The Getty Villa

The Getty Villa is open Thursday through Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Beginning October 14, 2009, it is also open on Wednesdays. Admission is FREE. An advance, timed ticket is required. Each Villa ticket allows you to bring up to three children ages 15 and under with you in one car. Book your free tickets to the Getty Villa now.

Group Visits
Groups are welcome! Learn more about arranging a group visit.

Getty Villa Outer Peristyle

The Outer Peristyle offers dramatic views of the Museum building and the Pacific Ocean.

About the Getty Villa
The Getty Villa in Malibu is an educational center and museum dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria. The Villa serves a varied audience through the permanent collection, changing exhibitions, conservation, scholarship, research, and public programs.

The Setting
Bordered by coastal mountains and the Pacific Ocean, the Getty Villa evokes the classical world in its architecture, landscape, and gardens, which have been planted with species known to have flourished in the ancient Mediterranean.

The J. Paul Getty Museum's antiquities collection is woven together with the Villa's setting and programs to create an integrated educational and cultural institution providing a wide range of experiences for students, scholars, specialized professionals, and general audiences.

Mythological Heroes gallery
The Mythological Heroes gallery features a Greek sculpture group of Seated Poet and Sirens.

The Galleries
The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Villa is the home for approximately 44,000 Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities, of which over 1,200 are currently on view.

The renovated galleries are arranged by theme, allowing visitors to explore and understand the cultures, beliefs, and artistic achievements of the ancient world in their original context.

Changing Exhibitions
Six galleries are devoted to changing exhibitions on themes related to the arts and cultures of antiquity.

The Chimaera of Arezzo
The Chimaera of Arezzo, Etruscan, about 400 B.C. Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Toscana—Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Firenze. Photo by Ferdinando Guerrini

On view through February 8, 2010 is The Chimaera of Arezzo. Inaugurating a partnership with the National Archaeological Museum of Florence, this exhibition features a masterpiece of Etruscan bronzework known as the Chimaera of Arezzo and traces the myth of Bellerophon and the Chimaera over five centuries of classical art.

On long-term view is Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity, which features over 180 ancient glass objects ranging from 2500 B.C. to the 11th century A.D.

Getty Villa Cafe
The Cafe patio overlooks the Museum Main Entrance, the Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman Theater, and the Pacific Ocean.

Programs and Facilities
Complementing the exhibitions and installations are a wide variety of public programs. They include Villa Theater Lab, Concerts at the Villa, film screenings, family festivals, artist demonstrations, lectures, workshops, and gallery and studio courses, as well as an annual outdoor theater production. The fall 2008 production was Agamemnon by Aeschylus, directed by Stephen Wadsworth. Consult our event calendar for all upcoming events.

The renovated site also includes new facilities: a new Cafe, Museum Store, and 250-seat Auditorium, as well as an open-air Entry Pavilion and the new, dramatic 450-seat Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman Theater, an outdoor classical theater based on ancient prototypes. The Family Forum and the Timescape Room help to put ancient art in context.

Hours and Admission
The Getty Villa is open Thursday through Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays until October 14, 2009; after that date, it will be open on Wednesdays as well. It is closed on major holidays.

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Admission to the Getty Villa is FREE. An advance, timed ticket is required. Ticket availability is updated weekly for a two-month period. Same-day tickets may also become available online without advance notice. Each Villa ticket allows you to bring up to three children ages 15 and under with you in one car. Please note that this does not apply to tickets for events, such as lectures and performances. Groups of nine or more, please call (310) 440-7300 to arrange your visit. Book your free tickets to the Getty Villa now.