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Firefighters at the Getty Museum, using it as a staging area to approach the steep terrain around the landmark site during the Getty fire in Los Angeles on October 28, 2019. Photo by Bradley Bermont/ MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images.
The Getty is an incredibly safe place for the art. [. . .] It’s sealed and it’s secure. There are double walls. We’re very confident. The Getty Center is safe right now thanks to a combination of our fire prevention measures and the fire fight from the air. Once the sun came up, it’s been quite aggressive in terms of planes and helicopters.