Getty Center opens The Holy Family at Home on 22 September
Published on 09/27/2026 at 13:41 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
The Getty Center in Los Angeles opened The Holy Family at Home on 22 September 2026, bringing a new exhibition of Northern European art to the museum. The exhibition continues until 10 January 2027 and focuses on domestic portrayals of the Virgin Mary, Christ Child and Saint Joseph.
The show places the Getty’s recently acquired painting The Holy Family by Gerard David alongside illuminated manuscripts and panel paintings. For visitors from Western Europe, the opening provides a current reason to include the Los Angeles museum in a cultural itinerary during the exhibition period.
The Holy Family at Home opens on 22 September at Getty Center
The exhibition is presented at the Getty Center in the Museum West Pavilion on the Plaza Level. Getty lists the run as 22 September 2026 to 10 January 2027, so the opening date falls within the current visit period. The museum’s exhibition page confirms the dates and venue.
The subject is the Holy Family in Northern European art around 1500. The works present Mary, Jesus and a devoted Joseph as a family group in a domestic interior, rather than only as distant religious figures. Getty says the display includes loans from local institutions and private collections, while its press information describes the exhibition as a presentation of paintings, manuscripts and related panel works.
Gerard David’s painting anchors the Getty Center exhibition
The central Getty work is The Holy Family, painted by Gerard David around 1520. The painting is an oil on panel and is listed by the museum as a recent acquisition. Its subject connects the exhibition’s focus on intimate family relationships with the wider tradition of late medieval and early Renaissance devotional art.
The Getty’s paintings collection spans more than 600 years, from about 1250 to 1920. It includes late medieval Italian gold-ground works, early Netherlandish panel paintings, Renaissance portraits and later European paintings. The Holy Family therefore relates directly to the collection’s established holdings rather than standing apart from the museum’s broader paintings programme. The museum’s paintings overview identifies Gerard David’s work and the exhibition’s Getty Center location.
The museum itself is arranged around four pavilions with galleries devoted chiefly to the collection’s paintings. That setting makes the Plaza Level presentation part of a wider encounter with European art, while the exhibition’s subject gives a specific focus to the visit. Getty’s current programme also includes other exhibitions, but The Holy Family at Home is the newly opened presentation carrying the 22 September date.
Visiting Getty Center: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The Holy Family at Home runs at the Getty Center in Los Angeles from 22 September 2026 to 10 January 2027, in the Museum West Pavilion on the Plaza Level.
- Admission to the Getty Center is free, but a timed-entry reservation is required. The exhibition page also lists the exhibition as free.
- The museum is at 1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, California 90049, USA. Getty’s visitor information provides the address and transport details.
- The site includes modern architecture, gardens and galleries distributed across four pavilions. The exhibition itself is on the Plaza Level of the Museum West Pavilion.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
Searching for Getty Center on social platforms
These links open searches for Getty Center on each platform.
Frequently asked questions about Getty Center
When does The Holy Family at Home take place at Getty Center?
The exhibition runs from 22 September 2026 to 10 January 2027 at the Getty Center in Los Angeles.
What is The Holy Family at Home about?
It explores Northern European portrayals of the Holy Family around 1500 through paintings, illuminated manuscripts and panel paintings.
Where is Getty Center and how do you get there?
Getty Center is at 1200 Getty Center Dr in Los Angeles, California. Getty’s visitor information provides directions and transport details.
