The Getty Villa is the "original" Getty
Along the Pacific Hwy near Malibu, this is the ampitheatre
No admission, but need to pay for parking
Beautiful gardens
Villa is modelled after the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum, an ancient Roman town
Coffered ceilings.
Renovated between 1997 and 2006, it covers Greek, Roman, and Etruscan Art.
Statue in the garden
Romping au natural in the garden
Museum in the backgroun
The ancients enjoyed making heads
More gardens and sculputer
The villa is nestled in the hills across the highway from the ocean.
Grape arbor
Getty Center in Brentwood (near Santa Monica) is the other half of the Getty Museum
Finished in 1997 the museum's many buildings were designed by Richard Meier.
Many fountains and outdoor sculpture
The Central Garden was designed by sculptor Robert Irwin.
The buildings and walks are travertine imported from Tivoli, Italy.
Two major axes defined the layout and trees were in a perfectly straight line.
Outdoor fountain. The complex is on top of a hill reachable by tram.
Vistas to the city and Catalina Island
Another view of the central garden and buildings
Best time to view is later in May
The trees were still not leafed out in late February
Water feature of the central garden
Colorful nevertheless
These structures made of rebar and displayed bouganvillea in season
We were told this maze consisted of begonias, but the book said azaleas (in three colors)
Rebar and bouganvillea
School groups visited the museums
No indoor photos, but paintings, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, decorative arts inside.
The Center also houses a Research Institute for scholars
Not my fav
Looking toward Marina del Rey, Long Beach, and Catalina Island (far right)
One of the sculpture gardens
Snow capped mountains beyond LA
The city
Finished only 10 years ago, the Center seemed brand new.