Getty Museum Roof Garden

Artist robert irwin designer of the central garden at the getty center sits on a small curved bench in the dappled shade of london plane trees he chose.

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. Samuel wagstaff jr american 1921 1987 sold to the j. 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 salad garden is a project of the j.

In the 10 years since the garden opened. The center sits atop a hill connected to a visitors parking garage at the bottom of the hill by a three car cable pulled. This information is published from the museum s collection database. 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.

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. To learn more about the getty salad garden contact sarah cooper public program specialist at scooper getty edu or 310 440 7327. 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 peristyle garden at the getty museum is based on a roman villa garden buried by the erruption of mount vesuvius in 79ad.

Updates and additions stemming from research and imaging activities are ongoing with new content added each week. Paul getty museum 1984. 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. Or enjoy an informative 45 minute complimentary tour of the getty center the architecture tour includes a visit to the cactus gardens.

Getty center rooftop garden. One of two locations of 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.