Following a major renovation, the Getty Villa in Malibu opened on Saturday, January 28, 2006. This cultural landmark returns with a new mission as an educational center and museum dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria. The Getty Villa serves a varied audience through the permanent collection, changing exhibitions, conservation, scholarship, research, and public programs. Complementing the opening of the Getty Villa are three inaugural exhibitions: Antiquity & Photography: Early Views of Ancient Mediterranean Sites, The Getty Villa Reimagined and Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity All three exhibitions went on view at the Getty Villa on January 28, 2006.
The Getty Villa: A Classic Returns Renovation of the Getty Villa Prepares Cultural Landmark for New Mission
The Getty Legacy: History and Biography
Collections
Art from the Ancient World is Installed by Theme in Renovated Galleries at the Getty Villa
Installation State-of-the-Art Installation Systems Ensure Safety of Ancient Works at the Getty Villa
Conservation The Getty and UCLA Offer First Master's Degree Program in Archaeology and Ethnographic Conservation
Philanthropy Getty Foundation Supports Work Across the Villa
Research and Scholarly Activities The Getty Villa Promotes Research on the Ancient World
Family Family Fun at the Getty Villa
ARCHITECTURE—BUILDINGS AND GARDENS Architecture
The Getty Villa Reimagined: Bringing the Ancient World to Life Through Architecture
Gardens and Landscape Gardens and Landscape of the Getty Villa Recreate Natural Environment of the Ancient Mediterranean
Architectural Concept Conceptualizing the Getty Villa
Fact Sheet Architecture and Gardens
THE ANCIENT WORLD Glossary of the Ancient World
Timeline of the Ancient World
RESOURCES Fact Sheet General Information
Fact Sheet Visitor Information
Exhibitions Exhibitions at the Getty Villa through 2007
Related Events Public Programming at the Getty Villa (through October 2007)
Tug of War A comedy with music where everyone wants what they can't have, Tug of War is the second annual classical play in the Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman Theater
IMAGES Image Sheets Architecture & Gardens of the Getty Villa J. Paul Getty Museum Galleries
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