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The Getty Center vs The Museum of Contemporary Art
Both The Museum of Contemporary Art and The Getty Center are endorsed by professional travelers. Overall, The Getty Center is the choice of most professionals compared to The Museum of Contemporary Art. The Getty Center scores 95 with positive reviews from 9 reviews such as Fodor's, Condé Nast Traveler and Frommer's.
The Getty Center
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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."
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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."
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Travel + Leisure
"Since L.A. lacks the piazzas and promenades of other major cities, the Getty Center is more than just a museum."
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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."
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The Museum of Contemporary Art
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250 S Grand Ave, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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"A collection that arcs from the 1940s to the present and includes works by Mark Rothko, Dan Flavin, Joseph Cornell and other big-shot contemporary artists."
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Travel + Leisure
"Hallmark events have included tributes to pioneering architects like Louis I. Kahn and Frank Gehry... plus celebrations of genres like graffiti art."
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Fodor's
"The galleries are inundated with works by groundbreakers like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Cindy Sherman."
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Not For Tourists
"Received much well-deserved attention for its wildly popular Andy Warhol retrospective."
Travel + Leisure
"MOCA (as it's known to locals) is ground zero for cutting-edge, post-1940 American and European art, from abstract expressionism to pop art to video installations."
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