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The Getty CentervsSkirball Cultural Center
Skirball Cultural Center and The Getty Center are both recommended by expert reviewers. Overall, The Getty Center ranks significantly higher than Skirball Cultural Center. The Getty Center ranks #2 in Los Angeles with praise from 9 reviewers like Fodor's, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.
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1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049
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Fodor's "With its curving walls and isolated hilltop perch, the Getty Center resembles a pristine fortified city of its own." Full review
Concierge "This is architect Richard Meier's masterwork, a stunning 110-acre modernist complex in the Santa Monica Mountains housing the Getty Museum and other foundation buildings."
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"A stellar art collection (everything from Renaissance to David Hockney), Richard Meier’s cutting-edge architecture, and the visual splendor of seasonally changing gardens." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Since L.A. lacks the piazzas and promenades of other major cities, the Getty Center is more than just a museum." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"A gleaming cluster of low-lying buildings holds one of the nation's most extensive facilities for the study, conservation and presentation of visual art." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Stunning 110-acre modernist complex in the Santa Monica Mountains houses the Getty Museum... showcasing big-ticket pieces from the likes of Cézanne and Van Gogh." Full review
Afar Magazine "Set in the hills above Brentwood, The Getty Center is one of North America's premier art collections and is FREE." Full review
Not For Tourists "Cool buildings (Meier), great garden (Irwin), fabulous views (G-d)."
The Telegraph "The Getty Museum is spread over two lavish campuses." Full review
Afar Magazine "J. Paul Getty’s original museum is as much about the transporting setting as it is about the pieces inside. " Full review
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2701 North Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049
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Fodor's "Within it traces Jewish life including immigration to resettlement into America in a rotating exhibit "Visions and Values: Jewish Life from Antiquity to America"." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"This indoor playground of imaginative creatures made from car mats, couch springs, metal strainers and other recycled items is great for those rare days when the weather doesn't cooperate." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Although it’s, technically speaking, the country’s largest Jewish museum and cultural center, the Skirball has something for all." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"The West Coast's preeminent Jewish cultural center and museum has taken selections from its vast repository... and arranged them into an impressive permanent exhibition." Full review
Travel + Leisure "This vibrant museum and cultural center uses the history of the Jewish experience as a starting point to tell larger stories about multiculturalism in America and the progress of democratic ideals." Full review
Time Out "Something of a local powerhouse, the Skirball aims to look at connections between 4,000 years of Jewish heritage and different communities around LA." Full review
Time Out "When the Supreme Court struck down key sections of the Voting Rights Act, then law student Shana Knizhnik was outraged. But in the blistering dissenting opinion of Justice Ruth Bader..." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Housed in an 8,000-square-foot gallery, the exhibit is a one-of-a-kind, innovative, thoughtfully designed, hands-on learning opportunity for kids—and parents." Full review
Time Out "Space: the final frontier. This is the voyage of a traveling pop culture exhibition. Its latest mission: to stop by L.A.’s Skirball Cultural center.
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Frommer's "This strikingly modern museum/cultural center is quick to remind us that Jewish history is about more than the Holocaust." Full review
