Which stone clads much of the Getty Center?

Travertine from near Tivoli, Italy

In which Los Angeles area does the Getty Center stand?

Brentwood, in the Santa Monica Mountains

Getty Center Quiz: Richard Meier's Hilltop Museum

Visitors leave their cars at the bottom and ride a tram up to Richard Meier's gleaming campus, and this Getty Center quiz explores the museum on the hill. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on J. Paul Getty, the 1997 opening, travertine from Tivoli, the Central Garden by Robert Irwin, Van Gogh's Irises, free admission and the Getty Villa in Malibu.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Architect
Who designed the Getty Center?
Opened
In which year did the Getty Center open?
Stone
Which stone clads much of the Getty Center?
Tram
How do most visitors reach the hilltop campus?
Founder
Whose fortune funds the Getty?
Garden
Which artist designed the Central Garden?
Painting
Which Van Gogh painting is a Getty highlight?
Price
How much is general admission to the Getty Center?
Villa
What does the Getty Villa in Malibu display?
Area
In which Los Angeles area does the Getty Center stand?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who designed the Getty Center?
Answer: Richard Meier
Meier won the commission in 1984.
Q2: In which year did the Getty Center open?
Answer: 1997
It opened to the public in December 1997.
Q3: Which stone clads much of the Getty Center?
Answer: Travertine from near Tivoli, Italy
The rough-cut stone was quarried in Italy.
Q4: How do most visitors reach the hilltop campus?
Answer: By an automated tram
A driverless tram climbs from the parking garage.
Q5: Whose fortune funds the Getty?
Answer: Oil tycoon J. Paul Getty
Getty left much of his wealth to the trust.
Q6: Which artist designed the Central Garden?
Answer: Robert Irwin
Irwin called it a sculpture in the form of a garden.
Q7: Which Van Gogh painting is a Getty highlight?
Answer: Irises
The museum bought it in 1990.
Q8: How much is general admission to the Getty Center?
Answer: Free, with paid parking
The museum has no admission fee.
Q9: What does the Getty Villa in Malibu display?
Answer: Ancient Greek, Roman and Etruscan art
It is modeled on a Roman country house.
Q10: In which Los Angeles area does the Getty Center stand?
Answer: Brentwood, in the Santa Monica Mountains
Its hilltop views stretch to the Pacific.

Getty Center Quiz – The Museum on the Hill

The Getty Center opened in 1997 on a hilltop in Brentwood, Los Angeles. Architect Richard Meier designed the campus, cladding much of it in rough-cut travertine quarried near Tivoli, Italy.

Visitors park at the base and ride an automated tram to the top. The collection includes European paintings such as Van Gogh's Irises, along with drawings, manuscripts and photographs. Artist Robert Irwin designed the Central Garden.

The museum is funded by the trust of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, and general admission is free. Its sister site, the Getty Villa in Malibu, displays ancient Greek, Roman and Etruscan art.

What This Quiz Teaches

Art and architecture fans will enjoy these questions.

Who designed the Getty Center
What it is built from
How visitors arrive
Which works it holds
What the Getty Villa shows

Did You Know?

The Getty Center has views of the Pacific Ocean.
A cactus garden overlooks the city.
Fire-resistant design helps protect the collection.
The Getty Research Institute shares the campus.
Meier used a grid of squares throughout the design.