Day 9 – John Paul Getty Centre

Grace: “a place for old-people art”.

If you’re in LA, you should visit this place. There’s a lot of art, old & modern, & the museum building is something to see itself!

We spent over an hour getting there by public transport but it was well worth it.

The man himself (J. P. Getty) made his fortune as an oil-man in the middle-east.

There are 2 locations: his original villa in Malibu; & this museum. As a lover of art he set up the JP Getty Trust that which runs them. To make sure everyone can see them, entry is free!
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Picasso, Rembrandt, Monet, Degas,… Most of them there. Paintings, sculptures, tapestries, furniture, etc. – there really is something for everyone.
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The grounds also included commissioned gardens permanent artwork.
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Video of the grounds.

If you lived in LA I’m sure you’d visit every few months. 

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