J. Paul Getty Museum

Fostering enjoyment and understanding of art

What We Do

The Getty Museum inspires public enjoyment and understanding of the visual arts by collecting, conserving, exhibiting, and interpreting works of art of outstanding quality and historical importance. Founded as a museum of European art from antiquity to 1900, the collections also include global photographs to the present day.

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Who We Are

  1. About the Museum

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    Discover the Museum's mission and history

  2. Our Locations

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    Enjoy the art, architecture, and gardens of our two unique sites

  3. What's On

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    Join a free tour, or attend a talk, performance, or family art workshop

Featured Exhibition

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Featured Exhibition The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior-Princes of Ancient Greece

Encounter the latest discoveries from Messenia, an epicenter of Mycenaean civilization in Late Bronze Age Greece.

Designed composite showing the top of an ancient Greek sword handle and part of its decorated hilt.
Left: Sword Hilt with a Horned Handle, Minoan or Mycenaean, 1520–1440 BCE. Bronze, gold, and ivory. © Hellenic Ministry of Culture – HOCRED / Archaeological Museum of Chora, SN24–0044 / Photo © Palace of Nestor Excavations, Department of Classics, University of Cincinnati / Photo: Jeff Vanderpool; Right: Dagger (detail), Mycenaean, 1520–1360 BCE. Bronze, silver, and gold. © Hellenic Ministry of Culture – HOCRED / National Archaeological Museum, Athens, P8339

Our Collection

Discover art from ancient Greece and Italy, Europe from the Middle Ages to the early 1900s, and global photography from its invention to now

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Our Work

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Scholarly Resources

Explore our research, tools, and opportunities

  1. Projects & Initiatives

    Ongoing and past projects in the Museum

  2. Provenance Research

    Trace the ownership history of works in our collection

  3. Funding Opportunities

    Internships, grants, and scholar programs

  4. Deaccessioning

    Objects formerly in our collection

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Bring a Piece of Getty Home

Browse books and gifts inspired by unique art and architecture

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Senior Staff

  1. Timothy Potts

    Maria Hummer-Tuttle and Robert Tuttle Director

  2. Richard Rand

    Associate Director for Collections

  3. Heidi Strean

    Associate Director for Exhibitions

  4. Robin Weissberger

    Associate Director for Administration

  5. John Giurini

    Assistant Director for Public Affairs

  6. Elizabeth Escamilla

    Assistant Director for Education and Public Programs

  7. Davide Gasparotto

    Senior Curator of Paintings and Chair, Curatorial Affairs