Getty Museum Roof Garden

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.

Getty museum roof garden.

The peristyle garden at the getty museum is based on a roman villa garden buried by the erruption of mount vesuvius in 79ad. Getty center rooftop garden. Paul getty museum the getty villa is an educational center and museum dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient greece rome and etruria the collection has 44 000 greek roman and etruscan antiquities. The center sits atop a hill connected to a visitors parking garage at the bottom of the hill by a three car cable pulled.

Complimentary tours visit the cactus garden at your own pace. The garden which is enclosed by a peristyle with a red tiled roof and frescoed walls has a central pool and is planted with oleander myrtle roses violets and other mediterranean plants. One of two locations of the j. We also highly recommend taking the informative 45 minute tour of the getty gardens including robert irwin s central garden a spectacular maze of red pink and white azaleas surrounded.

Or enjoy an informative 45 minute complimentary tour of the getty center the architecture tour includes a visit to the cactus gardens. This information is published from the museum s collection database. To learn more about the getty salad garden contact sarah cooper public program specialist at scooper getty edu or 310 440 7327. Samuel wagstaff jr american 1921 1987 sold to the j.

Golden barrel cactus echinocactus grusonii edged with blue chalk sticks senecio sp the new getty museum complex rising atop the san diego freeway south of mulholland drive will contain a 60 000 square foot garden and an expansive rooftop succulent garden. The getty center features several gardens including the central garden an evolving work of art a cactus garden that overlooks los angeles and two sculpture gardens. Paul getty museum education department and is made possible by the generosity of anawalt lumber bragg live food products and kellogg garden products. Paul getty museum 1984.

The central garden created by california artist robert irwin the 134 000 square foot central garden lies at the heart of the getty center. The getty villa is at the easterly end of the malibu coast in the pacific palisades neighborhood of los angeles california united states. The getty salad garden is a project of the j.