Visit Getty Villa Los Angeles - Appreciating the Art and Culture of Ancient Greece and Rome

Los Angeles entertains the art lovers through a number of art destinations and Getty Villa is among the most popular of these destinations. It is an art education center and museum which was opened by the oil mogul J. Paul Getty in 1974. The museum is the perfect place to explore the art collections from the Middle Ages to the modern times.

One of the must-see exhibits of the museum is the collection of European drawings, paintings and sculptures. There are collections of manuscripts that too are put on display at this museum. Besides, the museum has an interesting architecture that is worth exploring. Outdoor Theater, the inner peristyle and the outer peristyle are some of the main components of the architectural worth of the museum.

The antiquities collections feature the artifacts of Greek, Roman and Etruscan origin. Some of them worth exploring include terracotta and marble vessels, silver treasures, bronze vessels, Temple of Hercules, Dionysus and the Theater, funerary sculptures, the Victorious Youth, Men in Antiquity and many more.

Replica vessels and urns are some of the interactive exhibits at the museum on which the visitors can draw designs. The museum also has a cafe that offers Mediterranean cuisines. Besides, there is an Espresso Cart that offers variety of teas and coffees. The museum store can be visited to buy the replicas of few Museum collections.

There is no entry fee to the museum. Most of the parts of the Getty Villa are disabled accessible. The museum opens from 10 am to 5 pm on all days of the week except Tuesdays.