Getty Villa to Reopen June 27 With Major Mycenaean Exhibition After Palisades Fire Closure
After more than five months of closure due to the Palisades Fire, the Getty Villa Museum in Pacific Palisades is set to reopen to the public on Friday, June 27. The museum, modeled after a Roman country house and home to a collection of Greek and Roman antiquities, has been closed since January 7, since wildfire threats forced an emergency shutdown. Now, after extensive recovery and safety efforts, the Villa will welcome visitors back on a limited four-day schedule: Friday through Monday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.'It is with the utmost gratitude and appreciation for Getty staff, first responders, and other agencies that we can announce the reopening of the Villa to the public,' said Katherine Fleming, President and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust. 'Without their tireless efforts, we would not be in the position we are in today.'On the morning of the evacuation, 17 members of Getty's facilities, grounds, and security teams volunteered to remain on-site to protect the museum and its collection. Thanks to their efforts and coordination with the Los Angeles Fire Department, the museum was spared significant structural damage. However, the grounds still suffered: Getty crews removed over 1,300 fire-damaged trees and completed a deep clean of both indoor and outdoor spaces, along with system flushes and filter replacements.
Visitors may notice the difference. The landscape has less vegetation, and some burn damage remains on the outer edges of the property. Due to road closures, the Villa is currently only accessible via Pacific Coast Highway (PCH), with no access from Sunset Boulevard. To manage both fire recovery and local traffic, the Getty is capping attendance at 500 guests per day. Timed-entry reservations are now available online, and parking remains $25.The reopening comes with a major new show: The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior-Princes of Ancient Greece, the first major North American exhibition focused on the Mycenaean civilization. On view from June 27 through January 12, 2026, the show will spotlight over 230 artifacts from Messenia—long considered a hub of Bronze Age Greece—including clay tablets in Linear B, the earliest form of written Greek, and the Pylos Combat Agate, an intricate sealstone regarded as one of the most extraordinary pieces of Aegean art.The exhibition replaces Ancient Thrace and the Classical World: Treasures from Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece, which was cut short by the fire. A virtual tour of that exhibition remains available on Getty's website.Also returning this fall is Getty Villa's beloved Outdoor Classical Theater, with its 19th annual production, Oedipus the King, Mama!, a co-production with the Troubadour Theater Company. Additional public programming, both online and in person, will accompany the Kingdom of Pylos exhibition throughout its run.'We look forward to welcoming visitors back to explore our newest exhibition… and much more of our treasured antiquities collection this summer,' said Timothy Potts, director of the Getty Museum.For more information or to book a free timed-entry ticket, visit getty.edu.
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