What’s On

A quartet performs on stage. In the center, a Black man in a dark suit claps his hands, a Black man in a blue suit plays saxophone, and a Black woman in a green dress dances to the side.
Exhibitions and events, at our museums and online

Performance Memnon

The head of a black man, beaded with sweat, is shrouded in silhouette against a backdrop of spears and fire-colored sky.

Featured Events

All Events

  1. PST ART: Art & Science Collide

    Exhibition

    Encounter the intersections of art and science at the Getty Center

  2. Illuminating Lumia: Preserving Thomas Wilfred’s Legacy

    Talk

    Abstract wisps of orange and blue light sit within a large square and are surrounded by dark metal cabinet.

    Discover the fascinating history of early 1920s light-and-color instruments and their preservation today

    Sun, Sep 29, 2024, 9pm

Exhibitions

All Exhibitions

Performances

All Performances

  1. Sensing the Future: LIVE

    Performance

    Black-and-white image of a stage with performers: one lies on their stomach on a wood block, another stands on another block, and a few others move around and pose. Onlookers sit in chairs.

  2. Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2024

    Family

    Logo for Celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day 2024 event. Blue lettered Logo spelling, Celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day 2024, on a yellow background with scattered orange flowers
    Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 6pm

Talks

All Talks

  1. Art Break: Astrology Goes Online

    Talk

    Circular details from various medieval manuscript pages showing the signs of the zodiac against a black background.
    Thu, Oct 03, 2024, 7pm

  2. Ancient Cosmos: How the Greeks and Romans Saw the Sky

    Talk

    Engraving in black ink of a seated robed figure on an rooftop looking at the night sky through a telescope next to a large globe of the cosmos.
    Sun, Oct 13, 2024, 2am

Tours

All Tours

  1. Center Architecture Tour

    Tour

    A docent in an art museum leads a tour with a group of museum goers, looking at artwork and architecture
    Daily

  2. Center Collections Tour

    Tour

    A docent discusses Claude Monet's painting, The Portal of Rouen Cathedral in Morning Light, with a large group of visitors.
    Daily

  3. Villa Garden Tour

    Tour

    Set in a columned, roman-style garden courtyard, a group listens to a tour guide describe the plants.
    Daily

  4. Villa Collection Tour

    Tour

    Two people listen to a person leading a tour through an art museum filled with sculptures
    Daily

Family

All Family Events

  1. Mythical Creature Mask Making: Family Workshop

    Family

    A colorful craft table with sequins, colored pencils, and tissue paper surround two masks on popsicle sticks, one resembling Medusa with green hair and the other resembling the Minotaur with horns.

  2. Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2024

    Family

    Logo for Celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day 2024 event. Blue lettered Logo spelling, Celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day 2024, on a yellow background with scattered orange flowers
    Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 6pm