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The Getty in Los Angeles, CA

The Getty - A City of Los Angeles Attraction

The Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California, is an amazing campus of the Getty College and other Getty Trust educational programs. The $1.3billion Center opened to the general public on December 16th, 1997, and is renowned for its architecture, exhibits, and landscapes overlooking Los Angeles. The museum is housed in a new building designed by Frank Gehry, the celebrated architect behind the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Arts & Design, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. In keeping with the spirit of the museum's namesake - a man born in Germany who founded the Getty Research Institute in California - the buildings are designed as concentric circles. The architecture appears to circle the building itself. The circular styles are intentionally like the compass signs and have become a contemporary art museum's signature.

 

The main campus is divided into five parts: the Administration area, the Administration building, the campus garden, the Science and Environmental Science Center, and the Getty Research Park. The buildings and grounds are designed to encourage interaction between the campus, its staff, and the community it serves. In doing so, the buildings create a space that allows visitors to pause and engage in dialogue with others. A large portion of the center's landscape is devoted to outdoor activities, including gardens, playgrounds, walking paths, and parks.

As a visitor to the Getty, you will notice many greenery and gardens filled with flowers and shrubs. These gardens are designed attractively to make the buildings seem more appealing, yet they are actually quite useful to the environment. The plants help offset the effect of the light on the buildings, but they also act as a kind of natural air purifier. Because Los Angeles experiences a very high number of smog days, outdoor plants help keep the air clean and fresh.

 

Visitors may be confused by a large number of buildings on the hilltop. This is because the hills are used as a location in which to film a majority of the museum's exhibits. As you move through the museum, you will see everything from the ancient Egyptian artifacts right through to the modern art and collections of photographic works created here. The hills surrounding Santa Monica are also used by mountain climbers, who enjoy challenging routes around the forested peaks.

 

The Gettysburg Address, located on the other side of town from The Getty, houses one of the largest collections of civil war artifacts in all of America. The Gettysburg Address houses a museum that offers an interactive journey through the Civil War. Part of this museum includes a trip through the Gettysburg battlefield. The gardens surrounding the Gettysburg Address are designed to look like what they would have appeared during the time of the Civil War, and an authentic mortar field surrounds them.

 

The Santa Monica Mountains provide another venue for visitors to explore the rich history of European art. They were home to many famous artists, including Gauguin, Degas, Monet, and Renoir. Today the area is considered a major cultural center for the region, housing major art museums, galleries, and professional boutiques. The area surrounding Los Angeles is becoming more like the Santa Monica Mountains, with urban development taking place on the hill's foothills that line it. This new growth is beginning to transform the region's landscape and make it a much more attractive place to live for tourists from around the world.

 

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