Chic Delights: J.Paul Getty

The Getty Villa, Malibu, California.

The Getty comprises of two museums, the brand new Getty Museum in Los Angeles and the The Getty Villa in Malibu, both in California. The difference between the two museums is that the The Getty Villa was the former country home of J. Paul Getty, an American oil billionaire and features mainly Getty's collection of the Antiquities and the new Getty Museum in Los Angeles features European and American arts.
During my trip last week to California, we had a chance to visit the The Getty Villa in Malibu. In the Villa, we saw Getty's collection of Greek, Roman and Etruscan collections. The Villa was actually inspired by the Villa del Papyri in Herculaneum. The Villa del Papyri was actually buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Getty's Villa was inspired by the architecture of the Bay of Naples built by the Ancient Romans. The building of the Villa was started in the early 1970s, opened to the public in 1974 and unfortunately, J. Paul Getty never saw the completion of his villa when he died in 1976. It is free of charge to visit but visitors must obtain free timed tickets from their website (link above). This week, I will share my visit of the Museum, the gardens and the Herb Garden. When you get a chance to be in Malibu, drop by and discover this beautiful Villa and gardens.