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Visit Our Museums - Locations, Exhibitions, Highlights | Getty. Visiting information for our two Los Angeles locations: the Getty Center in Brentwood off the 405 and Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades off Pacific Coast Highway. Admission to both sites is always free.
Jun 26, 2019 · The Malibu Villa, modeled after the partially excavated Villa dei Papiri in Italy, became the home of the J. Paul Getty Museum in 1974. In 1997, the Getty Villa was closed and the collection was relocated to the hilltop Getty Center in Brentwood (Los Angeles).
Jul 10, 2019 · The Getty Villa in Malibu is the original museum started by J Paul Getty, filled with antiquities from Greece and Rome. It's very enjoyable if you like those things. If you aren't interested in the Roman architecture or the ancient art, it may not be the place for you.
The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa in Malibu features Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities presented in a setting modeled after a first-century Roman country house, the Villa...
Getty Villa. Malibu & Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, USA, North America. Top choice in Malibu & Pacific Palisades. Stunningly perched on an ocean-view hillside, this museum in a replica 1st-century Roman villa is an exquisite, 64-acre showcase for Greek, Roman and Etruscan antiquities.
Aug 31, 2023 · In the early 1970s, Getty set about building a museum to house his collection on his 64 acre Malibu ranch. He modeled it on a luxury Roman villa from 40 B.C., the Villa dei Papiri excavated near Herculaneum and Pompeii. READ: Ultimate Guide To Pompeii. The villa was owned by the wealthy Roman consul Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesonius.
Jun 20, 2019 · Free timed tickets required. In 1974, oil magnate J Paul Getty opened a museum of his holdings in a faux villa in Malibu, based on the remains of the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum....
