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The collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum on display in the galleries at the Getty Center includes examples of pre-20th-century European paintings, drawings, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, and decorative arts; and 19th- and 20th-century American and European photographs.
A small selection of Greek and Roman antiquities can be seen in the Classical Connections gallery in the North Pavilion.
Contemporary and modern sculpture is featured throughout the grounds. Martin Puryear's site-specific sculpture That Profile (1999), commissioned by the Getty, is located on the Arrival Plaza. The Getty Center also features artist Robert Irwin's Central Garden, designed specifically for the Getty Center. See Gardens for more information.
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Galleries
The galleries at the Getty Center are housed in the Museum's five exhibition pavilions, plus the Getty Research Institute Exhibition Gallery.
The North Pavilion presents Classical Connections, a small selection of antiquities, as well as paintings and sculpture dating up to 1600 and decorative arts dating up to 1650.
The East Pavilion features primarily 17th-century Baroque art, including Dutch, French, Flemish, and Spanish paintings as well as sculpture and Italian decorative arts dating from 1600 to 1800.
The South Pavilion houses 18th-century paintings and the majority of the Museum's European decorative arts collection, complete with elaborately furnished paneled rooms, dating up to 1800.
The West Pavilion features sculpture and Italian decorative arts of the 1700s through 1900, as well as 19th-century paintings.
The Exhibitions Pavilion features changing exhibitions.
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See Exhibitions for information about current and upcoming exhibitions at the Getty Center.
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Premiere Presentations
Our year-round schedule of exhibitions at the Getty Center includes seasonal Premiere Presentations.
These exhibitions, which often involve collaboration with and loans from museums around the world, are among the most important exhibitions of the year.
California Video, on view from March 15 to June 8, 2008, is the first comprehensive survey of California video art from 1968 to the present. It includes important examples of single-channel video, video sculpture, and video installation and features the work of 58 artists, duos, and collectives. California Video locates a distinctively West Coast aesthetic within the broader history of video art while highlighting the Getty's major commitment to the preservation and exhibition of a young but vital artistic medium. The exhibition is co-organized by the Getty Research Institute and the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Permanent Collection Exhibitions
The Museum presents changing exhibitions from its collection of drawings (featured in the West Pavilion), manuscripts (in the North Pavilion), and photographs (in the 7,000-square-foot Center for Photographs in the West Pavilion). These exhibitions allow the Museum to rotate these light-sensitive artworks, which cannot be on permanent display, and to provide new ways of looking at and interpreting these works.
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Getty Research Institute Exhibitions
The Getty Research Institute offers changing exhibitions of rare books, manuscripts, photographs, artists' notebooks, and other materials from the special collections of the Research Library related to the history of art and architecture. The gallery, located in the Research Institute building, is open the same hours as the Museum. To schedule a group tour of Research Institute exhibitions, please e-mail GRIconnect@getty.edu.
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Family Room
Offering a place for families with children of all ages to discover a world of wonders, delights, and hands-on activities, the Family Room is the perfect place for families to learn about art together. Make a mask, create a sculpture, hunt for art treasures, and more.
The Family Room is located in the Museum Courtyard near the East Pavilion.
The Sketching Gallery
Visit this light-filled drawing gallery, where you can sketch from original paintings and casts of sculptures from the Museum's collection. Paper and drawing implements are provided. Located on the Upper Level of the East Pavilion.
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Visitors can learn more about art in the galleries with GettyGuide, our interactive multimedia system. GettyGuide Audio Players are available for $5 at the Pick-Up Desk in the Museum Entrance Hall, and GettyGuide stations are located in the GettyGuide Room in the West Pavilion and at several posts in the North, East, and South Pavilions.
Researchers interested in the Museum's collection of photographs can also consult the Photographs Study Room at the Getty Center, which is open by prior appointment.
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Please visit Public Programs to find out about gallery tours at the Getty Center.
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The Getty Villa houses the J. Paul Getty Museum's collection of approximately 44,000 Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities. Over 1,200 works are on view in 23 galleries devoted to the permanent collection, with five additional galleries for changing exhibitions.
With objects dating from 6,500 B.C. to A.D. 400, the collection contains monumental sculptures as well as artifacts of everyday life such as vases, coins, sculpture, and jewelry. Some of the objects, including a mummy, have never been on view.
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Galleries
The galleries are arranged by theme and include Gods and Goddesses, Dionysos and the Theater, and Stories of the Trojan War, among others. This approach enables visitors to view the artworks in the context of their use in classical societies, encouraging a deeper understanding of the ancient world.
Specially designed spaces house treasures such as silver, Cycladic figures, and marble and glass vessels. A gallery is even dedicated to portrayals of griffins, winged mythological beasts with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion.
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On Floor 2, a special climate-controlled room features the Statue of a Victorious Youth, also known as the Getty Bronze. This graceful sculpture of an Olympic victor is one of the few life-sized Greek bronzes to have survived to modern times.
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See Exhibitions for information about current and upcoming exhibitions at the Getty Villa.
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There are six galleries on Floor 2 of the Museum devoted to changing exhibitions on themes related to the arts and cultures of antiquity. These focused shows feature materials on loan from other renowned collections from around the world and often incorporate works from the special collections of the Research Library at the Getty Research Institute. They also reflect the collaborative scholarly activities of the Research Institute, the Getty Conservation Institute, and the Museum.
The Color of Life: Polychromy in Sculpture from Antiquity to the Present, on view from March 6 through June 23, 2008, traces the history of color in sculpture and its place in western taste. It includes a variety of masterpieces that present an alternative history of sculpture and reveal the lifelike qualities of polychrome statues fashioned over the course of four millennia.
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TimeScape Room
Visitors can learn more about Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art in the TimeScape Room, which presents interactive exhibits that focus on time, place, and artistic style in the ancient Mediterranean.
A wall-sized illustrated timeline describes key historical events and artistic developments, while a neighboring panel shows how these events left traces in the earth that can be recovered through archaeological investigation. Display cases with audio focus on style in Greek vase-painting, archaic Etruscan artifacts, and Roman portrait sculpture.
Nearby, an interactive digital map enables visitors to explore key moments in the history of the ancient Mediterranean.
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Family Forum
Ancient art comes alive in this hands-on space for families created with the generous support of the Villa Council. Find out what it was like to be an ancient artist or even a work of art through activities that encourage shared learning and discovery. Activities are accessible for children of all ages.
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Visitors can learn more about art in the galleries with GettyGuide, our interactive multimedia system. GettyGuide Audio Players are available for rent for $5 at the Pick-Up Desk on Floor 1 of the Museum, and GettyGuide stations are located in both the GettyGuide Room on Floor 2 and the TimeScape Room on Floor 1.
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Please visit Public Programs to find out about gallery tours at the Getty Villa.
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