Getty Museum responds to backlash over explosive event | CNN
Sep 18, 2024 · The Getty Museum responded to backlash after a loud, colorful fireworks display at USC’s stadium frightened students. KCAL/KCBS affiliate Laurie Perez reports.
Getty Museum Was Built to Withstand Fires so Officials Aren ... - Newsweek
Oct 28, 2019 · The Getty fire broke out on Monday morning in Los Angeles and within hours burned at least two structures and forced people to leave an estimated 3,300 homes.
Why the Getty Center Is the "Safest Place" For Its Priceless …
Dec 6, 2017 · In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the latest brush fire broke out in the Sepulveda Pass, north of two of Los Angeles’ major cultural institutions: the Getty Center and the Skirball ...
The Getty Museum Closes Its Doors as Wildfires Rage in California, But ...
Oct 29, 2019 · Threatened by wildfires just north of Los Angeles, the J. Paul Getty Museum has closed its doors to the public to make way for firefighters. The blaze, known as the Getty fire, ignited at about 1:30 a.m. on Monday morning.
Why the Getty Center Is the Safest Place for Art During a Fire
Oct 29, 2019 · All buildings at the Getty Center remain safe in the face of the Getty Fire. Fire sprinklers are also plentifully available, but are kept completely dry to avoid accidental water intrusion—and are activated only as a last resort.
Threatened by the Skirball Fire, how the Getty Center ... - Mashable
The Getty closed the museum to visitors on Tuesday, before the Wednesday fire, to protect the art from smoke that had reached West Los Angeles from the Thomas, Creek, and Rye fires to its north.
How architects made California’s Getty Museum fireproof
Nov 13, 2018 · The “fire resistive” center, built between 1984 and 1997 by Richard Meier & Partners Architects for more than $700 million, relies on a mix of resilient materials, indoor fire suppression...
Thousands forced to flee as Getty Fire threatens Los Angeles
Oct 28, 2019 · The Getty Fire in Los Angeles erupted early Monday and is forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes as winds reach extremely dangerous levels in Southern California.
LA’s Getty Center built to protect its treasures from flames
Dec 7, 2017 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Getty Center art complex in Los Angeles made sure it could protect its priceless artwork and antiquities from flames like those just across a freeway Wednesday, from its landscaping to a space for helicopters to land.
How the Getty Center’s smart building design will protect its priceless ...
Dec 7, 2017 · As the 475-acre Skirball fire burns through brush near the Getty Center, the museum has a plan to keep the fire away from its valuable art collection.