Getty Villa Museum 'catches on fire'

A massive wildfire reached Getty Villa in LA. How the museum protected its collection.
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.
Grounds of famous Getty Villa museum caught in blaze amid Palisades Fire
Video captured the Getty Villa grounds on fire, threatening the educational center and art museum. The Getty Villa houses a vast collection of Ancient Greek and Roman works and artifacts.
Getty Villa Museum in Los Angeles Impacted by Wildfires
Established in 1954 by oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, the museum opened in 1974 as a replica of the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum (located in what is now southern Italy). The Getty Vila is home to more than 44,000 objects dedicated to ancient art, per the Los Angeles Times, including Roman, Greek, and Etruscan antiquities.
What is the Getty Villa? What to know about famous museum threatened by Palisades Fire
The Getty Villa is an educational center and art museum located the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Palisades Fire threatens beloved LA museum filled with ancient artifacts
One of Southern California’s most significant collections of artifacts and antiquities is under direct threat from the fast-moving Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. The Getty Villa, a sprawling cultural compound and museum built for namesake billionaire oilman J.
Getty Villa Museum grounds catching fire
The Getty Villa has caught fire in the wind-driven fire burning out of control in Pacific Palisades, according to Los Angeles Fire Department radio traffic.
Dangerous Pacific Palisades fire threatens famous Getty Villa Museum
The Getty Villa, which is already closed to the public on Tuesdays, was “swiftly closed” to non-emergency staff after the fire started in the morning.
Palisades fire burns Getty Villa grounds, but collections are said to be safe
The fast-moving Palisades fire raced through brush and trees at the iconic Getty Villa by the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, but the building and its contents did not burn, fire and Getty officials said. “Fortunately,
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