15 essential museums to visit in Los Angeles
Don’t leave L.A.—whether you’re a resident or a tourist—without seeing these truly great L.A. attractions.
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Don’t leave L.A.—whether you’re a resident or a tourist—without seeing these truly great L.A. attractions.
Make the most of your visit with some tips to know before you arrive, our favorite works of art, things to do nearby and more.
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These are the best museums in the country for feasting your eyes on the finest paintings, sculptures, photography, installations and other visual art forms.
Recommended: Getty Center to-go guide Los Angeles's hilltop acropolis was conceived as a home for the hitherto disparate entities of the J. Paul Getty Trust,...
In 1974, oil magnate J Paul Getty opened a museum of his holdings in a faux villa in Malibu, based on the remains of the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum....
Industrialist Armand Hammer founded this museum, primarily to house his own collection. Now, under the ownership of UCLA, the Hammer stages fascinating themed...
Specializing in photography, this newly founded, privately funded space takes an innovative approach to displaying its digital and print works. More than just...
Back in 1875, a group of amateur paleontologists discovered animal remains in the pits at Rancho La Brea, which bubbled with asphalt from a petroleum lake...
The NHM's original Beaux Arts structure was the first museum building in Los Angeles, opening with Exposition Park itself back in 1913. Its massive collection...
The main branch of LA's Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) houses thousands of artworks crafted from 1940 until now. Spend half an hour or an entire...
Recommended: See Top 10 works at LACMA While LACMA's collections have long been the most impressive in the city, the 20-acre complex of buildings in which...
The bequest of entrepreneur Henry E Huntington is now one of the most enjoyable attractions in the Los Angeles region. It's also not a destination that you...