Admission to the Getty Villa is FREE. An advance, timed ticket is required. Ticket availability is updated weekly for a four-week 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 must make reservations by phone. Click the "Get Tickets" button below to check current availability of tickets online.

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

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.

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.

	Replica of the Disch Cantharus, Italian (Venice) or German (Ehrenfeld), late 1800s, Compagnia di Venezia e Murano (C.V.M.) or or Rheinische Glash�tten A.G., gold glass, 8 3/4 x 4 1/4 in., VEX.2007.3.43. The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, 59.3.38

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

Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired by Ancient Rome, organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and The Corning Museum of Glass, opens October 18. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, archaeological excavations at sites such as Pompeii and Herculaneum resulted in the rediscovery of Roman glass. The designs and production techniques of ancient glass vessels were a revelation to modern artisans, who sought to emulate them in their own work. This exhibition includes some of the original Roman objects that inspired modern glassmakers as well as their reproductions of these ancient pieces.

The Herculaneum Women and the Origins of Archaeology (July 12–November 5, 2007) features two life-size Roman marble statues of draped women—the so-called Large and Small Herculaneum Women—that became famous as the first finds from the site of Herculaneum, the ancient city that was buried under the ashes of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. The exhibition explores the circumstances of their discovery, their original display in the Roman theater of Herculaneum, and their prominent role in the development of archaeology.

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 an annual outdoor theater production, the Villa Theater Lab, Concerts at the Villa, film screenings, family festivals, artist demonstrations, lectures, workshops, and gallery and studio courses. 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.

Admission and Hours
The Getty Villa is open Thursday through Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and closed Tuesday, Wednesday, and major holidays.

Learn more about hours, directions, and parking.

Admission to the Getty Villa 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.

Click the "Get Tickets" button below to check current availability of tickets online, or call (310) 440-7300. Ticket availability is updated weekly for a four-week period. Same-day tickets may also become available online without advance notice. Groups of nine or more must make reservations by phone.