Getty Villa

Institutions

Nov 15

“J. Paul Getty wanted visitors to experience Greek and Roman art in a setting that would bring the objects to life.”

— Getty Villa Map & Highlights

The Getty Villa is modeled after a grand country residence from Pompeii, the city destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Architecturally, the museum’s layout and details fully immerse visitors similar to that of Missions. Colors, pillar motifs, ceiling art, stone roads—architecture alone, there’s lot to see.

Museum Website.

Architecture

Scroll Gallery

Map

101d - Greek Coins and Gems
103 - Athenian Vases
104 - Archaic and Classical Greece
109 - The Greeks in Southern Italy and Sicily
111 - The Hellenistic World
113 - Neolithic and Bronze Age Greece

110 - The Etruscans

101c - The Villa dei Papiri
105 - J. Paul Getty, the Collector
106 - Basilica
107 - J. Paul Getty, Life and Legacy
108 - Temple of Hercules

101e - Persia and Bactria
101f/114 - The Classical World in Context

125 - Family Forum

201 - Upper Peristyle
206 - Collecting Antiquities
207-209 - Roman Sculpture
210 - Roman Egypt
211 - The Roman Villa
212 - Late Antiquity
213 - Achilles Sarcophagus
214 - Greek and Roman Glass
216 - Roman Treasury
217 - The Villa at Boscoreale

201-205 - Special Exhibition
215 - In Focus Gallery

Herb Garden

The Herb Garden contains species from the Mediterranean that would’ve been used for cooking and medicine.

Inner Peristyle

Outdoor fountain and garden with covered walkways. Along its halls are doors leading to exhibitions housing Greek and Roman art. The Temple of Hercules can be found here along with stairs that lead to more exhibition rooms.

Outer Peristyle

Outdoor garden and fountain with covered walkways (for rainy days and shade), shrubbery, and sculptures. I’ve witnessed two marriage proposals happening from the vantage point of the first image.