J. Paul Getty Museum (Getty Center)
#46🖼️ Art & EncyclopedicLos Angeles, United States

J. Paul Getty Museum (Getty Center)

Richard Meier's hilltop campus above LA

About the museum

The Getty Center is Richard Meier's travertine-clad complex in Brentwood, holding pre-20th-century European paintings, drawings, illuminated manuscripts and decorative arts.

Must-see highlights

  • ◆Irises (Van Gogh)
  • ◆European paintings collection
  • ◆Central Garden (Robert Irwin)
  • ◆Meier architecture & travertine
  • ◆Manuscripts gallery
  • ◆Free admission

Recognition

🏆 Free entry🏆 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice

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