Although the museum’s artwork was unscathed, roughly 1,400 trees on the property burned during the Palisades fire. Visible traces of the devastation are intentional. By Matt Stevens Reporting from the ...

Visitors walk the grounds at the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades on reopening day for the museum since the Palisades fire last January, on Friday. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) The Getty ...

The Getty Villa will reopen to the public on June 27, 2025. Advance reservations are required. Bring the family to The Getty Villa and you may feel as if you’ve stepped back in time and onto another ...

On the morning of Jan. 7, I was writing at my desk and just into paragraph 4 of a museum exhibition review when my phone pinged. Wildfire had broken out high in the Pacific Palisades hills, and ...

LOS ANGELES — The Getty Bronze, a Greek statue of a beautiful male athlete with enviable hair that is easily the most celebrated artwork at the Getty Villa, has not been knocked off his pedestal. Now ...

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The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD is a well-known tragedy of the ancient world. Two nearby cities, Pompeii and Herculaneum, were destroyed, along with their populations. Everything was covered ...

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.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The 2017 reveal of a tiny but spectacular carved stone, just 1.3 inches wide, upended our understanding of Greek ...

A move may seem inconceivable until you contemplate the priceless antiquities and historic, masterpiece paintings at stake. As the world’s richest arts organization, the Getty has the resources to use ...