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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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Editorial: The Getty Museum survived the LA fires practically unscathed. There’s a lesson there for all homeowners.
The J. Paul Getty Museum houses Vincent van Gogh’s “Irises” and many other priceless masterpieces in buildings that were ...
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Who created the Getty Center? How Brentwood’s iconic building design protects it against wildfires
Mike Rogers, Getty's director of facilities, said in 2019, "If there's a fire in the building, we have ways to manage smoke so people can evacuate safely, and firefighters can get in and deal with ...
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Inside the Getty museums’ defense against the L.A. wildfires
That is by design. The Center, which houses a sprawling collection of art in a modernist building, is described on the Getty website as a “marvel of anti-fire engineering.” The Villa ...
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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The Getty Villa says it’s safe so far from the Palisades Fire. Here’s how the museum is protecting itself.
art collections and buildings remain safe. Some trees and vegetation on the property have burned, but the structures have been unaffected). The Getty Villa will be closed until further notice ...
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Workers fight Getty fires
On Jan. 7, the day the Palisades Fire began, 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 ...
USA Today23d
Wildfire evacuations expand to Getty Center, one of Los Angeles' leading museums
Is the Getty Villa safe from the fires? As of Jan. 10, the Getty Villa's staff, artworks, and buildings are safe from the fires, according to a statement on the museum's Instagram page.
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LA's Getty Center's art safeguarded as Palisades fire rages
LOS ANGELES, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The J. Paul Getty Museum's priceless collection of artwork, which includes paintings by Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Monet and Degas, once again found itself in the path of ...
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LA's Getty Center's Art Safeguarded as Palisades Fire Rages
LA's Getty Center's Art Safeguarded as Palisades Fire Rages By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The J. Paul Getty Museum's priceless collection of artwork, which includes paintings by Van ...