Company Profile
Getty
Company Overview
Getty is a leading global arts organization committed to the exhibition, conservation, and understanding of the world’s artistic and cultural heritage. Working collaboratively with partners around the globe, the Getty Foundation, Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Museum and Getty Research Institute are all dedicated to the greater understanding of the relationships between the world’s many cultures. The Los Angeles-based J. Paul Getty Trust and Getty programs share art, knowledge, and resources online at Getty.edu and welcome the public for free at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa.
Company History
Getty is the legacy of the businessman and art collector J. Paul Getty (1892–1976) who held the view that art is a civilizing influence in society.
Throughout his adult life, Getty took steps to make art available for the public’s education and enjoyment. Starting in 1948, he gave significant pieces from his personal collection to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. In 1953, he established the J. Paul Getty Museum Trust. The following year he opened the J. Paul Getty Museum in his ranch house in Malibu (today, Pacific Palisades), periodically exhibiting his Greek and Roman antiquities, 18th-century French furniture, and European paintings.
Fascinated by the classical world, in 1974 he built a Roman-styled villa now called the Getty Villa near the ranch house to serve as a museum for his growing art collection and provide the public greater access.
Getty died in 1976, leaving most of his fortune to the museum he founded. Charged with carrying out Getty’s wishes that the Trust provide for “the diffusion of artistic and general knowledge,” the Board of Trustees embarked on years of research and deliberation to lay the foundation for an institution that could serve all facets of the art world, creating research, conservation, and philanthropic programs in addition to the original museum. Reflecting this expanded mission, the Trust’s name was legally changed to the J. Paul Getty Trust in 1983.
To support collaboration among the Getty’s programs in pursuit of the larger mission, the Trust broke ground on a new campus in Brentwood. The Getty Center housed an expanded collection including manuscripts, drawings, photographs and contemporary sculptures in addition to the paintings, decorative arts and sculpture that Mr. Getty collected during his lifetime.
The Getty Center became home to the Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Foundation, in addition to the Museum, all of which support the Getty mission at home and all over the world.
The original J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu was renovated and renamed the Getty Villa in 2006. The Villa became home to one of the world’s most prominent collections of antiquities 2 and served as a center of scholarship and conservation, providing an intimate setting designed to make the ancient world come alive for visitors.
Benefits
Here are just some examples that Getty offers/provides for full-time employees:
-Medical, Dental and Vision insurance coverage, starting on date of hire. Getty pays 75%-95% of the premium, depending on the plan selected.
-403(b) Employee Investment retirement plan – with up to 5% Getty Match
-Getty contribution of 6%, on behalf of employee, to 401(a) retirement account
-Educational Assistance and professional development
-Paid Vacation, Sick, and Personal Days
-12 Paid Holidays
-Many positions have bi-weekly off-Fridays
-On-Site Fitness Center at Getty Center
-Community service opportunities
... And much more! Visit www.GettyHR.com for more.
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