Museum well known for its architecture, gardens, and views overlooking Los Angeles, featuring pre-20th-century European paintings, drawings, sculpture, and decorative arts; and photographs from the 1830s through present day from all over the world
Closed Mondays
Holiday Closures
Closed annually on New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
Admission is free, though temporarily requires a timed-entry reservation.
Parking
There is no street parking available near the Getty Center.
Parking reservations are not required or accepted.
Parking Fee
Parking is $20 per car or motorcycle; $15 after 3 pm.
For evening events and on Saturdays, parking is $10 after 6 pm.
How to Get There
Get on CA-110 from W 1st St. Take I-10 W and I-405 N to N Sepulveda Blvd. Take exit 57B from I-405 N. Continue on N Sepulveda Blvd. Drive to Getty Center Dr.
Overview
The Getty Center in Brentwood is a hilltop campus of the J. Paul Getty Museum, opened in 1997 and known for Richard Meier's travertine architecture, the Robert Irwin Central Garden, and views of Los Angeles and the Pacific. Admission is free, with paid parking, and a tram carries visitors up from the garage. Timed reservations may be required.
European Art
The collection includes European paintings, drawings, sculpture, and manuscripts.
Photographs and Gardens
Photographs are part of the collection, and the central garden is a work of art.
World-Renowned Works
The best-known work is:
- Irises (1889): Vincent van Gogh's painting of irises
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