Planning a School Visit

The Getty Museum offers Guided and Self-Guided School Visits at both the Getty Center in Brentwood and the Getty Villa in Malibu.

Requests for each location are handled separately. Click "Get Details" below for details about the programs, requirements, and request forms for each location.

The two locations include works of art from different periods in art history. More information about the collections and architecture of both locations, and about visiting, is available in the Visit section of this Web site.

The collection: pre-20th century European art from as far back as the 8th century, and 19th- and 20th-century American and European photography
The building: bold contemporary architecture of Richard Meier
Location: in Brentwood, just off the 405 freeway, north of Sunset Boulevard

The collection: Ancient Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art from 6500 B.C. to A.D. 400
The building: fashioned after an ancient Roman villa that was buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79
Location: in Malibu, on the Pacific Coast Highway
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Guided and Self-Guided Visits are offered at both locations, but daily availability differs
Getty Center Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Guided No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Self-Guided No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Getty Villa Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Guided Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Self-Guided Yes No Yes Yes Yes

2012–2013 School Visits
Look for the school visit poster in the mail. Sign up beginning June 4.