Art on View

Explore centuries of European art at the Getty Center

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A person with a map looks at a sculpture in an art museum. A large, colorful painting hangs in the background.

Visitor enjoys sculptures and paintings in the Getty Museum galleries.

Enjoy art from the 1400s to today in the Getty Center’s gallery pavilions.

With changing displays of iconic paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts, there’s always something new to discover in our spacious, light-filled galleries.

North Pavilion

Medieval and Renaissance sculpture and decorative arts, and rotating exhibitions of illuminated manuscripts.

East Pavilion

Sculpture and Italian decorative arts from 1600 to 1800.

South Pavilion

French decorative arts from 1600 to 1800, including elaborately furnished paneled rooms.

West Pavilion

Sculpture and decorative arts of the 1700s and 1800s, along with 19th-century paintings and changing exhibitions of drawings and photographs.

Outdoor Sculpture

Modern and contemporary sculptures throughout the grounds, including at the tram departure and arrival plazas and next to the Central Garden.

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Changing Exhibitions

A variety of special exhibitions is always on view. See what’s on now.

Drawings, Manuscripts, and Photographs Exhibitions

We protect light-sensitive works on paper and parchment by displaying them in rotating exhibitions. Find them in the North Pavilion (manuscripts) and the West Pavilion (drawings and photographs).

Note that lighting in these galleries may be dimmed to protect the art.

Getty Research Institute Exhibitions

The galleries of the Getty Research Institute feature changing exhibitions of rare books, photographs, prints, and other rare materials.

A large room in a museum gallery has one bright, yellow wall with an illustrated word PLAY, an exhibition case displaying books, and a short table with four chairs in the center.

One of the exhibition galleries at the Getty Center, shown here during the run of Play and Pastimes in the Middle Ages (May 16–August 6, 2023).

Tours

Free English-language tours of selected artworks in the permanent collection galleries are offered daily. See times and details.

You may also enjoy a self-guided experience by using our free GettyGuide app, which offers audio stories on hundreds of works of art.

More to See

Getty collections also include Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities. See these at the Getty Villa Museum, about 13 miles west of the Center in Pacific Palisades.

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