The Getty Villa is a hell of a bizarre thing, but also magnificent, beautiful and astonishing, in all it's glory and collections. I was bowled over by it when I visited and it's position means it has been threatened before now too. I hope all their good protective work has been holding.
I gasped when I heard about the Getty Villa last night, which led to questions from my kid, which led to me giving the history of the Villa and wealthy dilettante scions and their hobbies, and their tendency to say “What a deal-maker I am!” when buying forgeries, which led to kid donning headphones.
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