Even though the Getty Center is now under the mandatory evacuation zone as a result of the Palisades wildfire, the center says there's no other place where its priceless art collection could be safer.

The center, which opened in 1997 ... and provides a resource for emergency fire suppression. The Getty's "minimalist" landscape design, with sparse vegetation, reflects concern about wildfires.

That is by design. The Center, which houses a sprawling collection of art in a modernist building, is described on the Getty website as a “marvel of anti-fire engineering.” The Villa ...

and the newer white-stone Getty Center in Brentwood where Vincent van Gogh’s “Irises” is displayed.

The renowned Getty Center and Getty Villa remain “safe and stable,” according to Katherine E. Fleming, president and chief executive officer of the J. Paul Getty Trust, as the surrounding ...

In 1997, the decorative arts and paintings were moved to the Getty Center, and the villa was closed ... inspired Getty to built the museum in the design of a Roman villa. Upstairs, room 217 ...

the Getty Center itself," the center said in a statement. "The Center is a marvel of anti-fire engineering. Both indoors and outdoors, its materials, design, construction, operations, and controls ...

LA's Getty Center's Art Safeguarded as Palisades Fire ... The Getty's "minimalist" landscape design, with sparse vegetation, reflects concern about wildfires. "A lot of the plants that we have ...