Getty Center Celebrates 25 Years

Art, conservation, education, and key moments from our history

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  1. What Does the Future of Art Look Like?

    Mufasa rests on one knee as he paints a canvas; there are plastic cups of paint on the ground around him

    Young creators weigh in on the unique experience of making art and making a living in the 21st century

  2. Reflections on the Hill

    A person poses for a photo on stone steps beside a sculpture

    A park ranger, a sculptor, and an artist on why they love the Getty Center

  3. The Department of Photographs Goes Global

    Interior of museum gallery for photography, with photos on walls and one dark gray wall with text that says Engaged Observers: Documentary Photography Since the Sixties

    By 2010 the Getty Museum’s Department of Photographs had increased its focus on contemporary global imagery and was welcoming works by underrepresented artists

  4. Celebrating Latin American and Latino Art in L.A.

    Banners featuring Pacific Standard Time: PL/LA logo and four different artworks hanging on the travertine wall at the arrival plaza at the Getty Center

    Look back at the Pacific Standard Time initiative to recognize cultural connections

  5. Building a More Inclusive Archive With the African American Art History Initiative

    Black and white photograph of fashion designer Stephen Burrows posing in his artwork filled studio with model Barbara Cheeseborough wearing a white jersey dress.

    The study of African American art is fundamental to a full understanding of American art history

  6. Vibrant Butterflies, Voracious Caterpillars, and Treacherous Treks

    Drawing of a plant with green leaves and yellow flowers, with a blue caterpillar crawling on it and a butterfly flying next to the plant

    How a mother and her two daughters raised the artistic standards of natural history illustration and helped transform the study of insects

  7. L.A. as Subject

    Color photograph of visitors at an exhibition booth with copies of the book Cultural Inheritance

    Small archives tell big stories about the city of L.A.

  8. A World of Art Just a Bus Ride Away

    Four children stand in front of a huge colorful painting, two of the children holding hands

    A year after the Getty Center opened, the Museum’s education program was in full swing, treating L.A. students to views and works of art they'd never experienced

  9. Art Alfresco

    Greenish abstract statue displayed on travertine staircase, with label that says the fran and ray stark sculpture terrace

    Works of modern sculpture joined Getty’s collection in 2005, gracing outdoor spaces from the bottom of the hill to a terrace overlooking L.A.

  10. When L.A. Became One Big Art Museum

    A group of around 50 people stand on a stage under a projection that says Pacific Standard Time: Art in LA 1945 - 1980

    Pacific Standard Time (PST) debuted in 2011 as the largest cultural collaboration ever undertaken in Southern California