The patriarch The most famous Getty family member, Jean Paul Getty – more commonly known as J. Paul – once said that “it pays to be born at the right time.” His own life began on December 15, 1892, in ...

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Sir J. Paul Getty Jr., the reclusive third son of billionaire American oilman J. Paul Getty, died Thursday in Britain, the country he adopted as his homeland and lavished with his philanthropic gifts.

The J. Paul Getty Museum is returning its Orpheus group of sculptures — a culturally significant group of nearly life-size terra-cotta figures known as “Orpheus and the Sirens,” some of the museum’s ...

The Palisades fire approaches the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. (CREDIT: Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/ Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images) A coalition of major ...

Locations: The Getty Center, Los Angeles and The Getty Villa, Malibu Length of Internship: 10 weeks The Events Department internship is an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience working in the ...

In this age of inflation, when people like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos don't need to blink about rising costs, a new book about a Minnesota oilman and his dynasty seems timely. In his day, J. Paul Getty ...