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Getty Center Visit Instructions

July 14th, 2026 The final day for sign-up is June 26th. Sign up prior to June 26th If you want a service merit, please send me your PPA Number We will need to carpool; we have a limited number of parking passes A brief Zoom will be held July 9th at 7:00 PM to answer questions and arrange carpooling, Zoom Link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89469993611?pwd=YjYTrmT09tPT7Q7Qnad4GmLBlkiRt7.1 THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM DEPARTMENT OF PHOTOGRAPHS ARRIVAL INSTRUCTIONS Please plan to arrive by 9:30am...

July 14th, 2026 The final day for sign-up is June 26th. Sign up prior to June 26th If you want a service merit, please send me your PPA Number We will need to carpool; we have a limited number of parking passes A brief Zoom will be held July 9th at 7:00 PM to answer questions and arrange carpooling, Zoom Link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89469993611?pwd=YjYTrmT09tPT7Q7Qnad4GmLBlkiRt7.1 THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM DEPARTMENT OF PHOTOGRAPHS ARRIVAL INSTRUCTIONS Please plan to arrive by 9:30am to allow time for parking, bag security check and traveling up the hill via the Tram. Upon your arrival, park in the main garage at the bottom of the hill and take the Tram up to the museum plaza. Once at plaza level, we will meet at the planter directly in front of where we exit the tram. At 10am we will the move as a group to Central Security. At Central Security, we will check in with the officer on duty, who will ask to see a valid government ID and provide you with a visitor badge. Once you are all checked in, the study room coordinator will meet you at security and escort you to the study room. A complimentary parking reservation will be arranged for you. Please keep your parking ticket with you so we can validate it before you leave. (This is the ticket you take when you enter the garage.) PROCEDURES FOR STUDY ROOM VISITORS Access to photographs in the permanent collection requires adherence to the following procedures that have been established for the security and conservation of the works of art: 1. Personal property other than a notebook and a pencil, cell phone, or laptop is to be stored in a designated area of the study room. 2. No food or beverages are allowed in the Study Room. 3. The use of ink is not permitted. Pencils are available in the Study Room. 4. Photography of objects in the collection is for personal use only. If you wish to order copy photographs of materials for study or reproduction, please speak with the study room coordinator. 5. Do not touch any of the photographic works on display. Be very mindful of where you lean or sit. If you have the urge to cough or sneeze, please turn away from the artwork and cover your nose and mouth. 6. The study room is a secure space. Visitors must be checked in with security and any exit or reentry during the appointment must be accompanied by staff. Itinerary and Important Information: Please be on time! We cannot wait for late arrivals. Don’t just type “Getty” into your GPS. There are two. This is the one just off the 405 in Brentwood, NOT the one on PCH in Malibu. Note: PPA Members will receive a Service Merit for attending! 9:30 am - Arrival: Park (parking opens at 9:30am), Take the tram up to the arrival plaza. Meet the group and gather on the plaza just beyond where we disembark. The time from entering the parking garage driveway to disembarking the tram at the Arrival Plaza may take 15 minutes. 10:00 am – Dept of Photographs Study Room. We will move as a group to the reception area (Central Security Station) for check-in and escort to the Study Room. Before we start viewing the individual images, John Grusd will give a brief contextual introduction to what we will be viewing. (i.e. “The World of Landscape Photography”) In the Study Room, we will not only view but also discuss each image on display. We will talk about historical context and the photographers themselves. We will talk about the history of Landscape Photography, how it was (and is) influenced by the times, how it has evolved as an art form, and where it seems to be going now. To do this, we start the day in the Department of Photography’s Study Room, viewing and discussing images that illustrate that history and genre. (In a follow-up email after the event, you will receive an emailed list (with thumbnails) of the images we viewed.) 12:00 pm (immediately after the Study Room) – Lunch in the Getty cafeteria. After lunch – We will visit Getty Museum galleries that contain landscape art of the same period to underscore how the arts influenced each other, photography following painting but also painting taking cues from photography. This is all about context! After that, we will visit the current Photography Exhibition. And after that, Everyone is free to roam around on their own, visit more galleries, the gardens, and especially to photograph the Center’s architecture, views, and grounds. Follow up on Image Review a couple of weeks after the event. (Optional but encouraged.) The number of attendees is limited by the Getty. For those parking, the Getty will provide a voucher (Free parking!), but for only 14 cars. Carpool! Rules for the Study Room No food, liquids, or chewing gum No ink pens or markers (pencils are OK) Any coats, purses, backpacks, camera, etc. will need to be left in the office area outside the Study Room. (This is not a public area. The items left there are safe.) Rules for the Getty Center: No tripods/monopods No camera backpacks in the museum. They have a bag check room. Do bring a camera! Pack light with a single medium zoom or wide angle zoom lens and use it hand-held. There is plenty to photograph!

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