Paul Getty Museum faced encroaching flames on two fronts ... is described on the Getty website as a “marvel of anti-fire engineering.” The Villa, which focuses on ancient Greek and Roman ...

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 ...

As part of the Getty Trust, the museum features European paintings ... We also have a story on our website providing frequent updates on the state of the cultural scene. This week, the J.

Paul Getty Museum houses Vincent van Gogh’s “Irises” and many ... pruned “to prevent them from becoming fuel for a fire,” as the museum explains on its website. Its irrigated Central Garden is ...

In 1974, oil magnate J Paul Getty opened a museum of his holdings in a faux villa in Malibu, based on the remains of the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum. Derision from critics and ridicule from ...

The country’s richest museum has spent millions over the years fortifying its architecture to prepare for disaster. Under siege by Los Angeles wildfires, the J. Paul Getty Museum is emerging as ...

Still, Fleming ensured that the museum’s galleries “are safe and protected.” The Getty Villa ... to a 2019 blog post on the center’s website after a fire broke out that year engulfing ...

a museum representative, told USA TODAY. Designed with wildfire prevention in mind, the Getty Center is "the safest place for art during a fire," according to a 2019 article on the Getty website.

The Getty Villa will remain closed until further notice due to the Palisades Fire, the museum announced today. The Getty Center in Brentwood will likely remain closed until Monday, January 20.

The evacuation warning in Brentwood, a neighborhood west of the 405 freeway, comes just days after the museum's other campus, the Getty Villa, was in the line of fire. Both the Getty Center and ...

Perched on a hilltop, the Getty Center is a popular attraction for locals, tourists and students from the nearby University of California, Los Angeles. The museum boasts master works from as far ...

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.