More Museums


For museums located in Hollywood, refer to PLACES OF INTEREST and VISUAL ARTS.

The Annenberg Space for Photography
2000 Avenue of the Stars (213) 403‐3000. 
The Annenberg Space exhibits digital and traditional photographic prints. Free. Open Wed-Sun.   www.annenbergphotospace.org





Boyle Heights Museum
2102 E. 1st St. (323) 263-7684. Features exhibits showcasing immigrant stories and histories.  www.boyleheightsmuseum.org

The Broad
221 S. Grand Ave. (213) 232-6200. New Contemporary Art Museum built by philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad. Free admission. Reservations recommended. Open Tue-Sun.   www.thebroad.org



California African American Museum

600 State Dr. (213) 744-7432. Open Tue-Sun.  www.caamuseum.org



California Science Center

700 Exposition Park Dr. (323) 724-3623.
Seven story IMAX screen-the largest in LA!   www.californiasciencecenter.org

Chinese American Museum
425 N. Los Angeles St. (213) 485‐8567.   www.camla.org

Craft Contemporary 
5814 Wilshire Blvd. (323) 937‐4230. Formerly known as the Craft and Folk Art Musuem, Craft Contemporary is unique as it is a place to both see and make art.     www.CAFAM.org


Forest Lawn Museum

1712 S. Glendale Ave., Glendale. (888) 204-3131.  www.forestlawn.com 

The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
152 North Central Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Closed Tuesdays. www.moca.org

The Getty Center

1200 Getty Center Dr. (310) 440‐7300.  Free; parking reservations required.   www.getty.edu

The Getty Villa
17985 Pacific Coast Hwy. (310) 440‐7300.  Free; parking reservations required.   www.getty.edu

The GRAMMY Museum
800 W. Olympic Blvd. (213) 765‐6800.   Permanent interactive exhibits and special exhibits and presentations.  www.grammymuseum.org

UCLA Hammer Museum of Art & Culture

10899 Wilshire Blvd. (310) 443‐7000. Free. Open Tue-Sun.    www.hammer.ucla.edu

Japanese American National Museum

100 N. Central Ave. (213) 625‐0414. www.janm.org

La Brea Tar Pits & Musuem
5801 Wilshire Blvd. (323) 934-PAGE.  Open 9:30am to 5pm daily www.tarpits.org

L.A. County Museum of Art (LACMA)

5905 Wilshire Blvd. (323) 857‐6000.  www.LACMA.org

Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

100 S. The Grove Dr. (323) 651‐3704. The first Holocaust museum in the U.S. Free. Open Daily. www.lamoth.org  
 
Marciano Art Foundation
4357 Wilshire Blvd., (424) 204-7555. Family contemporary art collection. Free (reservations recommended).   marcianoartfoundation.org

Museum of Contemporary Art
250 S. Grand Ave. (213) 626‐6222. Open Wed-Mon. Free Thu 5-8pm. www.moca.org  

Museum of Tolerance
9786 W. Pico Blvd. (310) 772-2505. Anne, a new immersive exhibit on the life and legacy of Anne Frank.  Free parking. Closed Sat.  www.museumoftolerance.com

Natural History Museum of L.A. County
900 Exposition Blvd. (213) 763‐DINO.  First Tue free. www.nhm.org



Pacific Asia Museum
46 N. Los Robles Ave. Pasadena. (626) 449‐2742. Dedicated to the arts and culture of Asia and the Pacific Islands. Open Wed‐Sun. 2nd Sun free. www.pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu 

Pasadena Museum of History
470 W Walnut St, Pasadena, CA 91103 (626) 577-1660.  Wed-Sun 12-5pm www.pasadenahistory.org
 
Petersen Automotive Museum
6060 Wilshire Blvd. (323) 930‐2277. Presents the history of the automobile and its impact on American life and culture.   www.petersen.org



Norton Simon Museum
411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. (626) 449‐6840. Closed Tue.  www.nortonsimon.org

Skirball Cultural Center

2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. (310) 440‐4500.   www.skirball.org

Southwest Museum

234 Museum Dr., Arroyo Campus. (323) 221-2164. Open Sat 10am-4pm. Free. www.theautry.org


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