Museums

THE annenberg space for photographyThe Annenberg Space For Photography

Ten thousand square feet with digital projection gallery, print exhibit area. Through May 28 Digital Darkroom. W–Su 11 am–6 pm. Parking $3.50, $1 after 4:30 pm and all day Sa–Su. Admission free. 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Century City, 310.209.4560 Map J11 www.annenbergspaceforphotography.org

 

California African American Museum

History, culture, art. Through May 27 Justice, Balance and Achievement: African Americans & the California Courts. Continuing Promises of Freedom: Selections From the Arthur Primas Collection. Ongoing Gallery of Discovery. Tu–Sa 10 am–5 pm; Su 11 am–5 pm. Free. Parking $8. 600 State Drive, Exposition Park, 213.744.7432 Map M8 www.caamuseum.org

California Heritage Museum

American decorative arts, folk art. W–Su 11 am–4 pm. $3–$5, children under 12 free. 2612 Main St., Santa Monica, 310.392.8537 Map M8

 

california-science-centerCalifornia Science Center

Interactive exhibits for budding scientists. Opening May 23 Cleopatra: The Exhibition. Continuing CHIP House. Ongoing Forty Years of Space Photography; After Life; FADE: The Dark Side of Light. Daily 10 am–5 pm. Permanent exhibition gallery, free; admission for other exhibits and Imax varies. Admission to exhibit galleries free. Parking $8. 700 State Drive, Exposition Park, downtown, 323.724.3623 Map K15 www.californiasciencecenter.org

Craft AND Folk Art Museum

International folk and contemporary craft art. Tu–F 11 am–5 pm, Th until 7 pm; Sa–Su noon–6 pm. $5–$7, under 10 free. 5814 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 323.937.4230 Map J13

 

FIDMFASHION institute of design and merchandising (FIDM)

Museum & Galleries on fashion school campus. Ongoing Selections From the Annette Green Fragrance Archive. W–Su 10 am–4 pm. Free. 919 S. Grand Ave., downtown, 213.624.1200 Map I16 fidm.edu

fowler museum

Art and material culture from Africa, Asia, the Pacific, the Americas. W–Su noon–5 pm, Th until 8 pm. Free. Parking $8. UCLA, 308 Charles E. Young Drive N., Westwood, 310.825.4361 Map I10

 

Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation

Tour Weisman’s Bel-Air estate, gardens, stunning collection of 20th-century works by Picasso, Rothko, Warhol, others. By appointment only, M–F, 10 am–4 pm. Admission free. 310.277.5321 Map I10

 

Getty Center Getty Center

Beautiful travertine-clad hilltop facility houses stunning collections of paintings, drawings, antiquities, photographs and decorative arts. Fabulous Central Garden and city views. Through May 6 In Focus: Los Angeles, 1945–1980. Through May 13 Gothic Grandeur: Manuscript Illumination, 1200–1350. Opening May 22 In Focus: Picturing Landscape. Opening May 29 Heaven, Hell and Dying Well: Images of Death in the Middle Ages. Continuing Portraits of Renown: Photography and the Cult of Celebrity; Herb Ritts: L.A. Style; The Getty Research Institute: Recent Print Acquisitions; Renaissance Drawings From Germany and Switzerland, 1470–1600; The Life of Art: Context, Collecting and Display. Ongoing New Galleries for Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture and Decorative Arts; New Galleries for Neoclassical, Romantic, and Symbolist Sculpture and Decorative Arts. Tu–F, Su 10 am–5:30 pm; Sa 10 am–9 pm. Free. Parking $15, free Sa after 5 pm. 1200 Getty Center Drive, L.A., 310.440.7300 Map K7 getty.edu

Getty Villa Getty Villa

Getty Center’s exquisite coastal counterpart features Roman and Greek antiquities. Continuing Aphrodite and the Gods of Love. Ongoing Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity; Roman Ephebe From Naples. Th–M 10 am–5 pm. Free. Parking $15. Advance timed tickets required. 17985 Pacific Coast Hwy., Pacific Palisades, 310.440.7300 Map K7 getty.edu

