Getty Center

The Getty Center is a campus of the Getty Museum and other programs of the Getty Trust in Los Angeles, California. The $1.3 billion center opened to the public on December 16, 1997, and is well known for its architecture, gardens, and views overlooking Los Angeles. The center sits atop a hill in the Santa Monica Mountains, and is connected to a visitors' parking garage at the bottom of the hill by the Getty Center Tram, a three-car, cable-pulled hovertrain people mover. Located in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, the center is one of two locations of the J. Paul Getty Museum and draws 1.8 million visitors annually; the other location is the Getty Villa in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. The center branch of the museum features pre-20th-century European paintings, drawings, illuminated manuscripts, sculptures, decorative arts, and photographs from the 1830s through present day. In addition, the museum's collection at the center includes outdoor sculptures displayed on terraces and in the large Central Garden, designed by Robert Irwin. Among the artworks on display is the Vincent van Gogh painting Irises. Designed by architect Richard Meier, the campus also houses the Getty Research Institute (GRI), the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Foundation, and the J. Paul Getty Trust. The center's design included special provisions to address concerns regarding earthquakes and fires.

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