michel martin, host: The Palisades fire has spread to the grounds of the Getty Villa. The museum holds more than 44,000 antiquities from ancient Greece and Rome.

The Getty Villa does a U-turn on that — and I’m glad to see it. Ancient art is the centerpiece. The antiquities collection is what it is, and often it’s marvelous.

The villa has been closed since Jan. 7, when the fast-moving Palisades Fire came much too close for comfort. The blaze destroyed thousands of structures in the area, killed 12 people and went on ...

The Getty Villa is part of the J. Paul Getty Trust, which includes the largest endowment of any museum in the world, estimated at more than $8 billion in 2023. It houses the trust's collection of ...

LOS ANGELES – Once in the crosshairs of the deadly Palisades Fire, the famed Getty Villa Museum in the tony coastal hills of Los Angeles has a reopening date.. The villa has been closed since ...

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The Palisades fire has spread to the grounds of the Getty Villa. The museum holds more than 44,000 antiquities from ancient Greece and Rome.

The Palisades Fire reached the Getty Villa museum but didn't harm its collection. NPR speaks with Katherine Fleming, president and CEO of the Getty Trust, about how the museum protects its antiques.