On February 13, J. Paul Getty Museum Director Timothy Potts leads a panel of senior curators from the Museum to look at some significant recent acquisitions to the Getty’s collection.
Festivities continue on February 17 and 18, when Cuba L.A. celebrates master conga player Francisco Aguabella’s remarkable legacy with a concert featuring his compositions as well as Latin jazz standards and original works. Mr. Aguabella is one of our favorite performers to have graced the Sounds of LA stage for the past 20 years, and Cuba L.A.’s tribute demonstrates the endurance of Sounds of LA’s ongoing mission to explore our region’s musical geography.
On March 10, join an unforgettable birthday bash in an engaging and immersive Family Festival featuring dance, music, Getty-inspired crafts, and birthday games, Getty style! The commemoration concludes on May 20 with a discussion among prominent architects and planners on the current wave of museum building in Los Angeles.
20th Anniversary Event Listings:
Sounds of L.A.
Sounds of L.A. is the Getty’s annual concert series that explores Los Angele’s varied musical landscape. A separate reservation is required for each concert. All performances take place in the Harold M. Williams Auditorium at the Getty Center.
Sounds of L.A.: Cuba LA
Saturday, February 17, 2018, at 7:00pm
Sunday, February 18, 2018, at 4:00pm
Talks
Priceless Objects?: Tales from the Art Market
Tuesday, February 13, 7:00pm
Senior curators at the Getty Museum join director Timothy Potts to discuss some of the exceptional recent additions to the collection. These extraordinary works of art come to the Museum after extensive efforts by the Getty team to identify, research, and evaluate them. Whether the art is acquired through gift, purchases, or at auction, behind each work lie stories of dogged perseverance and the skilled navigation of the notoriously complicated art market.
Learning from the Getty Center
Sunday, May 20, 3:00–5:00pm
Architects and planners consider how the current wave of museum building in Los Angeles reflects lessons learned, opportunities created, following the opening of the Getty Center 20 years ago.
Family
Family Festival
Saturday, March 10, 10:00am–6:00pm
As the Getty Center turns 20, we’re celebrating with an unforgettable birthday bash. Have your picture taken at the photo booth, make a crown inspired by Richard Meier’s design of the Getty Center or by Robert Irwin’s Central Garden, get up and dance with our DJ, or try your hand at our birthday games!