Museums
MOCA
250 South Grand Ave., 152 North Central Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90012
213-626-6222
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles (MOCA) was founded in 1979 as the city’s sole institution dedicated exclusively to contemporary art…
Website: http://www.moca.org
Neighborhood: Downtown, Los Angeles
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Museums
Museum of Contemporary Art
250 S. Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012
213-626-6222
At the Museum of Contemporary Art, the child in your life might view an installation and yell, “I can do that!”
Website: http://www.moca.org/
Neighborhood: Downtown
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Museums
Natural History Museum’s Gallery Exploration Tour
900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90007
213-763-3466
We played tourist on this one and joined guided groups in museum foyers around town.
Website: http://nhm.org
Neighborhood: Exposition Park
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Best of LA, Best of LA 2012: Do, Best of LA: 2012, Best of LA: Do, Museums
Norton Simon Museum
411 W. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91105
626-449-6840
What is everyone clutching as they walk past the Rodins on their way out of the Norton Simon Museum?
Website: http://www.nortonsimon.org/
Neighborhood: Pasadena
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Best of LA, Best of LA 2014: Do, Best of LA: 2014, Best of LA: Do, Museums
Norton Simon Museum
411 West Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91105
626-449-6840
The Norton Simon Museum boasts a permanent collection of nearly 12,000 objects and 1,000 works
Website: http://www.nortonsimon.org
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Pasadena
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Museums
See a Masterpiece at Ace Gallery
5514 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90036
LACMA may be the crown jewel of Museum Row, but don’t overlook Ace Gallery on the
second floor of the art deco Wilshire Tower building
Category: 52 Great Saturdays, Art, Museums
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90049
310-440-4500
As if Noah’s Ark weren’t enough fun, the Skirball Cultural Center has opened its Family Art Studio to the public…
Website: http://www.skirball.org
Neighborhood: Brentwood
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Museums
Studio for Southern California History
977 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA, 90012
213-229-8890
In a nondescript Chinatown storefront, between a fortune-teller and the Pasadena Freeway, is the Studio for Southern California History: part museum, part library, and all-around hangout.
Website: http://socalstudio.org/
Neighborhood: Chinatown
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Museums, Recreation Facilities, Sports & Recreation
The Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90049
310-440-7300
With its striking architecture, sweeping views and labyrinthine gardens, the Getty Center is an exhibit within itself…
Website: http://www.getty.edu
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Westwood
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Museums
Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural
13197A Gladstone Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91342
818-939-3433
The folks at Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural must not enjoy sleeping…
Website: http://www.tiachucha.com
Neighborhood: Sylmar
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Museums
Travel Town Museum
323-662-9678
The free Travel Town Museum lets rail-bound leviathans of yesteryear live out their retirement peacefully in the northern corner of Griffith Park
Website: http://www.traveltown.org/
Neighborhood: Los Feliz
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2014: Do, Best of LA: 2014, Best of LA: Do, Museums, Tours & Excursions