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How the Getty Museum Is Surviving an Inferno
Under siege by Los Angeles wildfires, the J. Paul Getty Museum is emerging as a near-miraculous beacon of disaster preparedness. Behind the scenes, it’s taking a small army to defend.
Wall Street Journal23d
The Extraordinary Defense of the Getty Museum Against the L.A. Fires
Under siege by Los Angeles wildfires, the J. Paul Getty Museum is emerging as a near-miraculous beacon of disaster preparedness. Behind the scenes, it’s taking a small army to defend.
Getty Villa Museum grounds catching fire
Built in 1954 by oil tycoon J. Paul Getty and opened as a museum in 1974, the 64-acre Getty Villa houses more than 44,000 objects, including priceless antiquities — Roman, Greek and Etruscan relics ...
USA Today24d
What is the Getty Villa? What to know about famous museum threatened by Palisades Fire
Aerial footage and images showed the fast-growing fire approaching the world-renowned Getty Villa museum, which is closed ... Fleming, president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust.
Dangerous Pacific Palisades fire threatens famous Getty Villa Museum
The Getty Villa, which is already closed to the public on Tuesdays, was “swiftly closed” to non-emergency staff after the fire started in the morning.
The Washington Post22d
Inside the Getty museums’ defense against the L.A. wildfires
As wildfires ravaged greater Los Angeles last week, the J. Paul Getty Museum faced encroaching flames on two fronts. Blazes nearly surrounded the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, coming within ...
The Daily News Online16d
Editorial — Chicago Tribune: The Getty Museum survived the LA fires practically unscathed. There’s a lesson there for all homeowners
The J. Paul Getty Museum houses Vincent van Gogh’s “Irises” and many other priceless masterpieces in buildings that were dangerously close to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. So where did the ...
Los Angeles Times28d
Inside the dash to save the Getty Villa from the Palisades fire: A timeline
The Getty Villa, the museum built by oil tycoon J. Paul Getty and home to thousands of priceless antiquities, activated its emergency operations center in response to the fast-moving Palisades ...
Deadline.com24d
Getty Villa Closed Indefinitely Due To Palisades Fire
The Getty Villa will remain closed until further notice due to the Palisades Fire, the museum announced today ... Fleming, president/CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust as reported by City News ...
Reuters24d
LA's Getty Center's art safeguarded as Palisades fire rages
LOS ANGELES, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The J. Paul Getty Museum's priceless collection of artwork, which includes paintings by Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Monet and Degas, once again found itself in the path of ...
Artnet22d
How the Getty Museum Survived L.A.’s Fires
As part of the Getty Trust, the museum features European paintings, including Van Gogh’s Irises, and works by Rembrandt, Monet, Manet, and Peter Paul Rubens. It also houses Greek, Roman ...
Getty Villa Museum grounds catch fire
The Getty Villa has caught fire in the wind-driven fire burning out of control in Pacific Palisades, according to Los Angeles ...