The Getty Research Institute, located at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, is a major research center dedicated to the visual arts. It houses a vast library with over one million volumes, special collections, and archives of prominent artists and architects, and promotes knowledge through exhibitions, conferences, and scholar residencies. The institute is also distinguished by ambitious projects such as “Pacific Standard Time,” which celebrated the artistic history of Los Angeles, and by initiatives aimed at the digitization and preservation of important cultural documents, including African American archives and historical manuscripts.Wikipedia