No design inspiration trip would be complete without a visit to the Getty Villa, sister museum to the Getty Center.
J. Paul Getty purchased sixty-four acres in Malibu in 1945 and, in 1954, opened a museum in his home to showcase his collection of Greek and Roman antiquities. In 1968 Getty decided to recreate a first-century Roman house (the Villa dei Papiri) on the property to exhibit his growing collection. The result was the Getty Villa which opened in 1974, closed in 1997 for extensive renovations and only recently reopened in 2006. It is truly remarkable and much larger than I anticipated and not quite a Pompeian shack.
It was a beautiful morning at the Getty Villa, followed by lunch on the beach at Santa Monica.
Back to West Hollywood for dinner with my lovely niece and her boyfriend of seven years. They are living the L.A. life, travelling as much as possible to nearby places, hiking, working hard in the music business.
Rain today so the flea market was soggy, but what I did see was enticing. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art provided an indoor escape and two wonderful temporary exhibits, one about 1960s California design. More to follow tomorrow…adieu.
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