The Getty Center
European painting and photography above the city, free to visit.
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1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049, USA
Core focus: Museum collection and exhibition programme
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J. Paul Getty Life and Legacy
The life and legacy of the art collector and businessman who used his fortune to create an institution dedicated to the arts.
Sep 27, 2016 — Aug 31, 2034 · Los Angeles
Charles Ross
Prism installation casting colour along the sun's arc.
Sep 10, 2024 — Nov 29, 2026 · Los Angeles
The Making of a Medieval Manuscript
How illuminated manuscripts were written, decorated and bound by hand.
Aug 4, 2026 — Mar 14, 2027 · Los Angeles
Every Minute Is History
Five Los Angeles photographers who redefined how Chicano/a communities were pictured.
Sep 1, 2026 — Jan 3, 2027 · Los Angeles
Instante/revelación
Thirteen photographers trace a century of Mexican visual culture.
Sep 1, 2026 — Jan 3, 2027 · Los Angeles
Joshua Reynolds's Portrait of Mai and 18th-Century Portraiture
Portraits by Gainsborough, Goya and David, with the US debut of Reynolds's Portrait of Mai.
Sep 15, 2026 — Mar 14, 2027 · Los Angeles
The Holy Family at Home
Northern European paintings and manuscripts of the Holy Family in domestic settings.
Sep 22, 2026 — Jan 10, 2027 · Los Angeles
Reggie Burrows Hodges
The contemporary painter responds to 17th-century Italian painting.
Oct 20, 2026 — Feb 28, 2027 · Los Angeles
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The Getty Center — Los Angeles, United States
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The Getty Center · Los Angeles
J. Paul Getty Life and Legacy
The life and legacy of the art collector and businessman who used his fortune to create an institution dedicated to the arts.
Sep 27, 2016 — Aug 31, 2034 · Los Angeles
Charles Ross
Prism installation casting colour along the sun's arc.
Sep 10, 2024 — Nov 29, 2026 · Los Angeles
The Making of a Medieval Manuscript
How illuminated manuscripts were written, decorated and bound by hand.
Aug 4, 2026 — Mar 14, 2027 · Los Angeles
Every Minute Is History
Five Los Angeles photographers who redefined how Chicano/a communities were pictured.
Sep 1, 2026 — Jan 3, 2027 · Los Angeles
Instante/revelación
Thirteen photographers trace a century of Mexican visual culture.
Sep 1, 2026 — Jan 3, 2027 · Los Angeles
Joshua Reynolds's Portrait of Mai and 18th-Century Portraiture
Portraits by Gainsborough, Goya and David, with the US debut of Reynolds's Portrait of Mai.
Sep 15, 2026 — Mar 14, 2027 · Los Angeles
The Holy Family at Home
Northern European paintings and manuscripts of the Holy Family in domestic settings.
Sep 22, 2026 — Jan 10, 2027 · Los Angeles
Reggie Burrows Hodges
The contemporary painter responds to 17th-century Italian painting.
Oct 20, 2026 — Feb 28, 2027 · Los Angeles
Paul R. Williams
The first Black architect licensed in the western United States.
Dec 15, 2026 — Mar 14, 2027 · Los Angeles
Ancient Queenship
Explore royal feminine power in ancient northern Africa, western Asia, and the Mediterranean, and its influence across time
Feb 3, 2027 — May 2, 2027 · Los Angeles
Past shows (3) · show· hide
- Stendahl's WorldJun 23, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026
- Lost. Found. Returned.Jun 23, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026
- Odilon RedonJul 14, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026