": Sidney B. Felsen and the Artists at Gemini G.E.L.
Feb 13 2024 - Jul 7 2024
Photographs document the remarkable history of the LA artist’s workshop and publisher
Mercedes Dorame - Woshaa’axre Yaang’aro (Looking Back)
Jun 20 2023 - Jul 28 2024
The first in the “Rotunda Commission” series