Getty Villa's $10-Billion Collection Is Safe, Even

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 in Los Angeles Impacted by Wildfires
Established in 1954 by oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, the museum opened in 1974 as a replica of the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum (located in what is now southern Italy). The Getty Vila is home to more than 44,000 objects dedicated to ancient art, per the Los Angeles Times, including Roman, Greek, and Etruscan antiquities.
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, both staff and the collections are safe," said Katherine E. Fleming, President and CEO of the Getty Trust.
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.
LA's beloved Getty Villa museum collection saved from Palisades Fire
Getty Villa in the Pacific Palisades is under threat from the Palisades Fire as smoke shrouds the historic Romanesque property.
The Getty Villa says it’s safe so far from the Palisades Fire. Here’s how the museum is protecting itself.
The Getty Villa says its collections are safe so far from the Palisades Fire. Here’s how the museum is protecting itself. The fast-moving wildfire has so far burned vegetation at the Pacific Palisades museum but not the building.
Los Angeles wildfire reaches Getty Villa grounds but ‘staff and the collection remain safe’
Flames from one of the wildfires raging across the Los Angeles region reached the grounds of the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday (7 January) but only affected vegetation on the campus. The museum,
The Getty Villa's $10-Billion Collection Is Under Threat as Wildfires Reach Its Exteriors
The Getty Villa remains safe from wildfires, but the $10-billion art collection is still at risk. Safety measures and coordination with fire agencies continue.
Getty Villa museum threatened by wildfire but collection remains safe
The Palisades Fire reached the Getty Villa museum but didn't harm its collection. NPR speaks with Katherine Fleming, president and CEO of the Getty Trust, about how the museum protects its antiques.
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