Tour to the Getty Museum Villa and the Getty Art Center
Description:
Imagine an exact replica of a building that once belonged to Roman Emperor Hadrian Trojan. Even the golden travertine stone from which the villa was built was brought from Tivoli! That’s no less than 16 tons of stone! We should pay tribute to the late billionaire Paul Getty: he left behind a majestic museum-monument filled with exquisite canvases, sculptures and other exhibits.
Today, the Getty Museum-Villa is not only one of the finest buildings of the last century, but also the richest museum ever created by man. However, only the building of the museum-villa attractions are not exhausted. Around this structure lies a beautiful garden, painted with exquisite waterfalls and gurgling fountains. We will go to the Paul Getty Arts Center, which is located in a picturesque location in the Santa Monica Mountains.
Here are collected original paintings, Pontormo “Portrait of a young man with a halberd”, Latour “The Blind Musician”, Rembrandt “St. Bartholomew”, Renoir “The Walk”, Van Gogh “Irises”, as well as paintings by Titian, Tintoretto, Rubens, Degas and Monet. It is in this place that you can see many exhibits of ancient Greece: manuscripts, elements of decorative art, sculptures, a statue of Cybele around 50 AD. In order to create the best conditions for viewing paintings in natural light, many walls and ceilings of the galleries are made of glass.
The intensity of lighting is regulated by filters, and special blinds direct the light flux to the canvases in the desired way. The paintings are placed very conveniently for visitors, framed with great taste, have an impeccable look, thanks to the skillful restorers of the museum. You will be able to take photos inside the halls as visitors are allowed to take pictures of the paintings without using a flash.
This museum consists of several huge buildings, between which observation decks are cozy. It offers a panoramic view of Los Angeles and its surroundings. Around the buildings of the Paul Getty Arts Center is another open-air museum. In the garden there are many fountains, reservoirs and waterfalls. The size of the museum complex and the volume of collections are amazing.
The Getty Museum is one of the largest museum and exhibition centers in the world, receiving annually up to one and a half million visitors.