Palisades fire burns Getty Villa grounds, but collections are said to be safe
“Fortunately, Getty had made extensive efforts to clear brush from the surrounding area as part of its fire mitigation ...
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17 employees helped save the Getty Villa from the fires. They're telling other museums how it was done
Getty’s Emergency Planning Specialist Les Borsay arrived at the Getty Villa in Malibu. “This was not normally a day I would ...
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What is the Getty Villa? What to know about famous museum threatened by Palisades Fire
Editor's Note: This story has been corrected to remove an image that falsely identified the Villa de Leon as the Getty Villa. One of Los Angeles' most prized gems is at risk from the raging ...
Getty Villa Museum grounds catch fire
The Getty Villa has caught fire in the wind-driven fire burning out of control in Pacific Palisades, according to Los Angeles ...
Getty Villa’s survival offers wildfire tips for other museums
The Getty Villa’s survival during the Palisades Fire was a bright spot for many in Southern California, and now those who ...
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Inside the dash to save the Getty Villa from the Palisades fire: A timeline
The Getty Villa, the museum built by oil tycoon J. Paul Getty and home to thousands of priceless antiquities, activated its emergency operations center in response to the fast-moving Palisades ...
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Workers fight Getty fires
more than a dozen Getty staffers used emergency preparation tactics to help save the Getty Villa from going up in flames. Now, other museums want to know how they did it. Why now: The L.A. fires ...
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The Getty Villa says it’s safe so far from the Palisades Fire. Here’s how the museum is protecting itself.
The Getty Villa will be closed until further notice, and the Getty Center in Brentwood—which is just east of the fire—will also be closed likely until Monday, January 20. The museum also ...
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A massive wildfire reached Getty Villa in LA. How the museum protected its collection.
As videos and images circulated of flames and smoke from an explosive wildfire approaching the Getty Villa museum in Los Angeles, art lovers worried the facility's world class collection of ...
The Getty Villa survived LA's firestorms while the area around it burned, revealing a key lesson for homeowners
The Getty Villa remained standing as fires razed homes around it. Getty staff have been doing simple yard work all year that homeowners should follow.
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17 employees helped save the Getty Villa from the fires. They're telling other museums how it was done
at about 7 a.m., the Getty’s Emergency Planning Specialist Les Borsay arrived at the Getty Villa in Malibu. “This was not normally a day I would have necessarily been out there,” Borsay told ...