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24 Apr, 6 tweets, 3 min read
When museums and galleries across California were shuttered in coronavirus closures, a dangerous invader penetrated the @GettyMuseum in Brentwood.

And it was hungry. latimes.com/entertainment-…
As if COVID-19 shutdowns & the financial fallout weren’t enough, an uptick in unwanted pests afflicted museums globally during the pandemic. Empty museum galleries provided ideal environments for them👀 Getty Museum was in the first wave of 2020 closures: latimes.com/entertainment-…
The Getty’s bug battle involved:
6,000 hours of work.
Dental picks.
A freezer truck.
And squirrel-hair dusters. 🐿️
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That moment when @debvankin reminds you that moths can feed on human skin. 😳

Read on to find out what happened to the precious art at this California landmark: latimes.com/entertainment-…
The Getty Center in Brentwood remains closed to the public, but the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades reopened this week latimes.com/entertainment-…
40 California museums have recently reopened or set dates.

Here’s the latest list: latimes.com/entertainment-…

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