Sculpted Portraits from Ancient Egypt
November 6
Pacific Palisades
Ancient Egyptian portraits
Upcoming events at Getty Villa
- Exploring the Villa's Architecture & Gardens Tour — 2026-11-06T11:15:00-08:00
- Nature in Art — 2026-11-06T14:30:00-08:00
- Private Getty Villa Tour with Museum-Trained Art Historian — 2026-11-06T10:00:00-08:00
- Villa Curator's Gallery Tour — 2026-11-09T15:00:00-08:00
- Sensorial Tour — 2026-11-09T14:30:00-08:00
- Artist-at-Work: Making Mosaics | Artista en acción: Creación de mosaicos — 2026-11-14T11:00:00-08:00
- Modern Mosaics: Family Workshop — 2026-11-14T11:00:00-08:00
- Curator's Tour: The Egyptian Book of the Dead — 2026-11-19T15:00:00-08:00
Reviewers note that parking is twenty-five dollars, but visiting the Getty Center on the same day waives the fee.
Visitors suggest arriving early or expecting weekend crowds near the large outdoor fountain for photos.
Reviewers recommend allowing about two hours to explore the exhibits at a relaxed pace.
Forty-four thousand antiquities fill a Pacific Palisades campus modeled on a Roman villa buried by a volcano, where visitors walk among ancient Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art overlooking the Malibu coast.
They recommend it:
Reviewers note that parking is twenty-five dollars, but visiting the Getty Center on the same day waives the fee.
Visitors suggest arriving early or expecting weekend crowds near the large outdoor fountain for photos.
Reviewers recommend allowing about two hours to explore the exhibits at a relaxed pace.
Forty-four thousand antiquities fill a Pacific Palisades campus modeled on a Roman villa buried by a volcano, where visitors walk among ancient Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art overlooking the Malibu coast.
They recommend it:
What are you into?
- Ancient art collection
- Roman villa architecture
- Pacific Ocean views
- Timed entry reservation
- Pacific Palisades
- Los Angeles
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