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The Palisades fire grew large enough for staff at the ... This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times. The Getty Villa, the museum built by oil tycoon J. Paul Getty and home to thousands ...
The Getty Villa Museum, which is home to a large collection ... By late afternoon, Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley ...
was testing the fire system at the Getty Villa, a museum in the Palisades full of ancient treasures, when Los Angeles found itself at the center of a national disaster. That morning, a text from ...
The Getty Trust, which manages the Getty Villa and Getty Center in California, will sell $500 million in bonds to bolster fire protections.
The Getty Villa survived the Pacific Palisades fire, aided by its construction and technology. The museum's staff also spent days protecting the property and its artifacts from flames and smoke.
The Mann House hopes to bring back its fellows in May. Villa Aurora also survived but is closed indefinitely because it’s yet ...
The Getty's priceless works of art have been threatened by wildfires. Should they move? Here's what L.A. Times readers think.
“Getty staff, the art collections and buildings remain safe from the Palisades Fire,” the museum said last Friday ... The fire threatened the separate Getty Villa, which also has special ...
One of California’s most famed art institutions, the Getty, is turning to the bond market for $500 million to help preserve its masterpieces as the state prepares for another fire-prone summer.
"When disaster approaches, people can be evacuated, but rooms and vaults filled with irreplaceable works of art cannot," writes The Times' art critic Christopher Knight. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times) ...