As videos and images circulated of flames and smoke from an explosive wildfire approaching the Getty Villa museum in Los Angeles, art lovers worried the facility's world class collection of antiques and ancient artifacts would be burnt to a crisp.

Both the Getty Center and Getty Villa remain safe from the Palisades Fire, and we continue to monitor the situation closely. Getty Center in Brentwood will likely remain closed until Monday, January 20, and the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades is closed until further notice. pic.twitter.com/CLIE4yRiuO

The museum, part of the J. Paul Getty Trust, is home to the organization's collection of Ancient Greek and Roman art. Other cultural centers in the area were also threatened by the fire, which had burned more than 2,900 acres as of Wednesday morning and was moving quickly.

The Getty Villa activated its emergency operations center at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday, and within two hours, the fast-moving blaze had reached the grounds. Here's how the staff, museum and precious art were kept safe.

A video of the grounds of a private estate in flames during the Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles has been miscaptioned as showing the nearby Getty Villa in social media posts, some of which also baselessly link the art institution to child trafficking and satanism.

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, and extend our heartfelt sympathy and hope for everyone’s safety,

The Getty Villa, located in the Pacific Palisades, will remain closed until further notice. While the grounds were damaged by the fire, the collection's art has remained safe.

Flames from one of the wildfires raging across the Los Angeles region reached the grounds of the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday (7 January) but only affected vegetation on the campus. The museum,

The renowned Getty Center and Getty Villa remain 'safe and stable,' as the surrounding evacuation orders have been downgraded to warnings.

The grounds of the Getty Villa caught fire on Tuesday as a blaze continued tearing through the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades. The museum and its staff were not harmed, according to a statement issued today by the Getty, which said that the Getty Villa will remain closed through January 12.

The iconic Eames House, Getty Villa, and other Los Angeles landmarks are at risk of destruction following a series of fires that have ravaged Southern California since Tuesday. As of publication time,

The Getty Villa remains safe and stable in light of the Palisades Fire, but it’s closed until further notice. Though some trees and vegetation on the property burned, the building and ...