The Getty Villa

On Friday, the last day of school, our school traveled to Malibu to visit the Getty Villa. It is our first (and probably only) field trip of the year. We took a bus there and back and although it was boring , had a funny trip. Once we were there it was beautiful! There were three gardens. (One was for private reflecting- wouldn't that be nice now a days?) There were many beautiful galleries, most of which had beautiful mosaic floors. There was even one room where everything in it was made of marble- wow! The guides said this was a replica of a real Roman house called 'Villa dei Papiri' If that was my house, I'd need a map getting to my room! One of the things I liked the most is a beautiful statue of a woman. It was marble. As I was staring at it, I thought about how much work it would take just to carve out one strand of hair. We also saw a Greek mummy. (It smelled disgusting in that room!) I personally would like to go again some day and recommend it to anyone who appreciates Ancient Art.