How the Getty Museum survived the LA fires practically unscathed
The Getty, its president says, is the safest place for art during a fire. There’s a lesson there for all homeowners.
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LA's Getty Center's art safeguarded as Palisades fire rages
LOS ANGELES (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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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 dangerously close to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. So where did the ...
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Simple steps taken to prevent Getty Museum burning down. Why didn't Karen Bass do the same?
The museum's successful ... built with crushed stone to ensure embers have nothing to ignite on. Back in 2019, then vice-president of communications for the Getty Trust Lisa Lapin said: 'We ...
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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 ...
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Uber-exclusive Bel Air is under threat and Getty Museum ramps up defences for its priceless artworks - as anger grows towards LA mayor Karen Bass over empty Palisades reservoir
The Getty Museum in Brentwood ... fire-resistant travertine stone, plus well as cement and steel. Galleries can be shut off a vault-style double door, the museum says. Meanwhile, the wildfires ...
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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 dangerously close to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.