Join us for a tour with Senior Curator Jim Ganz to view previously unseen images from the Getty Museum's Department of Photographs.

Thirty-five years ago the Getty Museum created its Department of Photographs with the acquisition of several world-famous private collections. This dramatic initiative, which extended the institution’s holdings well beyond the parameters favored by J. Paul Getty, immediately established the Museum as a leading center for photography. While the founding collections are particularly strong in 19th and early-20th century European and American material, the department now embraces contemporary photography and, increasingly, work produced around the world. Currently numbering over 148,000 photographs, the collection forms a vast mosaic that continues to evolve, shaped by several generations of curators and benefiting from the generosity of engaged and enthusiastic patrons and collectors.

Unseen, featuring over 175 images, brings out works never before shown in Getty Museum exhibitions. Their selection offers a stimulating pathway through the collection, highlighting visual associations from different places and times to illuminate the breadth of the Getty’s holdings, and underscore a sense of continuity and change within the history of the medium.

Photo © Anthony Hernandez

Tickets will be available for PAC•LA members beginning on Friday, January 24 at 10:00 AM.