The collection of J. Paul Getty formed the basis for which museum?
The British Museum
The Louvre
The Guggenheim Museum
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Answer
The J. Paul Getty Museum was founded in 1957 in Los Angeles, California. It is a private museum and research institute that houses a collection of over 100,000 objects from around the world, including paintings, sculptures, manuscripts, and photographs. The museum is named after its founder, J. Paul Getty, who was an American businessman and philanthropist.
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