J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum

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Established1974 (1974)
Location1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, California; and 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°4′39″N 118°28′30″W / 34.07750°N 118.47500°W / 34.07750; -118.47500
TypeArt museum
Visitors2,023,467 (2016)[1]
DirectorTimothy Potts
Websitewww.getty.edu/museum/

The J. Paul Getty Museum, commonly referred to as the Getty, is an art museum in Los Angeles, California housed on two campuses: the Getty Center and Getty Villa.[1] It is operated by the J. Paul Getty Trust, the world's wealthiest art institution.[2]

The Getty Center is located in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles and features pre-20th-century European paintings, drawings, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, decorative arts, and photographs from the inception of photography through present day from all over the world.[3][4] The original Getty museum, the Getty Villa, is located in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles and displays art from Ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Visitor Figures 2016" (PDF). The Art Newspaper Review. April 2017. p. 14. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Getty, the world's richest museum, hunts for wealthy patrons". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. February 8, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "About the Museum (Getty Museum)". www.getty.edu. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "Photographs | the J. Paul Getty Museum". www.getty.edu. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "Visit the Getty". Getty.edu. Retrieved January 26, 2012.

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