Richard Meier's travertine hilltop campus, reached by a driverless tram, holds European paintings including Van Gogh's Irises, French decorative arts and photography, with Robert Irwin's Central Garden and a view from the ocean to downtown.
- Address
- 1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049
- Hours
- Tue-Fri, Sun 10:00-18:30; Sat 10:00-21:00; closed Mon (getty.edu, 2026-10)
- Best time to go
- Afternoon, Evening · About 3 h
- Price
- Free admission with timed reservation; parking $25 per car, $15 after 3pm, $10 after 6pm, free Saturdays after 6pm (getty.edu, 2026)
- Price level
- $
- Free entry
- Free for everyone
Booking: Free timed-entry reservation required
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Book the free timed entry online; parking is cashless and one fee covers both Getty sites on the same day
- Stay for sunset above the Central Garden or the cactus garden on the south promontory; Saturdays run to 9pm
- Time Out reports the museum will close in March 2027 for improvements before the Olympics: go before then
