The Getty Museum is one of the largest art museums in the United States. The huge complex was built with the money of the oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, who earned such an amount of money during his life that allowed him to become the richest man in the world. He decided to leave all his multi-billion dollar fortune to create a large center for the arts.
The Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles is visited by about 1.5 million people annually, making it one of the most popular museums in the US.
Pavilions
The museum is located in the Brentwood area, on a site of impressive size. The pavilions are built on the slopes of picturesque hills and majestically rise above the city. The Getty Museum consists of 5 pavilions, each of which attracts visitors with amazing expositions and has its own name.
In the North Pavilion, visitors can see paintings and sculptures that were created before the 17th century.
The Eastern Pavilion exhibits masterpieces of painting from the 17th-18th centuries by Italian, French, Dutch and Spanish painters.
In the South Pavilion there are antique fittings.
The Western Pavilion attracts tourists with works of modern art.
Temporary exhibitions are organized in the fifth pavilion. In order to be able to present their work in the pavilion of the Getty Museum, contemporary artists and artists are making great efforts.
The interior of the museum is extremely interesting and attractive. The galleries of each pavilion are decorated with collections of photographs. The upper floors are interconnected by glass passages, which offer breathtaking views of the city. Due to the fact that each room is equipped with a large number of windows through which daylight pours, visitors to the museum can enjoy viewing the exhibition in natural light.
The territory of the museum complex
Getting into the museum complex, tourists find themselves in a well-groomed area. Between the buildings are beautiful sculptural compositions. In the very center of the complex there is a luxurious garden, there is also a decorative pool, fountains and exquisite waterfalls. On the territory of the garden, you can relax between inspections of the pavilions under the trees on benches or on the grass.
Museum collection
It is quite difficult to list the huge number of exhibits that can be seen at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. However, there is inthe collections are works of art that can't be left unsaid.
Visitors can see with their own eyes the statue of Cybele, created around 50 AD. e. It is exhibited in the North Pavilion.
Special attention deserves the portrait of a blind musician by Georges de Latour, as well as Renoir's painting "The Walk" and, of course, the painting of the great Van Gogh's "Irises".
Tours
Noteworthy is the fact that the Getty Museum is free to enter, which makes it even more popular.
You can visit museum exhibitions both independently and as part of an excursion group. For those who want to learn as much as possible about the exhibits displayed in the pavilions, it is recommended to use the services of qualified guides.
Those who want to spend their time at the Getty Museum as productively as possible can order a personal guide who will be happy to take guests through all the pavilions and be able to answer all their questions.
The Getty Museum is a repository of unique art objects collected over many decades. A tour of the exhibition halls will allow you to plunge into the artistic world and broaden your horizons.
