THE GETTY CENTER

Yesterday Andrew and I took a cultured trip over to the Getty Center in Los Angeles. Its situated on the top of a hill in the Brentwood area looking out across the whole of LA. Its reachable by a tram which takes you up from the car park at the bottom and up to the heart of the center. There is so much to explore at the museum; there are lots of different buildings housing different art collections from a variety of time periods but also special exhibitions as well, not to mention the grounds and gardens.

We looked at so many beautiful paintings, drawings, sculptures, collections and even furniture. It was lovely to just wander around and see what we could spot. Below are some photographs that give you a snapshot of what it was like. We've already decided that its a place we'll go regularly though, so you may get more photographs by and by. 

This was one of my favourite things in the museum. It's a choir book from the middle ages and this particular page is all about Saint Nicholas who is the forerunner to Santa Claus. The letter C depicts Saint Nicholas giving out gold coins to those who were in need and it is said to have inspired the gift of giving at Christmas. 

So there we go, a snapshot of culture for your 2014 Christmas. 
H