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    Campus of the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, US

    The Getty Center, in Los Angeles, California, United States, is a campus of the Getty Museum and other programs of the Getty Trust. The $ billion center opened to the public on December 16, ,[2] and is well known for its architecture, gardens, and views overlooking Los Angeles. The center sits atop a hill connected to a visitors' parking garage at the bottom of the hill by a three-car, cable-pulledhovertrainpeople mover.[3]

    Located in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, the center is one of two locations of the J. Paul Getty Museum and draws million visitors annually. (The other location is the Getty Villa in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.) The center branch of the museum features preth-century European paintings, drawings, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, and decorative arts; and photographs from the s through present day from all over the world.[4

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    The J. Paul Getty Museum seeks to inspire curiosity about, and enjoyment and understanding of, the visual arts by collecting, conserving, exhibiting and interpreting works of art of outstanding quality and historical importance. To fulfill this mission, the Museum continues to build its collections through purchase and gifts, and develops programs of exhibitions, publications, scholarly research, public education, and the performing arts that engage our diverse local and international audiences. All of these activities are enhanced by the uniquely evocative architectural and garden settings provided bygd the Museum's two renowned venues: the Getty hus and the Getty Center.

    The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center in Los Angeles houses European paintings, drawings, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, decorative arts, and photography from inom

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    Exhibition : Ancient Thrace and the Classical World: Treasures from Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece (Closed Temporarily)

    The ancient land of Thrace (comprising present-day Bulgaria and parts of Romania, Greece, and Turkey), was home to a tribal culture renowned for their skill as warriors and horsemen, as well as for their wealth in precious metals.

    • November 4, to March 3, Nov 4, –Mar 3,
    • Location: Getty VillaGetty Villa

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    Portrait of King Seuthes III (detail), – BCE. Bronze with copper, alabaster, and glass for the eyes. Found in the Golyama Kosmatka burial mound, near Shipka, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia. Photo: Todor Dimitrov

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