{"id":390249,"date":"2026-04-13T18:45:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/390249\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T18:45:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:45:32","slug":"getty-center-to-close-for-major-modernization-from-2027-to-2028-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/390249\/","title":{"rendered":"Getty Center to close for major modernization from 2027 to 2028 | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a name=\"entry\" id=\"EntryAnchor\">anchor<\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"floatbox\" href=\"https:\/\/archinect.gumlet.io\/uploads\/7f\/7f74dee052d67855c359778130e45b70.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat\" title=\"Image credit: Christopher Sprinkle\" data-size=\"5315x3293\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7f74dee052d67855c359778130e45b70.jpeg\" border=\"0\" class=\"Cover\" title=\"Image credit: Christopher Sprinkle\" alt=\"Image credit: Christopher Sprinkle\" width=\"514\" height=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Christopher Sprinkle<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/archinect.com\/news\/tag\/15822\/getty-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Getty Center<\/a> will temporarily close to the public from March 15, 2027, through spring 2028 to undergo a comprehensive <a href=\"https:\/\/archinect.com\/news\/tag\/6765\/renovation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">modernization<\/a> program, the institution has announced. The nearby Getty Villa will remain open.<\/p>\n<p>Described as the most significant upgrade since the Getty Center opened in 1997, the initiative focuses on improving visitor experience, accessibility, and energy resilience across the campus. Planned enhancements include revitalized <a href=\"https:\/\/archinect.com\/news\/tag\/17703\/art-museum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">gallery<\/a> spaces, new artist commissions, and improved connections between art and the surrounding landscape.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archinect.gumlet.io\/uploads\/70\/703a76f6c7fc4037fc02719bb29c9fea.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028\" class=\"floatbox\" data-size=\"1028x1311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/703a76f6c7fc4037fc02719bb29c9fea.jpeg\"  \/><\/a>Image credit: John Linden<\/p>\n<p>Accessibility upgrades will include improvements to the site\u2019s tram system, redesigned arrival and departure sequences, and enhanced wayfinding. The Welcome Hall will also be renovated to include a new cafe, bookstore, and retail areas. Broader infrastructure updates will address utilities, including expanded Wi-Fi and cell service, as well as sustainability measures aligned with institutional climate commitments.<\/p>\n<p>During the closure, the Getty will operate a new programming space on Sepulveda Boulevard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br clear=\"all\" \/>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\tSimilar articles on Archinect that may interest you&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; anchor&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Image credit: Christopher Sprinkle &#13; &#13; &#13; The Getty Center will&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":390250,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[437,434,435,436,438,146,85,46],"class_list":{"0":"post-390249","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-il","15":"tag-israel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/390250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=390249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=390249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}