As the raging Palisades Fire surrounded the 55-acre Getty Villa Museum in the hills of Pacific Palisades on Jan. 7, everyone inside was ordered to evacuate. But 17 members of the security and ...

“Should the Getty move?” Times art critic Christopher Knight asked in a recent commentary. “Should the Villa, and the Getty Center in the fire-prone Brentwood hills nearby, both evacuate ...

The Getty Villa, the museum built by oil tycoon J. Paul Getty and home to thousands of priceless antiquities, activated its emergency operations center in response to the fast-moving Palisades ...

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.

Understandably, the Villa is temporarily closed. The horrendous Pacific Palisades fire annihilated huge swaths of the surrounding community and burned some of the Getty Villa’s grounds.

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 ...

Note that the Getty Villa will be closed until further notice due to the LA wildfires. U.S. News Insider Tip: If you're visiting both the Getty Center and Getty Villa Museum on the same day ...