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Art from the Middle Ages to today set amid modern architecture and gardens

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A museum with something for everyone: art, modern design, unique gardens, and spectacular city views

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Admission and Hours

Free Admission

Admission is free, and requires a timed-entry reservation.

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Hours

Closed now
Tuesday–Friday, Sunday
10am–6:30pm
Saturday
10am–9pm
Monday
Closed

The stone-clad rectangular buildings of the Getty Museum loom behind the curving azalea bushes (not in bloom) in the pool in the Central Garden.

Directions and Campus

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Address

1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049, USA

What to See and Do

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    Explore all this unique destination has to offer.

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Performance No Time to Mourn (An Excerpt): A Performance and Conversation with Elia Arce

Arce’s performance continues her ongoing commitment to creating “living monuments,” works that approach memory as collective actions and communally-produced experiences

  • Fri, Oct 31, 2025, 2am
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Gulliver Wakes Up, 2006, Elia Arce. Photographed by Teresa Correa. Courtesy the artist

Getty Library

Discover one of the world’s largest art libraries

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Prepare for Your Visit

  1. Group Visits

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    Special offerings for groups of 15+ visitors to the Getty Center

  2. Family Visits

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    Enjoy art and the outdoors with kids at the Getty Center

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Explore the Getty Villa Museum

Enjoy Greek and Roman art housed in a re-created Roman country home, 13 miles west of the Getty Center off Pacific Coast Highway

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