Photos show 2 key strategies that saved the Getty Villa from fires — and what homeowners can learn from them
The Getty Villa survived the worst fire in Los Angeles history because of key construction and landscaping choices.
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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.
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.
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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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We asked if the Getty should move. Here’s how readers responded
“Should the Getty move?” Times art critic Christopher Knight asked in a recent commentary. “Should the Villa, and the Getty Center in the fire-prone Brentwood hills nearby, both evacuate ...
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Letters to the Editor: Relocating priceless Getty collections to downtown would not necessarily ensure their safety
To the editor: Before encouraging the Getty Center and Getty Villa to move holdings to the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration in downtown Los Angeles, it would be wise to remember the fire that ...
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Getty Villa employees recount how they saved the museum and its antiquities from the Palisades Fire
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. (KABC) -- As the raging Palisades Fire surrounded the 55-acre Getty Villa Museum in the hills of Pacific Palisades on Jan. 7, everyone inside was ordered to evacuate.
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Review: At the Getty Villa, the marvelous exhibition rescued from the Palisades fire
The horrendous Pacific Palisades fire annihilated huge swaths of the surrounding community and burned some of the Getty Villa’s grounds. Thankfully, the museum and interior formal gardens were ...
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Note that the Getty Villa will be closed until further notice due to the LA wildfires. The Getty Villa is a Getty museum showcasing Greek and Roman art from before the Middle Ages, as well as ...
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.
The Getty Villa's construction, technology, and staff training helped it survive the Palisades fire. Here's what it takes to ...