Getty & Santa Monica
- Place
- Los Angeles, California
- Years
- 2026
A pair stands in silhouette at the edge of the evening light.
Two silhouetted figures beneath palms at a bright Pacific sunset
“But who can say what's best? That's why you need to grab whatever chance you have of happiness where you find it, and not worry about other people too much.
My experience tells me that we get no more than two or three such chances in a life time, and if we let them go, we regret it for the rest of our lives.”
The Pier Burger storefront brightens as the sky turns cobalt.
Red Pier Burger neon sign and visitors beneath a deep blue evening sky
The Getty Villa frames an inner court through deep architectural shadow.
White classical columns and garden courtyard at the Getty Villa
Visitors cross the garden within the Villa’s ring of columns.
People walking through the Getty Villa peristyle garden and reflecting pool
Hedges, paths, and mosaic stone form a view from above.
Geometric Getty Villa garden with clipped hedges and circular mosaic seating
Stone columns open toward the gardens and distant Pacific light.
Getty Center terrace and landscape viewed between tall stone columns
Freeways and neighborhoods extend into the afternoon haze.
Wide elevated view of Los Angeles neighborhoods and freeway beneath a hazy sky
White planes, water, and hard blue sky define the museum plaza.
White modern Getty Center buildings and shallow plaza pool under a blue sky
A small fountain catches the light within the museum’s stone walls.
Small fountain and boulders in a sunlit stone courtyard at the Getty Center