Photo: Getty Museum Los Angeles “Lumen: The Art and Science of Light,” at the Getty Center, is a visually magnificent (and I use the word judiciously) show.

J. Paul Getty Museum: “Lumen: The Art and Science of Light,” through Dec. 8. Open Tuesdays-Sundays; check for holiday closures. 1200 Getty Center Drive, Brentwood. (310) 440-7300, www.getty.edu ...

They’re stuck. Getting humans out isn’t easy, but getting the art out is virtually impossible. The Getty says the museum is the safest place possible to be during a fire, and I for one believe it.

The museum houses over 44,000 objects, including Roman, Greek, and Etruscan antiquities dating from 6,500 BC to 400 AD, and it's one of two Getty venues in the city.

Fine Art; The Extraordinary Defense of the Getty Museum Against the L.A. Fires. Flames made it to within 6 feet of the Getty Villa and yet it still stands.

Item 1 of 6 A view of the Getty Center as the Palisades Fire continues in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 13, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole ...

The Getty Villa museum in Pacific Palisades has a "state-of-the-art" air handling system to seal off its galleries and archives from wildfire smoke.

The Guggenheim in new York. Noam Galai/Getty Images. In October of last year, internationally renowned artist Julie Mehretu announced a $2.25 million donation that would make admission to the ...

Billionaire oilman and art patron J. Paul Getty opened the Getty Villa to the public in 1974, according to the nonprofit Los Angeles Conservancy and the museum's website.

The Getty Villa art museum is threatened by the flames of the wind-driven Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades, California, on January 7, 2025. Photo: David Swanson/AFP via Getty Images.