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Inside the Getty museums’ defense against the L.A. wildfires
Blazes nearly surrounded the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades ... the Manets and Monets — remained inside. This was no gamble ...
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.
Samaritan scofflaws: they broke the law to stay inside the fire zone, but saved houses and helped neighbors
Steve and Colton Foster may have saved 10 homes by ignoring fire evacuation orders in Pacific Palisades. Now they're ...
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The Extraordinary Defense of the Getty Museum Against the L.A. Fires
Flames made it to within 6 feet of the Getty Villa and yet it survived. Inside the museum’s powerful tools for disaster ...
Palisades Fire Could Test Getty Center’s Efforts to Protect Its Art Collection
The museum, which describes itself as the “safest places for art during a fire,” is now in a mandatory evacuation zone.
Los Angeles Getty Center’s priceless collection braces for wildfires as evacuation order expands to museum
The Getty Villa in the Pacific Palisades escaped fire damage as blazes ... It houses more than 125,000 pieces of art and 1.4 ...
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How the Getty Museum survived LA wildfires as the super-rich take note
Inside, the galleries are designed as self ... Beneath the grounds of the Getty Villa lies a network of pipes that allow sprinklers to activate immediately. To mitigate earthquake risks, special ...
USA Today13d
Wildfire evacuations expand to Getty Center, one of Los Angeles' leading museums
Both the Getty Center and Getty Villa are closed until at least Jan ... no need to evacuate its artworks because they were safe inside the campus. "We have a very significant building here ...
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.
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Inside the Getty museums’ defense against the L.A. wildfires
Blazes nearly surrounded the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades ... the Manets and Monets — remained inside. This was no gamble, though. Those familiar with the Getty describe it as a place ...
The Independent13d
Los Angeles Getty Center’s priceless collection braces for wildfires as evacuation order expands to museum
The Getty Villa, which houses the trust’s educational ... It houses more than 125,000 pieces of art and 1.4 million documents. The artwork inside the museum’s galleries can be blocked off ...