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.

The Getty Museum has acquired its first A.I. photograph, generated by queer Costa Rican artist Matias Sauter Morera.

Would cowboy culture have embraced latex?” said artist Matias Sauter Morera “These speculative questions are at the core of ...

The second-largest city in the United States is more than just sunny beaches, movie sets, and highways. Los Angeles is full of world-class museums. From Santa Monica to Pasadena, you can find ...

Update, January 15, 2025: The Getty Villa remains safe, but will be closed indefinitely. “We remain acutely aware of our affected staff, our Getty neighbors, and the whole Los Angeles region ...

The fast-moving wildfire has so far burned vegetation at the Pacific Palisades museum but not the building.

For years, legal wrangling has seen Italy and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles battle over the ownership of an ancient Greek statue. Now, one of Italy’s leading cultural officials is ...

In 1974, oil magnate J Paul Getty opened a museum of his holdings in a faux villa in Malibu, based on the remains of the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum. Derision from critics and ridicule from ...

As wildfires continue engulfing Los Angeles, the latest evacuation ... Fleming, president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust, which operates the museum, in a statement earlier this week.

The grounds of the Getty Villa museum, which are located in the Pacific ... She concluded, “We are grateful for the tireless work of the Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angeles County Fire ...

“Fortunately, Getty had made extensive efforts to clear brush from the surrounding area as part of its fire mitigation efforts throughout the year,” Fleming said. “Some trees and vegetation on site ...