Getty Villa
art museum in Los Angeles, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, California, USA, is one of two locations of the J. Paul Getty Museum. The Getty Villa is an educational center and museum that covers the arts and cultures of Ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria. The collection has 44,000 Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities dating from 6,500 BC to 400 AD. The UCLA/Getty Master’s Program in Archaeological and Ethnographic Conservation is here. The online GettyGuide as well as through audio tours tell about the items owned by the museum.
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Established | 1954, reopened 2006 |
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Location | 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, California |
Coordinates | 34.045053°N 118.563824°W / 34.045053; -118.563824 |
Type | Art museum |
Collection size | 44,000 Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities |
Visitors | 453,902 (2016)[1] |
Director | Timothy Potts |
Public transit access | 534 Note: Ticket must be punched by bus operator in order to enter the Getty Villa |
Website | www |
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