Getty Center

The Getty Center in Los Angeles, California is the current home of the J. Paul Getty Museum as well as a research institute, conservation institute, grant program, and leadership institute. The museum opened on December 16, 1997.

Collections

The museum collects and exhibits classical sculpture and art, European paintings, drawings, manuscripts, sculpture, decorative arts, and photographs. In respect to Getty's collecting intentions, the museum does not generally collect 20th or 21st century art, with the exception of photography.

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In 1974, J. Paul Getty opened his first museum in a re-creation of the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum on his property in Malibu, California. In 1997 the museum moved to its current location in Brentwood, and the original Malibu museum, renamed the "Getty Villa", was closed for renovation.

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1974 - J. Paul Getty - Villa of the Papyri - Herculaneum - Malibu, California - 1997 - Getty Villa

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Now, the Getty Villa holds the Greek and Roman sculptures once housed in the Getty Center.

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Greek - Roman

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It also houses such paintings as Irises by Vincent Van Gogh and King of France and Navarre by Hyacinthe Rigaud.

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Irises - King of France and Navarre

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Image:Getty Center.jpg|The Getty Center, seen from a hill in Bel-Air

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Image:GettyMuseum2.jpg|A garden at the Getty Center, seen from the Central Garden

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Image:GettyMuseum3.jpg|A garden at the Getty Center

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Image:Getty tram.jpg|The monorail system

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