Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980, an initiative of the Getty with cultural organizations across Southern California, was a series of exhibitions featuring works of art and architecture created in Los Angeles during the postwar period. Over 60 cultural institutions and more than 70 galleries in Southern California held a variety of exhibitions over a six-month period covering a range of media and periods in a collaborative effort to document and share the birth of the art scene in Los Angeles.

The extensive nature of the exhibitions, participation and attendance contributed to the local and regional economy through the expenditures of both exhibitors and visitors. An estimated 1.8 million visitors participated at exhibitions across the region. The majority of these attendees originated from Southern
California, but visitors came from around the world.