Today Sunday, October 6, 2024

Today Sun, Oct 6, 2024

The Getty Center is open today. Admission is free, but an advance, timed-entry ticket is required.The Getty Center is closed today.

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The Getty Villa is open today. Admission is free, but an advance, timed-entry ticket is required.The Getty Villa is closed today.

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Sunday

OCT 6

2 pm

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Museum Courtyard
This afternoon of live performance reimagines works central to the legacy of Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.).  Details 

Sundays

11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm

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Museum Entrance Hall
Designed and conceived by artist Robert Irwin, the Central Garden is the focus of this 45-minute tour. Arrive 15 minutes early to secure your spot at the green sign outside the Museum's front entrance.  Details 

Daily

through Nov 18

11 am, 2 pm

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Auditorium Courtyard
Explore Egyptian temple and tomb artworks on loan from the British Museum. Tours are first come, first served. Arrive 15 minutes early to secure your spot at the Tour Meeting Place.  Details 

Sundays

11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm

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Museum Entrance Hall
Discover more about the architecture and the design of the Getty Center in this 45-minute tour. Arrive 15 minutes early to secure your spot at the blue sign outside the Museum's front entrance.  Details 

Weekdays and Sunday

11:15 am, 12:15 pm, 1:15 pm, 2:15 pm

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Museum Entrance Hall
Connect with treasured artworks in Getty’s collection in this 45-minute tour. Arrive 15 minutes early to secure your spot at the Information Desk.  Details 

Daily

11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm

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Auditorium Courtyard
Discover the rich mythological and cultural sources of the Getty Villa's gardens in this 40-minute tour. Arrive at the Tour Meeting Place up to 15 minutes before to secure your spot.  Details 

Daily

11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm

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Auditorium Courtyard
Explore the architecture of the Getty Villa and learn about daily life in the ancient world in this 40-minute tour. Arrive at the Tour Meeting Place up to 15 minutes before to secure your spot.  Details 

Daily

through Dec 8

11:30 am, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm

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Museum Entrance Hall
A 45-minute tour of precious objects from the western European medieval world which create or respond to dazzling experiences of light.  Details 

Daily

12 pm, 1 pm

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Auditorium Courtyard
Explore the galleries and engage in group discussions of selected artworks in this guided 45-minute tour. Arrive at the Tour Meeting Place up to 15 minutes before to secure your spot.  Details 

Daily

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South Pavilion, Plaza Level
The life and legacy of the art collector and businessman who used his fortune to create an institution dedicated to the arts.  Details 

Daily

through Oct 20

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South Pavilion, Upper Level
Exploring the technical achievement and global reality of La Tour’s pastel portrait.  Details 

Daily

through Dec 31, 2025

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The Getty Villa
The achievements of Egyptian artists of the 26th Dynasty are vividly expressed in the sculpted portraits of officials associated with the court and priesthood, which were created to be displayed in tombs and temples.  Details 

Daily

through Jan 26, 2025

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North Pavilion, Plaza Level
This meditative sculpture and light installation challenges human perception, evoking feelings akin to those inspired by medieval sacred spaces.  Details 

Daily

through Nov 24

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West Pavilion, Lower Level
Avant-garde photography, film, and time-based artworks from the 1920s to the ‘50s.  Details 

Daily

through Nov 24

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West Pavilion, Lower Level
Artworks that create the illusion of three-dimensional objects floating in space.  Details 

Daily

through Feb 2, 2025

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South Pavilion, Plaza Level
This spectacular French microscope once revealed the recently discovered world of the microscopically small.  Details 

Daily

through Feb 23, 2025

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Research Institute Galleries I and II
This exhibition tells the story of a mid-20th century collaboration between artists and engineers to form the group Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.).  Details 

Daily

through Dec 8

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Exhibitions Pavilion
See how optics, geometry, and astronomy impacted art and religious language in the Middle Ages.  Details 

Daily

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Museum Entrance Hall
A calibrated array of prisms that cast a dazzling display of luminous color following the sun’s arc.  Details 

Daily

through Jan 5, 2025

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North Pavilion, Plaza Level
Exploring the 12 signs of the zodiac, this exhibition reveals the mysteries of medieval astrology.  Details 

Daily

through Jan 19, 2025

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West Pavilion, Plaza Level
Explore this beloved painting from a conservation perspective that uncovers the artist’s materials and working methods.  Details