The Getty Villa Museum will reopen to the public on Friday, June 27, following a months-long closure due to the Palisades Fire, Getty officials announced Monday.
The Villa was evacuated and closed the morning of Jan. 7 as flames from the Palisades Fire neared the site. Since then, Getty staff have worked alongside local agencies to test the area and ensure the safety of the grounds and buildings before welcoming back visitors.
“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,” Katherine Fleming, president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust, said in a statement. “Without their tireless efforts, we would not be in the position we are in today.”
The museum will operate on a limited schedule — open Fridays through Mondays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. — in an effort to ease traffic congestion on Pacific Coast Highway. The Villa remains inaccessible via Sunset Boulevard, and guests are advised to enter through PCH. Daily attendance will be capped at 500 visitors, with free timed-entry tickets now available for reservation online.
Parking will remain at $25.
The Villa will reopen with a new major exhibition, “The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior-Princes of Ancient Greece”, on view from June 27 through Jan. 12, 2026.
“The exhibition will showcase over 230 works of art and artifacts from Messenia, an epicenter of the Mycenaean civilization that flourished in Late Bronze Age Greece,” according to the museum.
The previous exhibition, “Ancient Thrace and the Classical World,” was cut short by the fire. Getty has since released a virtual tour to allow visitors to explore the collection online.
Getty’s Outdoor Classical Theater will also return this fall, with its 19th annual production: Oedipus the King, Mama!” co-produced by Troubadour Theater Company.
The Villa’s public programs schedule will continue, with a robust slate of talks and events, both in-person and online, focused on the upcoming Kingdom of Pylos exhibition.
More information about the reopening can be found here.
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