Life, Liberty, and Los Angeles

Los Angeles has long been shaped by people pursuing opportunity, identity, and reinvention, and Life, Liberty, and Los Angeles explores those stories through a broad cultural lens. Presented by the Autry Museum, the exhibition examines how ideas of freedom, belonging, and aspiration have influenced the city’s history and development. Through historical objects, art, photographs, media, and community narratives, the exhibition traces the many voices that have contributed to Los Angeles becoming the city it is today.

Rather than presenting a single historical perspective, the exhibition highlights the layered experiences and communities that continue to define Los Angeles, creating an experience that feels both historical and deeply contemporary.

P.S. Closes 01/31/2027.