The Getty Center Debuts Trellis Bar & Lounge

The Getty Center is pleased to announce the opening of Trellis Bar & Lounge, a relaxed outdoor venue offering a curated menu of handcrafted cocktails and mocktails, wines, and light bites.

Located near the Museum’s entrance hall, Trellis Bar & Lounge is open Tuesday through Sunday from 2pm to 6:30pm, with extended hours until 8:30pm on Saturdays. No reservations are required.

Trellis Bar & Lounge transforms Getty’s once-neutral terrace into a vibrant, welcoming space that blends comfort and contemporary design. The space is anchored by a lavender trellis, the initial inspiration for the design concept, and draws from Getty’s own architecture and landscape. Striped graphics evoke the sunlight and shadows cast by the trellis, while the palette of lavender, cobalt blue, yellow, and purple brings a sense of warmth, playfulness, and coastal wanderlust.

“We wanted to create a space that feels joyful and relaxed, a place where people could pause and really take in the beauty around them,” says Jessica Harden, head of design at the Getty Museum. “The design pulls from what’s already so special about Getty and turns it into something more fun and unexpected.”

The menu, created and managed by Bon Appétit, includes art-inspired drinks such as “Monet’s Mojito,” a refreshing classic made with white rum, St-Germain, mint, lime, and seltzer, and “Irises,” a Van Gogh inspired mocktail made with butterfly pea tea, lavender, lemon and honey seltzer. Also available is the “Bougainvillea,” named after the iconic bougainvillea in Getty’s Central Garden, made with jalapeno-infused tequila, strawberry, orange cognac, lime, and agave.

Visitors can also choose from a selection of shareable bites including sliders, fries, taquitos, tostadas, and more. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free options are also available.

Also on view throughout the summer are four new exhibitions: Queer Lens: A History of Photography and $3 Bill: Evidence of Queer Lives which celebrate queer identity through photography and ephemera, Artemisia’s Strong Women: Rescuing a Masterpiece featuring a recently rediscovered Artemisia Gentileschi painting restored by Getty, and Lines of Connection: Drawing and Printmaking which examines the symbiotic relationship between prints and drawings before the invention of photography.

Getty’s free annual outdoor summer concert series Off the 405 is also back in full swing with upcoming performances by Empress Of on Saturday, July 26, and Emile Mosseri on Saturday, August 23.

The Getty Center is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10am to 6:30pm, with extended hours until 9pm on Saturday. Parking is $25, or $15 after 3pm and $10 after 6pm. Saturdays after 6pm, parking is free. Free reservations can be made online on Getty’s website.