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The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa

By Kayte Deioma, About.com

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Getty Villa Amenities - Restaurant - Gift Shop - Tours

Cafe at the Getty Villa

Cafe at the Getty Villa

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Café
The Café at the Getty Villa has expanded and has indoor and outdoor seating. The Café offers Mediterranean cuisine from salads, pizza and panini to pork chops with polenta. My Villa Salad with grilled chicken was tasty and refreshing on a hot afternoon, but insubstantial for $10. I was hungry in an hour.
Espresso Cart
The Espresso Cart is located near the outdoor Café seating. In addition to a variety of coffee and tea beverages, they have a limited selection of reasonably priced sandwiches, soup, salad and baked goods.
Museum Store
The Museum Store is located below the Café, next to the Outdoor Theater on the same level as the Museum entrance. They have typical Museum Store goods including replicas and miniatures of some of the Museum’s collection or related items, books, jewelry, souvenirs and educational games and activities for kids.
Tours
Free Orientation Tours and Collection Highlights Tours leave from the Tour Meeting Spot across from the Villa entrance.
Audio Tours are available for $3 at the Audio Guide Pickup near the cloak room. There are five pre-programmed tours you can choose from. Alternately, some of the artifacts in each room are marked with a red PLAY arrow and a number that you can punch into the key pad to hear a description of the item including relevant history and myths. There are only a few numbered pieces in each gallery, so you’re left to read what you like about the rest.
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