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Commentary: Fire could have destroyed the Getty's irreplaceable art. Should the museum move?
What would become of those perpetually threatened Getty facilities? They wouldn’t just be abandoned. How about a scholarly antiquities research facility, upstairs in a Villa refurbished downstairs to ...
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The Getty Trust Will Sell $500 Million in Bonds to Beef Up Museum’s Fire Protections
The Getty Trust, which manages the Getty Villa and Getty Center in California, will sell $500 million in bonds to bolster ...
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What’s now called the Getty Villa served as the decades-long home for the J. Paul Getty Trust’s extensive art collection. But in 1997, the Getty Center opened. The end result is a remarkable ...
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Photos show 2 key strategies that saved the Getty Villa from fires — and what homeowners can learn from them
The Getty Villa survived the Palisades fire, the worst in Los Angeles history. The villa shows how homeowners can protect their homes through construction choices and yard work. Anti-fire tricks ...
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I toured the Getty Villa weeks after 17 employees fought flames from the Los Angeles fires. Here's how it became an anti-fire fortress.
The Getty Villa survived the Pacific Palisades fire, aided by its construction and technology. The museum's staff also spent days protecting the property and its artifacts from flames and smoke.