Paul Getty Museum is emerging as a near-miraculous beacon ... eastern flank were burned and trees singed, but the manicured gardens nearest the building were still cheerily green, and all the ...
“Fortunately, Getty had made extensive efforts to clear brush from the surrounding area as part of its fire mitigation ...
Amid the devastating and fast-moving fire in Pacific Palisades, the grounds of the Getty Villa have caught fire, the museum confirmed Tuesday. Fire officials said that trees and brush were ablaze ...
Fueled by a remarkably destructive windstorm, nearly 50,000 acres of Los Angeles County were burned by multiple fires, most notably the catastrophic Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades and the ...
The Getty Villa is an educational center and art museum located the coastal Pacific ... as well as a library and garden. The villa is owned by the J. Paul Getty Trust, which also operates a ...
in the gardens, resilient plants were chosen. Inside, the galleries can be closed off with a vaultlike double door that, museum officials say, is practically impenetrable. "Getty staff ...
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 Getty Center is home to several parts of the Getty Trust, including a museum, library, and dozens of acres of gardens. Designed with wildfire prevention in mind, Getty has previous called the ...
The Getty Villa, separate from the main museum in Brentwood, was designed by Robert E Langdon Jr and Ernest C Wilson Jr, opened in 1974 and has since been renovated. Although it wasn’t in the ...
small valves which regulate airflow throughout the museum were switched off along with the air conditioning. Beyond the efforts taken on the day of the fires to mitigate the risk, Getty staff have ...