Here's how the Getty Center's design protects it against wildfires
Even though the Getty Center is now under the mandatory evacuation zone as a result of the Palisades wildfire, the center says there’s no other place where its priceless art collection could be safer.
LA's Getty Center's Art Safeguarded as Palisades Fire Rages
The 12-building Getty Center complex sits high above the access road, at a safe distance from the Santa Monica Mountains' flammable chaparral. The art galleries are located about 200 meters (655 feet) away from the arrival plaza, with its expansive barrier of travertine marble imported from Italy.
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.
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. Officials said the galleries “are safe and protected.”
LA fires could test Getty Center’s claim of being safest place to store artwork
Braced with fire defenses, Getty art center faces LA flames
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 Center and its priceless collection.
Getty Museum in LA ‘confident’ art collections will be protected amid wildfires
The sweeping fires in California have killed 24 people, ravaged communities, and sent thousands frantically fleeing their properties.
Wildfire evacuations expand to Getty Center, one of Los Angeles' leading museums
The evacuation warning comes just days after the museum's other campus, the Getty Villa, was in the line of fire.
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Palisades Fire continues to burn with strong winds prompting another extreme fire warning
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Getty Villa Closed Indefinitely Due To Palisades Fire
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