Under siege by Los Angeles wildfires, the J. Paul Getty Museum is emerging as a near-miraculous beacon of disaster preparedness. Behind the scenes, it’s taking a small army to defend.
At the same time, the center's roofs are also covered with fire-resistant stone aggregate, which guards the ... the Getty Center is house to "the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Library, Getty ...
We understand the Getty is a crazy-wealthy institution. With a $9 billion endowment, it’s probably the world’s richest museum, and it was purpose-built to guard against the wildfires and earthquakes ...
As wildfires ravaged greater Los Angeles last week, the J. Paul Getty Museum faced encroaching flames on two fronts. Blazes nearly surrounded the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, coming within ...
As flames whip the Pacific Palisades, the storied Getty Villa museum has withstood the Los ... and a moat of Italian stone guards the Getty Center. “It really is a fortress,” Getty Trust ...
Under siege by Los Angeles wildfires, the J. Paul Getty Museum is emerging as a near-miraculous beacon of disaster preparedness. Behind the scenes, it’s taking a small army to defend.