Exhibitions
Getty collections and traveling shows
The Getty Center is closed today.
The Getty Villa is open today. Admission is free, but an advance, timed-entry ticket is required.
Daily
through Dec 31, 2025
GETTY VILLA
The Getty Villa
The achievements of Egyptian artists of the 26th Dynasty are vividly expressed in the sculpted portraits of officials associated with the court and priesthood, which were created to be displayed in tombs and temples. Details
Daily
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South Pavilion, Plaza Level
The life and legacy of the art collector and businessman who used his fortune to create an institution dedicated to the arts. Details
Daily
through Oct 20
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South Pavilion, Upper Level
Exploring the technical achievement and global reality of La Tour’s pastel portrait. Details
Daily
through Jan 26, 2025
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North Pavilion, Plaza Level
This meditative sculpture and light installation challenges human perception, evoking feelings akin to those inspired by medieval sacred spaces. Details
Daily
through Nov 24
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West Pavilion, Lower Level
Avant-garde photography, film, and time-based artworks from the 1920s to the ‘50s. Details
Daily
through Nov 24
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West Pavilion, Lower Level
Artworks that create the illusion of three-dimensional objects floating in space. Details
Daily
through Feb 2, 2025
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South Pavilion, Plaza Level
This spectacular French microscope once revealed the recently discovered world of the microscopically small. Details
Daily
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Museum Entrance Hall
A calibrated array of prisms that cast a dazzling display of luminous color following the sun’s arc. Details
Daily
through Feb 23, 2025
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Research Institute Galleries I and II
This exhibition tells the story of a mid-20th century collaboration between artists and engineers to form the group Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.). Details
Daily
through Dec 8
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Exhibitions Pavilion
See how optics, geometry, and astronomy impacted art and religious language in the Middle Ages. Details
Upcoming
Oct 1, 2024 - Jan 19, 2025
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West Pavilion, Plaza Level
Explore this beloved painting from a conservation perspective that uncovers the artist’s materials and working methods. Details
Upcoming
Oct 1, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025
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North Pavilion, Plaza Level
Exploring the 12 signs of the zodiac, this exhibition reveals the mysteries of medieval astrology. Details
Upcoming
Oct 15, 2024 - Jan 19, 2025
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West Pavilion, Plaza Level
This exhibition of drawings portrays themes of translucency and the representation of light. Details
Upcoming
Apr 8, 2025 - May 11, 2025
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Research Institute Galleries I and II
This pop-up reading room surveys a global history of photobooks by women photographers from the Getty Library. It offers an inclusive revision and remapping of the photobook canon. Details