The Getty Villa survived the worst fire in Los Angeles history because of key construction and landscaping choices.
In the wake of the Palisades fire, should Malibu's Getty Villa and the Getty Center in nearby Brentwood evacuate — for good?
The Getty Villa's construction, technology, and staff training helped it survive the Palisades fire. Here's what it takes to ...
(The ranch house was J. Paul Getty's original residence and was not built with the same fire-resistant construction as the Villa.) Fleming noted that communication between the two sites was difficult.
In an exclusive interview, Getty Villa employees who helped save the museum from the Palisades Fire recounted their heroic efforts.
Evacuation warnings have been issued for parts of Los Angeles County, near burn scar areas due to high mudslide and debris flow risks.
Understandably, the Villa is temporarily closed. The horrendous Pacific Palisades fire annihilated huge swaths of the surrounding community and burned some of the Getty Villa’s grounds.
As a late-winter storm brings rain to Southern California, evacuation warnings have been issued in recent wildfire burn areas.
In an exclusive interview, Getty Villa employees who helped save the museum from the Palisades Fire recounted their heroic efforts.