Even though the Getty Center is now under the mandatory evacuation zone as a result of the Palisades wildfire, the center says there's no other place where its priceless art collection could be safer.

Here's how the Getty Center's design protects it against wildfires The Getty Center, located in Brentwood, draws 1.8 million visitors annually and houses hundreds of centuries-old art pieces from ...

California is no stranger to wildfires and the Getty Center (a sprawling campus with 12 separate buildings) is a “marvel of anti-fire engineering,” according to the website.

As wildfires continue engulfing Los Angeles, the latest evacuation warnings Saturday afternoon included the Getty Center − home to one of the city's most prized art collections. The evacuation ...

The renowned Getty Center and Getty Villa remain “safe and stable,” according to Katherine E. Fleming, president and chief executive officer of the J. Paul Getty Trust, as the surrounding ...

To be clear, neither the Getty Villa nor the Getty Center burned. No ancient Roman statues crumbled, no masterpieces of Old Master European painting or modern photographs turned to ash.

The Getty Villa, the Getty Center’s sister museum in Pacific Palisades, has also been threatened by the fire throughout the week. In her statement, Ms. Fleming reiterated that “aside from a ...

Typically open Wednesdays to Mondays between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the center offers free admission to see antiquities and statues dating back to 6,500 BC, as well as a library and garden.

The Getty Villa activated its emergency operations center at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday, and within two hours, the fast-moving blaze had reached the grounds. Here's how the staff, museum and precious art ...

It safely withstood one test, in October 2019, when a brush fire started along Interstate 405 near the Getty Center's access road, and burned 745 acres (3 square km), earning the name the Getty Fire.

(Its sister museum, the Getty Villa, was threatened by the fire earlier this week.) Officials have said both the Getty Center and Getty Villa will be closed at least through Thursday.

Both the Getty Center and Getty Villa remain safe from the Palisades Fire, and we continue to monitor the situation closely. Getty Center in Brentwood will likely remain closed until Monday ...