One of the USA´s most architecturally stunning museums, the Getty Center is a complex of concrete and steel was by famed architect Richard Meier, opened in 1997, and is home to a wealth of artwork from different eras and countries, including medieval and Renaissance painting and sculptures; 20th- and 21st-century photographic; historic manuscripts, and much more; famous artists include Degas, Gauguin, Rembrandt, and Van Gogh (most famously, his iconic Irises). Located in the Brentwood hills (off the west side of the 405 freeway) surrounded by the Santa Monica Mountains, it also affords sepectacular panoramic views over L.A. on clear days. (Note that the sole accessible public entrance is via Getty Center Drive starting from North Sepulveda Boulevard). If you have time, there´s a Getty Villa Museum in the Pacific Pallisades north of Santa Monica which displays ancient Greek and Roman art in a recreated Roman villa.
Meanwhile, on Wilshire Boulevard in West L.A., the linchpin of the Los Angeles Museum District has since its opening in 1965 LACMA has showcased more than 150,000 works from around the world, from ancient to contemporary, notably including art from the Far East, ancient Greece and Rome, the Islamic world, and European Impressionism. Just a handful of the top names: Mary Cassatt, Paul Cezanne, Alberto Giacometti, Claude Monet, Georgia O'Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt van Rijn, Diego Rivera, John Singer Sargent, and Vincent Van Gogh.
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