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ARTWORK COURTESY OF THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM While the museums are the Getty's public face, the Getty organization is an international force in the art world, thanks to the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Research Institute, and the Getty Foundation. The Getty Conservation Institute works to advance conservation practice in the visual arts through research, education, applied ﬁeld work, and the dissemination of knowledge. At any given time, Getty conservators might be teaching artisans in Italy the proper techniques for conserving fragile paintings on wooden panels, or training local workers in the maintenance of ancient Roman mosaics in Tunisian archaeological sites. The institute provides the research, expertise, and training for free, promoting the best practices in conservation. The Getty Research Institute (GRI) fosters art-historical research and maintains special collections on the history of art and visual culture. The GRI hosts visiting scholars each year and recently acquired the archives of the late architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable, as well as the archives and library of the Swiss curator and art historian Harald Szeemann. This year, the GRI launched the Getty Research Portal™, an unprecedented resource that provides free, unrestricted access to digitized art and architectural history texts in the public domain from contributing institutions around the world. The Getty Foundation provides grants to individuals and institutions committed to advancing greater understanding of the visual arts locally and abroad. This year, it launched a grant initiative to examine modern architecture in Los Angeles, continuing the momentum of the original Getty-funded Paciﬁc Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980 initiative, a groundbreaking collaboration between more than 60 Southern California cultural institutions. On view throughout the summer, Paciﬁc Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A. examines the postwar-built environment with exhibitions and programs at 17 arts institutions in and around the city. "In many cities, individual arts organizations are highly competitive with one another," notes Cuno. "LA is unusual in that arts organizations here are very open to cooperation. That allows us to facilitate city-wide collaborations like Paciﬁc Standard Time, which has been enormously beneﬁcial to the arts locally." For the full picture, visit getty.edu, or better yet, see you at the Getty. The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center 1200 Getty Center Drive Los Angeles, CA 310.440.7300 getty.edu At the Museum this Summer THE GETTY CENTER Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940-1990 This exhibition examines the region's diverse urban landscape, from its ambitious freeway network to whimsical coffee shops, as LA evolved into one of the most inﬂuential cities in the world. This exhibition is part of Paciﬁc Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A. Through July 21. THE GETTY VILLA Sicily: Art and Invention between Greece and Rome During the ﬁfth through third centuries B.C., former Greek colonies on the island of Sicily emerged as powerful kingdoms that fostered innovations in art, architecture, philosophy, and science, leaving an enduring stamp on mainland Greece and later on Rome. See the Mozia Charioteer and other masterpieces of ancient art from the crossroads of the Mediterranean. Through August 19. Admission to the museum is free; parking at the Getty Center is $15. Exit Metro Rapid Line 761 at Getty Center Drive. The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa 17985 Paciﬁc Coast Highway Paciﬁc Palisades, CA 310.440.7300 getty.edu Admission to the museum is free but advance, timed-entry tickets are required. Parking at the Villa is $15. Exit Metro Express Line 534 at Coastline Drive. See map on page 101; more info at metro.net. Top: the Museum Courtyard at the Getty Center Bottom: Statue of Hercules (Lansdowne Herakles) (circa 125 A.D.), Roman, marble http://www.getty.edu http://www.getty.edu http://www.metro.net http://www.metro.net http://www.getty.edu

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Culture Thrives in the City of Angels
Art, Dance, History, Music, Theater: Downtown LA Has it All
Bask in Surrounding Glory
For More Inspiration, Go West
Discover the Next Stage
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US Airways - Los Angeles Culture Guide