Rainy Day & Indoor Activities in Los Angeles.
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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
Dolby Theatre
Home of the Academy Awards ceremony
The Dolby Theatre is a live-performance auditorium located in the Ovation Hollywood shopping complex at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue. It opened on No
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
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Largest art museum in the western United States
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) sits on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile district, part of Museum Row next to the La Brea Tar Pits. Founded i
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
American and European contemporary art since 1940
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) is a contemporary art museum with two locations in Los Angeles. The main museum sits on Grand Avenue in Downt
Petersen Automotive Museum
Home to one of the world's largest auto collections
The Petersen Automotive Museum is an automobile museum located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. It is a n
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Home of LA Opera and dance performances
The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls within the Los Angeles Music Center, one of the largest performing arts centers in the United States. It is pa
Peacock Theater
Host to major awards shows and concerts
Peacock Theater is a large music and performance venue located at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles. Its auditorium seats 7,100 people and features one of the b
El Capitan Theatre
Disney film premiere venue
The El Capitan Theatre is a fully restored movie palace located at 6838 Hollywood Boulevard in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. It is owned by The Wal
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Home to the world's rarest gemstone
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is the largest natural and historical museum in the Western United States. Located in Exposition Park next to t
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Historic live theater and former movie palace
The Hollywood Pantages Theatre, originally known as the RKO Pantages Theatre and Fox-Pantages Theatre, is a live performance venue and former movie theater loca
Grauman's Egyptian Theatre
Historic movie palace with first film premiere
Grauman's Egyptian Theatre is a historic movie palace that opened in 1922 on Hollywood Boulevard. It was the site of the world's first film premiere and represe
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 $
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
First large-scale film museum in the United States
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is a film museum that opened in 2021 on Miracle Mile in Los Angeles. It houses the Academy Collection, the largest film-re
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
Museum of visual storytelling by George Lucas
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art was founded by filmmaker George Lucas and his wife, businesswoman Mellody Hobson. Located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, the
California Science Center
West Coast's largest hands-on science center
The California Science Center is a state agency and science museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles. It sits next to the Natural History Museum of Los An
Recently Concluded in Los Angeles
Exhibition: Lost. Found. Returned.
Getty Center
Exhibition: Odilon Redon
Getty Center
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