Including artwork, at Will Rogers SHP ahead of the fire,” the press statement said. Public access to both sites has been prohibited since Tuesday at 7 a.m.
Maps on the Cal Fire website showed that the Palisades fire was spreading down the Pacific Coast Highway, or PCH, toward the Santa Ynez Canyon and Topanga Beach regions.
According to its website, the Getty Villa on PCH, which houses Greek and Roman art and antiquities in a restored Roman country house, will be closed until at least Monday.
The Villa museum is located in Pacific Palisades, just north of Santa Monica, in the foothills between Will Rogers State Park and Topanga State Park.
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