Getty Center to Close for Updates; Reynolds "Mai" Debut Set

The Getty Center will close March 15, 2027, to allow "the most significant series of modernization initiatives since its 1997 opening." A miscellany of updates will span improvements to air conditioning, art display, signage, rest rooms, and cell phone service. Reopening is planned for spring 2028, in time for the Olympics.

The East and South Pavilions are already closed for refurbishment. 

The Getty Villa will remain open and will have an installation of paintings from the Getty Center.

Joshua Reynolds' Portrait of Mai, jointly owned with the National Portrait Gallery, London, will make its Getty Center debut six months before closing, on Sep. 15, 2026.