New, Multi-Year Agreement Signed Between Getty, French Consulate in Los Angeles and Villa Albertine
Left to Right: Katherine E. Fleming, Mohamed Bouabdallah, and Adrien Frier. Photo: Molly O'Keeffe/Capture Imaging for the J. Paul Getty Trust
By Villa Albertine
The agreement will launch ambitious French culture programming and initiatives at Getty through 2028
Los Angeles, November 20, 2025 – Getty, the Consulate General of France in Los Angeles, and Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education, have renewed a cooperation agreement to cross-promote exhibitions and programming related to French culture for the next three years.
Building on the history of successful community engagement between Getty, the French Consulate, and Villa Albertine, the agreement will extend the commitment of promoting Getty activities related to French culture and encourage opportunities for greater exchange and cooperation between the three institutions.
The agreement includes joint promotion of upcoming French-themed exhibitions at the Getty Center, including Odilon Redon and the Polynesian origins of Portrait of Mai by Joshua Reynolds in Summer 2026, as well as Eugene Atget’s Legacy in Fall 2027.
“We are thrilled to continue to work with the French Consulate in Los Angeles and Villa Albertine to bring French culture to our visitors at Getty,” says Katherine E. Fleming, president and CEO of J. Paul Getty Trust. “It is a priority for us to introduce audiences in Los Angeles to new perspectives and cross-cultural dialogue with all of our programming, and we look forward to deepening this collaboration.”
The agreement follows on the success of promoting exhibitions such as La Surprise: Watteau in Los Angeles, Camille Claudel, A Persistent Pioneer: Hippolyte Bayard, and Gustave Caillebotte: Painting Men at the Getty Center.
“This agreement signed between Villa Albertine, Getty and the Consulate General of France in Los Angeles aligns the efforts of our three organizations to render French culture and creation increasingly accessible in the United States,” says Mohamed Bouabdallah, Cultural Counselor of France in the United States and Director of Villa Albertine. “We look forward to launching collaborative programs rich in meaning, relevance, and impact.”
Getty will also collaborate with the French Consulate and Villa Albertine to facilitate exchange and access to resources and curatorial and conservation experts across Getty for visiting scholars, artists, and museum professionals, including their next generation curatorial cohort, “French Museums Next Gen,” in Spring 2028.
“I am truly honored that we get to formally renew our cooperation and celebrate our shared passion for artwork and culture from France,” says Adrien Frier, Consul General of France in Los Angeles. “Getty is the most unique and prestigious cultural institution in Los Angeles, with a second-to-none collection of carefully curated artwork. An institution that is in the image of this city: bold, daring, and inclusive. The work conducted by the Getty to welcome people and communities as diverse as the artists whose work it showcases is truly admirable. This agreement is a sign of our shared conviction that culture and artistic dialogue have always been, and will always remain, a central part of the unique friendship between our countries.”
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