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Exhibition: Every Minute Is History
Discover the innovative work of five LA photographers who helped redefine Chicano/a community representation
Exhibition: Instante/revelación
See how illuminated manuscripts were written, decorated, and bound entirely by hand in pre-modern Europe
Exhibition: The Making of a Medieval Manuscript
Explore the strange and fantastical world of French Symbolist artist Odilon Redon
Exhibition: Stendahl’s World
These ancient manuscripts helped the deceased achieve a blessed afterlife
Exhibition: The Egyptian Book of the Dead
A calibrated array of prisms that cast a dazzling display of luminous color following the sun’s arc.
Exhibition: Charles Ross
The achievements of Egyptian artists of the 26th Dynasty are vividly expressed in the sculpted portraits of officials associated with the court and priesthood,
Exhibition: Sculpted Portraits from Ancient Egypt
The life and legacy of the art collector and businessman who used his fortune to create an institution dedicated to the arts.
Exhibition: The Holy Family at Home
Northern European paintings and manuscripts depict the Holy Family in domestic settings
Exhibition: Reggie Burrows Hodges
Encounter luminous paintings by the celebrated 18th-century British artist
Exhibition: A Light in the Dark
A Getty exhibition about the first Black architect licensed in the western US
Exhibition: Paul R. Williams
Explore royal feminine power in ancient northern Africa, western Asia, and the Mediterranean, and its influence across time
Hand-Picked Venues & Spots in Los Angeles
Hollywood Sign
Iconic white letters on Mount Lee
The Hollywood Sign is a historic American landmark and cultural icon perched on Mount Lee above Beachwood Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains. Originally erect
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Gehry architecture
The Walt Disney Concert Hall is the fourth hall of the Los Angeles Music Center, designed by architect Frank Gehry and opened on October 23, 2003. Seating 2,265
Griffith Observatory
Hollywood Hills public observatory
Griffith Observatory sits on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park, offering panoramic views of the Los Angeles Basin, Downtown LA, Hollywo
Griffith Park
Massive urban wilderness with iconic landmarks
Griffith Park is a large municipal park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains, stretching from Los Feliz to the San Fernando Valley. It has been offi
The Broad
Contemporary art (free)
The Broad is a contemporary art museum located on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles. It is named for philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad, who financed the $
MacArthur Park
Late 19th-century park with spring-fed lake
MacArthur Park, originally named Westlake Park, dates back to the late 19th century. Located in the Westlake neighborhood, it was renamed in the early 1940s aft
Pershing Square
Historic one-block park in downtown
Pershing Square is a small public park in Downtown Los Angeles, covering one square block bordered by 5th, 6th, Hill, and Olive streets. Originally dedicated in
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Historic Gothic Revival church with second-largest organ
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, founded in 1867, is the city’s oldest continuous Protestant congregation. The current building, completed in 1932, i
Exposition Park
Historic park with museums and sports venues
Exposition Park is a 160-acre urban park in south Los Angeles, established in 1872 as an agricultural fairground. It is managed by the Sixth District Agricultur
Los Angeles State Historic Park
From rail yard to state park
Los Angeles State Historic Park, also known as the Cornfield, is a California State Park in the Chinatown neighborhood. This former rail yard and brownfield now
California African American Museum
African American heritage and culture in LA
The California African American Museum (CAAM) is a museum in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, next to the California Science Center. It focuses on enriching educat
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Historic stadium and Olympic venue
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a historic multi-purpose stadium in Exposition Park. Commissioned in 1921 and completed in 1923 as a memorial to World War
Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre
Art Deco landmark with iconic blue-green tiles
The Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre is a 12-story, 155-foot Art Deco complex at the corner of Wilshire and Western. Clad in blue-green glazed architectu
Levitated Mass
Huge boulder suspended above a 456-foot walkway
Levitated Mass is a 2012 large-scale public sculpture by Michael Heizer at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). The installation consists of a 340-ton
Dodger Stadium
Oldest MLB ballpark west of the Mississippi
Dodger Stadium is a baseball park in Los Angeles's Elysian Park neighborhood. Opened in 1962, it is the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers and is the oldest Major
Hollenbeck Park
Urban park with lake and skatepark
Hollenbeck Park is a city park located in the Boyle Heights district of Los Angeles. It sits at the corner of Saint Louis and Fourth Streets, near Boyle Avenue,
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Reggaeton Rave
Exchange LA
Exhibition: Lost. Found. Returned.
Getty Center
Exhibition: Odilon Redon
Getty Center
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