The Getty Villa reopened to the public in 2006 after an eight-year, $275 million renovation and houses the J. Paul Getty Museum's extensive classical antiquities collection of Greek, Roman and ...

The Getty Villa art museum is threatened by the flames of the wind-driven Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades, California, on Jan. 7, 2025. A fast-moving brushfire in a Los Angeles suburb burned ...

The villa site was quickly closed to non-emergency staff once the fire was reported around 10 a.m. local time, according to Katherine E. Fleming, president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust.

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.

Note that the Getty Villa will be closed until further notice due to the LA wildfires. U.S. News Insider Tip: If you're visiting both the Getty Center and Getty Villa Museum on the same day, ask ...

As of Jan. 10, the Getty Villa's staff, artworks, and buildings are safe from the fires, according to a statement on the museum's Instagram page. The fires burned trees and vegetation on the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Getty Villa reopened to the public in 2006 after an eight-year, $275 million renovation and houses the J. Paul Getty Museum's extensive classical antiquities collection of Greek, Roman and ...