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Getty Announces Major Modernization Efforts to Enhance Visitor Experience, Accessibility, and Energy Resilience

Getty Center will temporarily close to the public from spring 2027–spring 2028; Getty Villa will remain open with additional offerings

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The Getty Center overlooks Los Angeles from the San Gabriel Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.

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  1. Más allá de la luz

    A pen and watercolor drawing of a winter scene of a village with trees and homes covered in snow, and people surrounding an icy canal.

    El blanco en el arte nunca es simplemente un lienzo vacío

  2. El arte postal se apodera del mundo

    A grid of postage stamps from Argentina with photographs of mouths open wide, showing their teeth.

    Cómo las latinas y los latinos lideraron una revolución por correo

  3. La Villa inspira

    Photograph of a bearded person wearing a fedora laughing while playing drums on dimly lit stage.

    Poncho Sánchez, ícono del jazz latino, quedó cautivado por las refinadas vasijas de cerámica, la arquitectura y el ambiente sosegado del peristilo exterior de la Villa

Art & Architecture

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  1. Instructions for the Unexpected

    Open book spread featuring unconventional letter forms in black, white, and orange

    How a new Getty digital publication brings the experimental scores of John Cage, Fluxus, and the neo-avant-garde back to life

  2. Getty Acquires Two 17th-Century Dutch Still Life Paintings

    A still life painting of vibrant colorful flowers blooming out of a glass vase against a dark background.

    The artworks are the first by each artist to enter Getty’s collection

  3. The Body on the Page

    A woman wearing all white runs alongside another person in white crawling on the floor.

    For iconic movement artist Simone Forti, the notebook was a private stage for a radical exploration of self that fueled a creative breakthrough

Inside Getty

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  1. Inspiration from the Cultural Frontlines

    Three people, two wearing gorilla masks, sit for a talk on stage in front of an image of a large pastry with a small crumb that reads “The crumb represents works by women: 1.5%”

    Getty Global Talks Presented with Christie’s brings together women leaders in arts and culture

  2. Dress Code: An Abstract Masterpiece

    A man and a woman wear color blocked costumes in primary colors in homage to the artist Piet Mondrian and pose in front of a tram station at the Getty Museum.

    Mondrian’s grid paintings came to life in the Getty galleries

  3. Celebrate Earth Month at Getty

    Rows of purple flowers bloom in a large garden, behind them a maze of green

    Getty invites visitors to honor Mother Earth through poetry in the garden, mindful gallery tours, collage workshops and more

Becoming Artsy

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  1. What Do Bird Feathers Have to Do with Art?

    A brunette woman holding a magnifying glass smiles at a watercolor painting of a colorful bird.

    Find out on Becoming Artsy, Season Five, Episode Three

  2. Jessie Learns to Upcycle with Peder Cho

    A man in a black t-shirt and bucket hat poses with a small backpack between two travertine walls. Large text reads "Fashion made from What?" in capital letters.

    Becoming Artsy, Episode 502

  3. How to Make a Medieval Pocket

    A woman with an excited expression points to a pouch with a floral pattern that is attached to her belt loop, while the text "How to Make a Medieval Pocket" is laid on top of a blue background

    Becoming Artsy, Season Five, Episode One

In the Headlines

  1. How the Getty is preserving L.A.’s Black heritage amid Trump’s DEI rollbacks

    The Getty has ramped up initiatives aimed at preserving Black arts and cultural heritage in Los Angeles

  2. Katherine Fleming and Los Angeles's Getty Center: A fortress of culture amid political turmoil

    The president of the renowned arts institution on the West Coast seeks to further open the museum to the public

News Resources

  1. For Journalists

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    Find press contacts, images, and information for the news media

  2. Getty Magazine

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    In-depth stories and personal perspectives

  3. All News

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    All press releases and stories about Getty’s projects, exhibitions, and collections