Well endowed

Photo essay: Getty Museum, Los Angeles

by Alireza Ajam
23-Jul-2008
 
The Getty Center, designed by architect Richard Meier, is the US$1.2 billion flagship location of the J. Paul Getty Trust, the largest arts endowment in history (at over US$3 billion).It is located on a hill in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California overlooking Interstate 405 and Bel-Air. The museum is free to the public (although there is a parking fee imposed by the City of Los Angeles). The Getty Center is high enough that on a clear day, it is possible to see the snow at Big Bear as well as the Pacific Ocean and the entire Los Angeles basin. The museum collects and exhibits classical sculpture and art, European paintings, drawings, manuscripts, sculpture, decorative arts, and photographs. In respect to Getty's collecting inclinations, the museum does not generally collect twentieth or twenty-first century art, with the exception of photography.
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ramintork

One of my favourite buildings

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I was there a few years ago. The building is really impressive. After the Bilbao Guggenheim Museum (which so far I have only seen in pictures!) it is one of my favourites.

The collection itself is good but not brilliant. I thought for the money they spend they could had purchased more works, and perhaps more recent works that celebrate their own American Artists, but the collection is rather conservative, specially for a city like L.A.

It is a very good place for the family to visit.