J Paul Getty House Malibu

Paul getty museum ranch house 5 pacific coast highway malibu los angeles county ca.

J paul getty house malibu. Historic american buildings survey creator j paul getty contractor positive image photographic services contractor pcr services corporation and janet ostashay olmos tavo photographer. Inspired by ancient models with species from the ancient world. Paul getty museum in 1974. The following year the j.

Getty had purchased the 64 acre property in 1946 and added a wing to create the first version of the j. One of two locations of the j. December 15 1892 june 6 1976 known widely as j. Jean paul getty ˈ ɡ ɛ t i.

Paul getty museum the getty villa is an educational center and museum 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. Visit our los angeles museums and library interact with art and access free research tools. He later developed a replica of a roman villa on the property where. 17985 pacific coast highway pacific palisades ca 90272.

Paul getty built this spectacular complex in 1971 on the property of his malibu ranch house but ironically never lived to see it. The family s money was made in the early 1950s when john paul getty iii s grandfather j. Paul getty museum but he wanted more space for the art. Visit the ancient world of greece and rome.

The malibu villa modeled after the partially excavated villa dei papiri in italy became the home of the j. Paul getty museum opened at his ranch house in malibu later part of pacific palisades california. The getty villa is at the easterly end of the malibu coast in the pacific palisades neighborhood of los angeles california united states. California los angeles county malibu 1933.

His fear of flying prevented him from visiting america in his later years. Paul getty founded the getty oil company one of the largest in the united states at the time. The outer peristyle garden at the. In 1997 the getty villa was closed and the collection was relocated to the hilltop getty center in brentwood los angeles.

Paul getty rose to be the richest man of his era. After his death getty left a 2 billion endowment making the center the wealthiest museum in the world.