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Body Content Visualize your thoughts, worries, and stress floating away, like a leaf or petal on a garden stream, in this flowing water meditation inspired by Robert Irwin’s Central Garden (1997). Irwin’s garden is the largest work in the Getty Museum’s collection. Composed of living plants, carefully selected boulders, and landscape features, the artwork—and our experience of it—is always changing with the cycles of nature.

Christ's Entry into Brussels in 1889 (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); 1888; James Ensor (Belgian, 1860 - 1949); Oil on canvas; Unframed: 252.6 × 431 cm (99 7/16 × 169 11/16 in.);

Figure (Beltrame di Milano [?]) (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); about 1720; Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, active 1710 - present); Hard-paste porcelain; Object: 16.5 × 6.8 × 6.7 cm (6

Landscape with a Nymph and a Satyr (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); 1647 ?; Nicolaes Berchem (Dutch, 1620 - 1683); Oil on panel; Unframed: 69.9 × 58.7 cm (27 1/2 × 23 1/8 in.); 71.PB.33

Portrait of Madame Brunet (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); about 1861-1863, reworked by 1867; Édouard Manet (French, 1832 - 1883); Oil on canvas; Unframed: 132.4 × 100 cm (52 1/8 × 39 3/8

The Vexed Man (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); 1771-1783; Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (German, 1736 - 1783); Alabaster; Object: 39.4 × 27.3 × 26 cm, 17.2367 kg (15 1/2 × 10 3/4 × 10 1/4 in., 38

Interior with an Easel, Bredgade 25 (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); 1912; Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish, 1864 - 1916); Oil on canvas; Unframed: 78.7 × 70.5 cm (31 × 27 3/4 in.); 2018.59

Young Italian Woman at a Table (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); about 1895-1900; Paul Cézanne (French, 1839 - 1906); Oil on canvas; Unframed: 92.1 × 73.5 cm (36 1/4 × 28 15/16 in.); 99.PA.40

Body Content Take time to notice the subtle sounds, feelings, and smells around you with a sensory awareness mediation inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s Irises (1889). Van Gogh’s Irises is one of the best known works in the Getty collection. This was one of the first paintings the artist began after entering an asylum following his mental breakdown in Arles. Van Gogh found respite and recovery in the garden—and in his art.

Self-service lunch with plentiful seating inside or out. Level below Plaza, Restaurant/Cafe building Tuesday–Sunday 11am–3pm Monday Closed Level below Plaza, under the Museum Special Exhibition Pavilion Tuesday–Friday, Sunday 11am–5pm Saturday 11am–7pm Monday Closed Special Summer Friday Hours Garden Terrace Cafe will be open 11am–7pm on Friday June 12, 19, 26, and July 3. Box lunches and drinks are for sale. See available items—and skip lines by preordering and paying for meals online.