The Palisades fire could test the Getty Center’s efforts to protect its art collection.
Inside, the museum has walls of reinforced concrete or fire-protected steel and automatic fire doors that can trap fires in sealed-off areas. It has an air system designed to maintain a pressure flow to keep smoke from entering the building from outside. And there are sprinklers, but they are activated only as a last resort.
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.
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.
Getty Villa Museum in Los Angeles Impacted by Wildfires
As wildfires in Southern California continue to devastate the region, at least 30,000 residents are under evacuation orders. The grounds of the Getty Villa museum, which are located in the Pacific Palisades,
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.
Getty Villa 'safe and intact' from Palisades Fire, museum official says
The Getty Villa Museum in Pacific Palisades "remains safe and intact," a museum spokesperson said. "While trees and vegetation on the property have burned, Getty structures have been unaffected, and thankfully,
Braced with fire defenses, Getty art center faces LA flames
After ripping through thousands of buildings, wildfires in Los Angeles were looming Saturday toward the celebrated Getty ...
Wildfire evacuation orders expand to Getty Center, one of L.A.'s leading museums
The evacuation order comes just days after the museum's other campus, the Getty Villa, was in the line of fire.
Day 5: Evacuation zone for Palisades Fire expanded as LA blazes now span 38,000 acres
More than 37,000 acres have burned so far, and at least 11 deaths have been reported, in what could be the most costly fire ...
Fire Comes Dangerously Close to the Getty Center and Villa—How It Built a Fire-Resistant Fortress for Its Art
The Palisades fires are not only causing death and destruction, but they’re also testing the limits of an iconic landmark.
Palisades Fire prompts new evacuations in Encino, Brentwood as it burns toward 405 Freeway
After killing at least five people, the Palisades Fire continued to burn east toward the 405 Freeway and San Fernando Valley, ...
Deadly Los Angeles wildfires: New evacuation orders as biggest blaze stretches east
Crews have reported some progress in the battle against LA’s deadly wildfires, but tens of thousands remain under evacuation ...
How Did Getty Villa Survive Pacific Palisades Fire While Neighbors Burned?
The museum, part of the J. Paul Getty Trust, is home to the organization's collection of Ancient Greek and Roman art. Other ...
Inside the dash to save the Getty Villa from the Palisades fire: a timeline
The Getty Villa activated its emergency operations center at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday, and within two hours, the fast-moving blaze ...