Following the fires in Los Angeles last year, the Getty has continued efforts to address global climate issues amid ongoing climate-related disasters.| ARTnews.com
Across both Northern and Southern California, spring 2025 was warmer and drier than normal. In Southern California, precipitation since October was about 70% of average, with consistently above-average temperatures in May. Northern California experienced below-normal rainfall, a notable heat wave at the end of May, and about 2,400 lightning strikes—well below the 10-year average. Snowpack in the north Sierra declined rapidly, from 75–80% of normal on May 1 to 20–30% by month’s end. In...| www.fire.ca.gov
The Getty Villa, a campus of the Getty Museum, caught fire during a blaze tearing through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.| ARTnews.com
Crozier Fine Arts has pledged to cover shipping costs for six exhibitors traveling to the Independent Art Fair in New York this May.| ARTnews.com
As fires raged across Los Angeles this week, numerous artists, collectors, and arts professionals have reported losing their art collections.| ARTnews.com
Many artists lost their homes, studios, and archives, while multiple museums and galleries like David Zwirner remain closed.| ARTnews.com
