PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — The 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.
"The evacuation level at the center has been reduced to Level 2, 'get ready' as opposed to 'go,' and we have been told the winds have shifted away from the site, but the situation remains highly fluid,'' she said in a statement issued Sunday night.
In a previous social media post on Saturday, the J. Paul Getty Trust said the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades “remains stable, aside from hot spots.”
“It was a watchful but fortunately uneventful night up here at the Getty Center. We’ve been told to anticipate stronger winds later in the day and are closely monitoring the situation. Our galleries are safe and protected,” the post on Instagram read.
Only emergency personnel remain on site, according to the post.
On Tuesday, the Palisades Fire began, Katherine E. Fleming, president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust, said there were “fire prevention measures in place at the Villa include water storage on-site.”
“Museum galleries and library archives were sealed off from smoke by state-of-the-art air handling systems. The double-walled construction of the galleries also provides significant protection for the collections,” she said in a statement.
The Getty Villa will stay closed to the public until at least early next week.