| The Getty Center Los Angeles | | | | display. A sophisticated system of programmable |
| Since opening, the Getty Center has quickly assumed | | | | window louvers allows many works to be displayed in |
| its place as the city's cultural acropolis and | | | | the natural light they were created in, for the first |
| international mecca. It is the most frequently visited | | | | time in the modern era. |
| for the museum galleries displaying collector J. Paul | | | | Visitors park at the base of the hill and ascend via a |
| Getty's enormous art collection. Always known for | | | | cable-driven electric tram. On clear days, the |
| antiquities, expanded galleries now allow the display | | | | sensation is of being in the clouds, gazing across Los |
| of Impressionist paintings, truckloads of glimmering | | | | Angeles and the Pacific Ocean. You get can your |
| French furnitures and decorative arts, fine illuminated | | | | GettyGuides - a hand held multimedia system that |
| manuscripts, contemporary photography, and | | | | looks like an iPod - at the information desk. The |
| previously over-looked graphic arts. The area that is | | | | device tracks your location and provides various |
| open to this public consists of 5 2-storey pavilions set | | | | ready-to-go tours. You can get more in-depth info on |
| around an open courtyard, and each gallery within is | | | | specific works. The 45-minute human-led architectural |
| specially designed to complement the works on | | | | tours are also worth looking into. |