Getty Villa
The Getty Villa is an educational center and an art museum located at the easterly end of the Malibu coast in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.
A museum inside Los Angeles
You can stay in Los Angeles
Getty Villa is inside Los Angeles, which has 224,945 hotel and restaurant jobs, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December are the mild months, with highs of 67–80°. When to go ↓
An airport 11 miles away
Los Angeles (LAX) has airline service, about 11 miles from Getty Villa.
Established in 1954
Getty Villa dates from 1954. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Census job and town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Los Angeles. Green months are the mild ones.
Getty Villa
The Getty Villa is an educational center and an art museum located at the easterly end of the Malibu coast in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. One of two campuses of the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Villa, is dedicated to the study of 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, including the Lansdowne Heracles and the Victorious Youth. The UCLA/Getty Master's Program in Archaeological and Ethnographic Conservation is housed on this campus.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1954
- Opened
- 1974
- Elevation
- 164 ft
- Wikipedia readers
- 68K a year
Stay in Los Angeles, or close by
Towns within 30 miles, closest first. Hotel and restaurant jobs show how many places there are to stay and eat.
| Town | From Getty Villa | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | in town | 224,945 | 3,857,263 | $921K | D |
| Topanga | 4 mi northwest | 556 | 8,885 | $1,778K | — |
| Santa Monica | 5 mi southeast | 14,253 | 91,169 | $1,756K | D− |
| Marina del Rey | 8 mi southeast | 2,102 | 9,176 | $459K | — |
| Calabasas | 8 mi northwest | 1,549 | 22,669 | $1,505K | B− |
| Pepperdine University | 8 mi west | 84 | 3,087 | $980K | — |
| Beverly Hills | 10 mi east | 15,591 | 31,624 | $2,000K | D |
| Hidden Hills | 10 mi northwest | 8 | 2,150 | $2,000K | A |
| Culver City | 10 mi east | 5,761 | 39,931 | $1,143K | D− |
| West Hollywood | 12 mi east | 10,669 | 34,884 | $925K | D− |
| Ladera Heights | 12 mi east | 380 | 7,334 | $1,662K | — |
| El Segundo | 12 mi southeast | 5,468 | 16,769 | $1,588K | D− |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Getty Villa
Other well-known places within 41 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw213 mi📍 LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw312 mi🏛 MuseumLa Brea Tar Pits
Big draw40 mi🎢 Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw415 mi📍 LandmarkHollywood Sign
Big draw512 mi🏜 Canyon & gorgeLaurel Canyon
66 mi🏛 MuseumJ. Paul Getty Museum2.0M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi🎢 Theme parkKnott's Berry Farm4.5M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · La Brea Tar Pits: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Disneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Hollywood Sign: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Laurel Canyon: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · J. Paul Getty Museum: Jelson25, Public domain · Knott's Berry Farm: Phydend at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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Visiting Getty Villa
Is Getty Villa in Los Angeles?
Yes. It’s inside Los Angeles, CA.
When is the best time to visit Getty Villa?
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December, with highs of 67–80°.
How many people visit Getty Villa each year?
453,902 in 2016, according to Wikidata.
How far is Getty Villa from Long Beach and Santa Ana?
About 29 miles southeast of Long Beach and about 45 miles southeast of Santa Ana, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Getty Villa?
Los Angeles (LAX), about 11 miles away.
Where should I stay near Getty Villa?
Los Angeles (in town, 224,945 hotel and restaurant jobs), Topanga (4 mi, 556 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Santa Monica (5 mi, 14,253 hotel and restaurant jobs).
Tips from people in Los Angeles
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