J. Paul Getty Museum Villa of the Papyri
bronze bust of scipio africanus, mid 1st century bc, found in villa of papyri
the original getty villa , part of j. paul getty museum complex @ pacific palisades, california free replication of villa of papyri, published in le antichità di ercolano. museum building constructed in 1970s architectural firm of langdon , wilson. architectural consultant norman neuerburg , getty s curator of antiquities jiří frel worked closely j. paul getty develop interior , exterior details. since villa of papyri buried eruption , of remains unexcavated, neuerburg based many of villa s architectural , landscaping details on elements other ancient roman houses in towns of pompeii, herculaneum, , stabiae.
with move of museum getty center, getty villa called, renovated; reopened on january 28, 2006.
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