 

grammy-museum-los-angelesgrammy museum

Museum on L.A. Live campus explores music, the creative and recording processes, and Grammy Award history. Continuing Trouble In Paradise: Music and Los Angeles, 1945-1975; Michael Jackson. Daily 10 am–6 pm. $10.95–$12.95, under 6 free. 800 W. Olympic Blvd., downtown, 213.765.6800 Map I15  www.grammymuseum.org

Hammer Museum

Traveling shows and installations and permanent collection. Through May 6 Intimate Immensity: The Susan and Larry Marx Collection. Through May 13 Antony. Through May 20 Alex Hubbard. Tu–W, F–Sa 11 am–7 pm, Th until 9 pm, Su until 5 pm. $5–$10. 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood, 310.443.7000 Map J10

hollywood-museum-hollywoodHollywood Museum

Ten thousand artifacts on four floors: costumes such as Robert Pattinson’s and Taylor Lautner’s in Twilight; sets including Hannibal Lecter’s cell, props, photos, movie posters, scripts; and Max Factor’s makeup rooms, where Marilyn Monroe became a blonde and Lucille Ball a redhead. In restored Max Factor Building. Continuing Jean Harlow; And the Winner Is…. W–Su 10 am–5 pm. $12–$15. 1660 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood, 323.464.7776 Map H13 www.thehollywoodmuseum.com

huntington-library-san-marinoHuntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens

Stellar art, buildings and grounds, with more than a dozen themed gardens. Gallery includes Pinkie and The Blue Boy. Through May 14 Ancient Chinese Bronze Mirrors From the Lloyd Cotsen Collection. Continuing Visions of Empire: The Quest for a Railroad Across America, 1840–1880; Al Martinez: Bard of L.A. M, W–F noon–4:30 pm; Sa–Su 10:30 am–4:30 pm. $6–$20, under 5 free. 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, 626.405.2141 Map R21  www.huntington.org

Japanese American National MusEum

Promotes understanding of ethnic diversity with a focus on the Japanese American experience. Continuing Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami; Xploration Lab 2012. Ongoing Common Ground: The Heart of the Community. Tu–W, F–Su 11 am–5 pm; Th noon–8 pm. $5–$9, under 6 free. 369 E. 1st St., downtown, 213.625.0414 Map H17

lacma-los-angelesLos Angeles County Museum of Art

Diverse premier collections; Broad Contemporary Art Museum and Resnick Pavilion are latest additions. LACMA West nearby. Through May 6 In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States. Through May 13 Common Places: Printing, Embroidery and the Art of Global Mapping. Through May 20 Maria Nordman Filmroom: Smoke, 1967–Present. Continuing Children of the Plumed Serpent: The Legacy of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico; Fracture: Daido Moriyama; Levitated Mass; Robert Adams: The Place We Live, A Retrospective Selection of Photographs; California Design, 1930–1965: “Living in a Modern Way.” Ongoing Metropolis II. M–Tu, Th noon–8 pm, F until 9 pm; Sa–Su 11 am–8 pm. Closed W. $10–$15, under 18 free. LACMA West free. LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd.; LACMA West, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 323.857.6000 Map J13 lacma.org

Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

Premier contemporary art venue. Opening May 27 Ends of the Earth: Land Art to 1974 (GC). Continuing Cai Guo-Qiang: Sky Ladder (GC); The Painting Factory: Abstraction After Andy Warhol (GA). Through May 27 The Total Look: The Creative Collaboration Between Rudi Gernreich, Peggy Moffitt, and William Claxton (PDC). Ongoing MOCA Permanent Collection Masterworks 1945–1975 (GA). M, F 11 am–5 pm; Th 11 am–8 pm; Sa–Su 11 am–6 pm. Pacific Design Center, Tu–F 11 am–5 pm, Sa–Su until 6 pm. $5–$10, under 12 free. Free at PDC. MOCA Grand Avenue (GA), 250 S. Grand Ave., downtown; Geffen Contemporary (GC), 152 N. Central Ave., downtown; MOCA Gallery at Pacific Design Center (PDC), 8687 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, 213.626.6222 Map H16, H17, I12

museum of flying

Exhibits detail the history of flight and the development of the aviation and aerospace industries in Southern California. Two dozen aircraft are on display; theater and screening room. M–Su 10 am–5 pm. $6–$10, under 13 free. 3100 Airport Ave., Santa Monica, 310.398.2500 Map L9

Museum of Jurassic Technology

Subversive venue blends fact and fiction. Th 2–8 pm; F–Su noon–6 pm. $3–$5 suggested donation. 9341 Venice Blvd., Culver City, 310.836.6131 Map L11

Museum of Latin American Art

Artists of the Americas; Robert Gumbiner Sculpture Garden. W–Su 11 am–5 pm. $6–$9, under 12 free. 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach, 562.437.1689 Map O6

Museum of Tolerance Museum of Tolerance

Exhibits examine prejudice and discrimination, legacy of the Holocaust and human-rights issues. Through May 13 20th Anniversary of the 1992 L.A. Riots. Continuing Para Todos Los Niños: For All the Children. M–Th 10 am–5 pm, F until 3 pm; Su 11 am–5 pm. $11.50–$15.50, under 5 free. 9786 W. Pico Blvd., West L.A., 310.553.8403 Map J11 www.museumoftolerance.com

 

natural-history-museum-los-angelesNatural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Thirty-three million objects from dino fossils to fish. See paleontologists preparing fossil specimens at Dino Lab. Age of Mammals is the permanent exhibition. The Dinosaur Hall is new; a highlight is the Tyrannosaurus rex growth series. Continuing Butterfly Pavilion. Daily 9:30 am–5 pm. $2–$9, under 5 free. 900 Exposition Blvd., downtown, 213.763.3466 Map K15 www.nhm.org

 

norton-simon-museumNorton Simon Museum

Stellar collection of Renaissance to 20th-century masterworks and sculpture garden. Continuing Lessons of the Cherry Blossom: Japanese Woodblock Prints. W–M noon–6 pm. $5–$10; students with photo ID, under 18 free. 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 626.449.6840 Map Q19 www.nortonsimon.org

Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits

Ice Age L.A. M–F 9:30 am–5 pm; Sa–Su 10 am–5 pm. $2–$7, under 5 free. 5801 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 323.934.7243 Map J13

Pacific Asia Museum

Southeast Asia and island culture. W–Su 10 am–6 pm. $5–$7, under 12 free. 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, 626.449.2742 Map R20

PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA

Exhibits, screenings and radio-listening series; tens of thousands of programs on view. W–Su noon–5 pm. Free. 465 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, 310.786.1000 Map I11

Pasadena Museum of California Art

California art, architecture, design. W–Su noon–5 pm. $5–$7, under 12 free. 490 E. Union St., Pasadena, 626.568.3665 Map Q19

Petersen Automotive Museum

Ongoing The Streetscape: The Car and the City in Southern California; Hollywood Gallery: Cars of Film & Television; Alternative Power: Lessons From the Past, Inspiration for the Future; Hot Wheels Hall of Fame. Tu–Su 10 am–6 pm. $3–$10, under 5 free. 6060 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 323.930.2277 Map J13

Skirball Cultural Center

Through May 20 Women Hold Up Half the Sky; Pearls of Wisdom: End the Violence. Ongoing Visions and Values: Jewish Life From Antiquity to America; Noah’s Ark at the Skirball. Tu–F noon–5 pm; Sa–Su 10 am–5 pm. $5–10, children under 2 free. 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A., 310.440.4500 Map G9