{"id":24509,"date":"2017-12-11T13:59:39","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T13:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=24509"},"modified":"2017-12-11T14:04:08","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T14:04:08","slug":"getty-museum-reopens-its-doors-amid-california-wildfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/getty-museum-reopens-its-doors-amid-california-wildfires\/","title":{"rendered":"Getty Museum Reopens Its Doors Amid California Wildfires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a state of emergency has been declared for parts of California due to recent wildfires in the State, Los Angeles\u2019s Getty Museum has been deemed safe to reopen its doors. Though the \u201cSkirball Fire\u201d was on the other side of the highway, the Museum was closed to the public on Wednesday and Thursday due to air quality concerns as ash and smoke shifted in the Museum\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When Art Zealous reached out for comment, a Getty spokesperson stated: \u201cThe Getty Center is currently safe, and is not threatened by fire. \u00a0We extend our gratitude to emergency personnel and our\u00a0concerns for our neighbors across the freeway, who are dealing with the repercussions of the fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gettymuseum\/videos\/10155873656525097\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first responders<\/a>, the Museum has been instrumental in assisting law enforcement by making its space available and providing resources and beds to those who need them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As for the artwork, all is safe. According Ron Hartwig, the vice president of communications at the Getty Trust, who\u00a0spoke with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2017\/12\/06\/us\/getty-museum-fire-california\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>, the Museum was built with the possibility of wildfires in mind. Said Hartwig: \u201cThe Getty Center has a sophisticated air filtration system that can reverse directions and push air out. That system keeps smoke and ash from getting into the galleries and protects the collection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Art Zealous sends its support to the Getty, the first responders, and all those who are in the affected areas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>photo above courtesy of J. Paul Getty Trust<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a state of emergency has been declared for parts of California due to recent wildfires in the State<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":24510,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24509"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}