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How Did Getty Villa Survive Pacific Palisades Fire While Neighbors Burned?
A Los Angeles museum appeared to have been saved from raging wildfires Wednesday as the fast-growing Palisades Fire crept ...
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Commentary: Fire could have destroyed the Getty's irreplaceable art. Should the museum move?
I was far from the danger zone, but the review I was writing was for an ancient Thracian art exhibition at the Getty Villa ... swept through great swaths of Los Angeles County, west and east.
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Los Angeles wildfires put museum-lender relationships in spotlight
In a recent Los Angeles Times article, the art critic Christopher Knight made the case for moving the Getty and the Getty Villa out of their hilltop, fire-prone locations. “The question now is ...
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I toured the Getty Villa weeks after 17 employees fought flames from the Los Angeles fires. Here's how it became an anti-fire fortress.
In an era of megafires that can threaten urban areas like Los Angeles, the Getty Villa shows what it can take to keep an at-risk estate safe. The Palisades fire sped down a hillside toward the ...
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Photos show 2 key strategies that saved the Getty Villa from fires — and what homeowners can learn from them
The Getty Villa survived the Palisades fire, the worst in Los Angeles history. The villa shows how homeowners can protect their homes through construction choices and yard work. Anti-fire tricks ...
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The Getty Trust Will Sell $500 Million in Bonds to Beef Up Museum’s Fire Protections
Colonnade and long pool of the Getty Villa in Los Angeles, California. Photo by: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Brian Boucher April 2, 2025 ShareShare This ...