Museums and Galleries

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Craft and Folk Art Museum
5814 Wilshire Boulevard
Hours: Tuesday–Friday, 11:00 AM–5:00 PM; Saturday–Sunday, 12:00–6:00 PM

On view: Máximo González: Playful and Deconstructing Perestroika

Directions: Go West on Wilshire Boulevard. The museum is located on the corner of Curson, directly across the street from the La Brea Tar Pits.

Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art
Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu
Hours: Tuesday–Sunday, 11:00 AM–5:00 PM

On view: The Epic and the Exotic: 19th-Century Academic Realism from the Dahesh Museum of Art

Directions: Take 10 West, for about thirteen miles, until it merges with Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1). Go north on Highway 1 for approximately fourteen miles into Malibu. Turn right on Malibu Canyon Road (traffic signal). Turn left at the next traffic signal, which is Seaver Drive. Stop at the information booth for a visitor pass and parking instructions. There is a $5 charge to park in the main lot, but there is free alternative parking in the “Theme Tower” lot where a free shuttle service will be provided.

The Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive
Hours: Tuesday–Friday and Sunday, 10:00 AM–5:30 PM; Saturday, 10:00 AM–9:00 PM

On view: Lyonel Feininger: Photographs, 1928–1939; Narrative Interventions in Photography; Gothic Grandeur: Manuscript Illumination, 1200–1350; In Focus: Los Angeles, 1945–1980

Directions: The Getty Center is served by Metro Rapid Line 761, which stops at the main gate on Sepulveda Boulevard. If driving, take the Getty Center Drive exit from the 405 and follow the signs to the main gate on Sepulveda Boulevard. Access to the Getty Center is only via the main gate on North Sepulveda Boulevard. Parking is $15 per car. It is free after 5:00 PM for the Getty Center's evening hours on Saturdays.

The Getty Villa
17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades
Admission to the Getty Villa is always free; an advance, timed-entry ticket is required.
Hours: Monday and Thursday–Sunday, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM

On view: Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity; Roman Ephebe from Naples

Directions: Metro Bus 534 stops at Coastline Drive and Pacific Coast Highway directly across from the Getty Villa entrance. Passengers exiting the bus at PCH (Pacific Coast Highway) and Coastline Drive must have their Villa admission ticket hole-punched by the driver before exiting the bus. If driving, take the 10 West until it turns into Route 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) going north along the Pacific Ocean. Continue on Route 1 for approximately five miles to the Getty Villa. Please note that visitors must approach the Getty Villa from the south. Access to the Getty Villa entrance is only from the northbound right-hand lane of Pacific Coast Highway (PCH). Turning left across PCH is illegal and any attempt to enter the site via Coastline Drive is not permitted. On-site parking is available for all ticket holders and is $15 per car or motorcycle. Visitors to the Getty Villa are not permitted to park anywhere other than the Getty Villa.

Heritage Square Museum
3800 Homer Street
Hours: Friday–Sunday, 11:30–4:30 PM. Tours at 12 PM, 1 PM, 2 PM, and 3 PM each day.

On view: The Colonial Drug Store

Directions: Heritage Square is within walking distance from the “Heritage Square/The Arroyo” Gold Line Station at the corner of Pasadena Avenue and French Avenue in Highland Park. From the rail station, walk across Pasadena Avenue and then walk north to Carlota Street. Take Carlota Street north to Avenue 43. Walk east on Avenue 43 to Homer Street, then south two blocks on Homer street to the museum’s entrance.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5095 Wilshire Boulevard
Hours: Monday–Tuesday and Thursday, NOON–8:00 PM; Friday, NOON–9:00 PM; Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

On view: California Design, 1930-1965: “Living in a Modern Way”; Ellsworth Kelly: Prints and Paintings; In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States; Common Places: Printing, Embroidery, and the Art of Global Mapping; Robert Therrien: Selections for the Broad Collection and LACMA; Elsa Sunderland Textile Design; Tsushima Festival Screen; Bieberman

Directions: From the Convention Center, take 10 West to exit 7A, Venice Boulevard. Turn right onto Venice Boulevard and take the first left onto South Fairfax Avenue. Take a slight left to stay on South Fairfax Avenue and turn right onto West 6th Street.

MOCA, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
250 South Grand Avenue
Hours: Monday and Friday, 11:00 AM–5:00 PM; Thursday, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM; Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 AM–6:00 PM

On view: Naked Hollywood: Weegee Los Angeles; Kenneth Anger

Directions: On the Metro, take the Red Line to Pershing Square. If driving, use the Walt Disney Concert Hall garage and enter from Lower Grand Avenue or 2nd Street. There is a $9 flat rate with MOCA validation ($20 deposit required upon entry; $11 refund).

MOLAA, Museum of Latin American Art
628 Alamitos Avenue, Long Beach
Hours: Wednesday and Friday–Sunday, 11:00 AM–5:00 PM; Thursday, 11:00 AM–9:00 PM

On view: Project Room: Marco Maggi; Esteban Lisa: Playing with Lines and Colors

Directions: Take 110 South to exit 9. Follow signs for 405 South/Long Beach. Merge onto 405 South and take exit 29C for Orange Avenue (follow signs for LB City College). Merge onto Orange Avenue and continue onto Alamitos Avenue.

Norton Simon Museum of Art
411 West Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena
Hours: Monday, Wednesday–Thursday, and Saturday–Sunday, 12:00–6:00 PM; Friday, 12:00–9:00 PM

On view: Proof: The Rise of Printmaking in Southern California; Memling’s “Portrait of a Man” on Loan from The Frick Collection

Directions: Take 110 East (Pasadena Freeway) to the Orange Grove Boulevard exit. Turn right and proceed for approximately two miles. At Colorado Boulevard, turn left. The museum is on the left.

Santa Barbara Museum of Art
1130 State Street, Santa Barbara
Hours: Tuesday–Sunday, 11:00 AM–5:00 PM

On view: Pasadena to Santa Barbara: A Selected History of Art in Southern California
1951–1969; Publicly Private: Enrico Natali and Doug Rickard;Van Gogh to Munch: European Masterworks from the Armand Hammer Foundation and Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation

Directions: Take 110 North to exit 24A, 101 North. Continue on 101 North, following signs to Ventura Freeway/Ventura. Take exit 96B, Garden Street. Turn right onto Garden Street. Take Garden Street to Anapamu Street. Make a left turn onto Anapamu, then go two blocks to Anacapa Street. Turn left onto Anacapa for one-half block, then make a right turn into the public parking garage. Walk down ramp from parking garage to the Park Wing entrance of the Museum.

Santa Monica Museum of Art
Bergamot Station G1, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica
No admission fee, but donations accepted (suggested donations are $5 and $3 for students and seniors).
Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 11:00 AM–6:00 PM

On view: Beatrice Wood: Career Woman—Drawings, Paintings, Vessels, and Objects

Directions: On the Metro, take line 4, to Santa Monica Boulevard and 26th Street. Head South on 26th Street, cross Olympic Boulevard, and enter into Bergamot Station from 26th Street. If driving, take 10 West and exit at Cloverfield Boulevard North. Take first right onto Michigan Avenue, which ends at the Bergamot Station parking lot. Parking is free. The museum is located in building G1, at the southwest corner of the parking lot.

MORE MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES IN GREATER LOS ANGELES

The following list has been compiled by the Students and Emerging Professionals Committee. Admission is required, where applicable.