The Getty Center

In 5th grade, Tyler went on several field trips to museums ie. The Getty Center, Skirball and Gene Autry museum which seemed to pique his interest in culture and architecture. He came back with a free parking voucher for the Getty and free family admission for the Skirball. Summer has flown by and I had put our visit earlier due to carmegeddon and general timing so this week I was determined to go although I warned the kids if the parking was full we had to try again.

Entrance

Beautiful curves

Well, Josh slept in a bit yesterday so when he woke I hurriedly had him dress, packed him a pop tart and loaded them into the car. We left a little before 10am (opening time) and had to deal with the usual 405 congestion (carpool lanes help a lot). Surprisingly, we arrived at The Getty at 10:30am and our parking voucher was accepted. Yay! I really had no clue to how large the parking structure is but it can hold a lot more than I expected. Instead of going up we went down, down, down to P4, 4 levels down. There are even more levels further down we discovered in the elevator (P7 is the lowest).

The kids were genuinely excited which is nice to see and Josh exclaimed that the tram ride was awesome! :) We spent about 2 hours total touring the gardens and exhibits. The kids picked up the kids art detective and architecture  brochures and we found all the clues that went along with it. Overall, we had a great time. The weather was perfect with a nice coastal breeze to enjoy. The Getty Center is gorgeous in every way with natural stone/ travertine/ marble and maybe when the kids are back in school, I'll come back.

Naturally, I took pictures. Lately, I've been processing them with some B & W and Lomo settings to make them pop a tad more. Let me know if you like them or they seem a tad too much. :)

Garden

Mercury and shadow.

David Hockney themed mirror self portrait.

West LA skyline.

Tram ride.