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Getty Center

Neighborhood: Brentwood
1200 Getty Center Drive, L.A., CA 90049-1657
310-440-7300
http://www.getty.edu/museum/

Hours:
Tue.-Thu. and Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.;
Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
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Schedule

Date Time Event
Oct 12, 2008 The Marvel and Measure of Peru
Oct 12, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Oct 12, 2008 10:00 AM Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture
Oct 12, 2008 10:00 AM The Marvel and Measure of Peru: Three Centuries of Visual Histories, 1560-1880
Oct 12, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Oct 13, 2008 The Marvel and Measure of Peru
Oct 13, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Oct 14, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Oct 14, 2008 The Marvel and Measure of Peru
Oct 14, 2008 10:00 AM The Marvel and Measure of Peru: Three Centuries of Visual Histories, 1560-1880
Oct 14, 2008 10:00 AM Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture
Oct 14, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Oct 15, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Oct 15, 2008 The Marvel and Measure of Peru
Oct 15, 2008 10:00 AM The Marvel and Measure of Peru: Three Centuries of Visual Histories, 1560-1880
Oct 15, 2008 10:00 AM Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture
Oct 15, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Oct 16, 2008 The Marvel and Measure of Peru
Oct 16, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Oct 16, 2008 10:00 AM Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture
Oct 16, 2008 10:00 AM The Marvel and Measure of Peru: Three Centuries of Visual Histories, 1560-1880
Oct 16, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Oct 17, 2008 The Marvel and Measure of Peru
Oct 17, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Oct 17, 2008 10:00 AM Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture
Oct 17, 2008 10:00 AM The Marvel and Measure of Peru: Three Centuries of Visual Histories, 1560-1880
Oct 17, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Oct 18, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Oct 18, 2008 The Marvel and Measure of Peru
Oct 18, 2008 9:00 AM The Image of Peru: History and Art 1550-1880
Oct 18, 2008 10:00 AM The Marvel and Measure of Peru: Three Centuries of Visual Histories, 1560-1880
Oct 18, 2008 10:00 AM Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture
Oct 18, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Oct 19, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Oct 19, 2008 The Marvel and Measure of Peru
Oct 19, 2008 10:00 AM The Marvel and Measure of Peru: Three Centuries of Visual Histories, 1560-1880
Oct 19, 2008 10:00 AM Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture
Oct 19, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Oct 20, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Oct 21, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Oct 21, 2008 10:00 AM Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture
Oct 21, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Oct 22, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Oct 22, 2008 10:00 AM Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture
Oct 22, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Oct 23, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Oct 23, 2008 10:00 AM Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture
Oct 23, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Oct 24, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Oct 24, 2008 10:00 AM Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture
Oct 24, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Oct 25, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Oct 25, 2008 10:00 AM Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture
Oct 25, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Oct 26, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Oct 26, 2008 10:00 AM Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture
Oct 26, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Oct 27, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Oct 28, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Oct 28, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Oct 29, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Oct 29, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Oct 30, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Oct 30, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Oct 31, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Oct 31, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Nov 01, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Nov 01, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Nov 02, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Nov 02, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Nov 03, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Nov 04, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Nov 04, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Nov 05, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Nov 05, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Nov 06, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Nov 06, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Nov 07, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Nov 07, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Nov 08, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Nov 08, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Nov 09, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Nov 09, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
Nov 10, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Nov 11, 2008 Sur le motif: Painting in Nature Around 1800
Nov 11, 2008 10:00 PM A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing
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About

The view from this Mount Olympian vista and the physical campus created by architect Richard Meier have become the major attractions here. The actual museum has less art than the large space might suggest, but what they do have is expertly exhibited and surrounded by easy-to-understand historic information.

The Getty is free to the public. Its academic resources are a godsend to scholars. Same for its art community conferences and funding programs. And artist Robert Irwin's arousing, arresting flower garden is a true site to behold.

Notable past exhibitions include "Raphael at the Getty," "Walker Evans Before + After," "Bill Viola: The Passions," "Julius Shulman, Modernity and the Metropolis" and "Edward Weston: Enduring Vision."

Visiting

The Getty Center is located at 1200 Getty Center Drive in Brentwood. Take the Getty Center Drive exit from the 405 Freeway and follow the signs.

The museum is open year-round, but closes on Mondays, as well as on New Year's Day, July 4, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Hours are 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tue.-Fri. and Sun.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sat.

Admission is always free (no reservations required) but parking in the Getty Center garage is $8. There is little to no street parking in the surrounding neighborhood. If you want to use public transportation, take Metro Rapid Line 761, which stops at the main gate on Sepulveda Boulevard.

To get to the museum entrance, you need to take a free monorail, which runs continuously during the museum's operating hours. Just follow the signs from the parking garage.

It's easy to get around the Getty campus, but make sure you pick up a map at reception, because the various exhibitions are divided among several buildings.

Dining and entertainment

Dining at the Getty can be an extraordinary experience if you plan ahead. The Restaurant at the Getty is a full-service fine-dining establishment that offers exquisite views of the Topanga Hills, especially at sunset. Dinner hours are 5-9 p.m. Fri.-Sat. only. Reservations are highly recommended; call 310-440-6810. Lunch hours are 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tue.-Sat. and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun.

A less pricey option is the Garden Cafe, which offers coffee, lunch and snacks in an outdoor setting overlooking the Central Garden.

Visitors can bring their own food to the picnic area, located at the Lower Tram Station (T1). The picnic grounds are open until 30 minutes before the Getty Center closes.

For other dining options, you'll have to drive. The Bel Air Bar & Grill offers low-key, old-world charm with a menu of traditional American and European cuisine. Located in the Hotel Angeleno, West Restaurant & Lounge features a spectacular view of the surrounding hills. The menu includes a selection of Italian favorites.
— Jeremy Rosenberg and David Ng

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"A very special place"
Posted by Mary-Kaye-Schilling on 03/14/08

There is no lovelier spot in L.A. I'm not a big fan of the permanent collection, but the photography shows are generally very strong....

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