<P> In 1954 , oil tycoon J. Paul Getty opened a gallery adjacent to his home in Pacific Palisades . Quickly running out of room , he built a second museum , the Getty Villa , on the property down the hill from the original gallery . The villa design was inspired by the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum and incorporated additional details from several other ancient sites . It was designed by architects Robert E. Langdon , Jr. and Ernest C. Wilson , Jr. in consultation with archeologist Norman Neuerburg . It opened in 1974 , but was never visited by Getty , who died in 1976 . Following his death , the museum inherited $661 million and began planning a much larger campus , the Getty Center , in nearby Brentwood . The museum overcame neighborhood opposition to its new campus plan by agreeing to limit the total size of the development on the Getty Center site . To meet the museum 's total space needs , the museum decided to split between the two locations with the Getty Villa housing the Greek , Roman , and Etruscan antiquities . In 1993 , the Getty Trust selected Rodolpho Machado and Jorge Silvetti to design the renovation of the Getty Villa and its campus . In 1997 , portions of the museum 's collection of Greek , Roman and Etruscan antiquities were moved to the Getty Center for display , and the Getty Villa was closed for renovation . The collection was restored during the renovation . </P>
<P> In 1954 , oil tycoon J. Paul Getty opened a gallery adjacent to his home in Pacific Palisades . Quickly running out of room , he built a second museum , the Getty Villa , on the property down the hill from the original gallery . The villa design was inspired by the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum and incorporated additional details from several other ancient sites . It was designed by architects Robert E. Langdon , Jr. and Ernest C. Wilson , Jr. in consultation with archeologist Norman Neuerburg . It opened in 1974 , but was never visited by Getty , who died in 1976 . Following his death , the museum inherited $661 million and began planning a much larger campus , the Getty Center , in nearby Brentwood . The museum overcame neighborhood opposition to its new campus plan by agreeing to limit the total size of the development on the Getty Center site . To meet the museum 's total space needs , the museum decided to split between the two locations with the Getty Villa housing the Greek , Roman , and Etruscan antiquities . In 1993 , the Getty Trust selected Rodolpho Machado and Jorge Silvetti to design the renovation of the Getty Villa and its campus . In 1997 , portions of the museum 's collection of Greek , Roman and Etruscan antiquities were moved to the Getty Center for display , and the Getty Villa was closed for renovation . The collection was restored during the renovation . </P>
what is the getty villa a replica of
what is the getty villa a replica of
the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum
the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum