Christopher Moss's video: THE HISTORY OF J Paul Getty THE GETTY CENTER

The Getty Center, located in Brentwood, showcases European art amid modern architecture and bird's-eye views of Los Angeles. The Getty Villa Museum lies along the coast and displays ancient Greek and Roman art in a recreated Roman house. Getty is the legacy of the businessman and art collector J. Paul Getty, and his view that art is a civilizing influence in society. Throughout his adult life, he took greater and greater steps to make art available for the public’s education and enjoyment. Starting in 1948, he gave significant pieces from his personal collection to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. In 1953, he established the J. Paul Getty Museum Trust. The following year the J. Paul Getty Museum opened in his ranch house in Malibu (today, Pacific Palisades). Mr. Getty died in 1976, with most of his personal estate passing to the Trust in 1982. Drawing upon the vision Mr. Getty articulated in the Trust Indenture, the Trustees sought to make a greater contribution to the visual arts by expanding the Museum and its collections, and creating a range of new programs to serve the world of art. Reflecting this expanded mission, the Trust’s name was legally changed to the J. Paul Getty Trust in 1983. Mr. Getty's philanthropy enabled the construction of the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades and the Getty Center in Brentwood, the expansion of the collections of the Museum, and the creation of the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Research Institute, and the Getty Foundation. With the Trust, these programs constitute "Getty." J. Paul Getty (1892-1976) *** The Getty Center, in Los Angeles, California, is a campus of the Getty Museum and other programs of the Getty Trust. The $1.3 billion center opened to the public on December 16, 1997 and is well known for its architecture, gardens, and views overlooking Los Angeles. The center sits atop a hill connected to a visitors' parking garage at the bottom of the hill by a three-car, cable-pulled hovertrain people mover. Located in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, the center is one of two locations of the J. Paul Getty Museum and draws 1.8 million visitors annually. (The other location is the Getty Villa in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.) The center branch of the museum features pre-20th-century European paintings, drawings, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, and decorative arts; and photographs from the 1830s through present day from all over the world. In addition, the museum's collection at the center includes outdoor sculpture displayed on terraces and in gardens and the large Central Garden designed by Robert Irwin. Among the artworks on display is the Vincent van Gogh painting Irises. Designed by architect Richard Meier, the campus also houses the Getty Research Institute (GRI), the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Foundation, and the J. Paul Getty Trust. The center's design included special provisions to address concerns regarding earthquakes and fires. *** Why was the Getty Center built? Late in life, with his collection outgrowing his ranch house, Getty conceived the idea of building a major museum on his ranch property. He decided it would be a near replica of the Roman Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum, Italy, which had been buried in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Why is the Getty Center famous? The Getty Center is renowned for its permanent collection, which includes pre-20th century European paintings, drawings, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture and decorative arts; 19th and 20th century American, European and Asian photographs; and contemporary and modern sculpture. What happened to the original Getty Museum? The original museum opened in 1954 and occupied a wing added to Getty's ranch house in the Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles. His collections eventually outgrew that location, however, so in 1974 they were moved to a new building nearby. *** Location: Brentwood California Customer: Photography Only Pilot: Christopher Moss UAV: None - Sansung S21 Ultra Pro Created With: Camtasia Studio 22.0.2 Production: Christopher Moss Music: Techsmith - "Suttle, Up Beat, and Symphony Website: DRONE9.NET Copyright: DRONE9 DRONE9 - Can help you with all of your cinematography needs. Visit DRONE9.NET for more information. All Rights Reserved - 2022-2023