Living - Places - Museums - Los Angeles, California, USA
Displays of objects; includes planned educational activities related to art, history, culture, or science
- African Amer: California African American Museum; the art, history and culture of African Americans with emphasis on California and the Western United States
- African Amer Fire: History of African-American Firefighters in Los Angeles
- Antelope Indian: Antelope Valley Indian Museum; Indian cultures of the western Great Basin (east and southeast of the Sierra Nevada Mountains)
- Arch+Design: Architecture and Design Museum; continuous exhibits of architecture and design on view
- Art Getty: Getty Center; J. Paul Getty Trust; international cultural and philanthropic institution devoted to the visual arts that includes the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Research Institute, the Getty Conservation Program, and the Getty Grant Program
- Art Hammer: Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center
- Art Huntington: Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens; three art galleries and library among 60 hectares of gardens
- Art Ivine: Irvine Museum; dedicated to the preservation and display of California art of the Impressionist Period (1890 - 1930)
- Art LACMA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; major museum displaying wide range of world art; includes collections of American, Latin American, Far Eastern, Islamic, and South and Southeast Asian art works
- Art Laguna: Laguna Beach Art Museum
- Art LBMA: Long Beach Museum of Art; decorative arts, early 20th century European art, California Modernism, video, and contemporary art
- Art MoCA: Museum of Contemporary Art; permanent collection includes 5,000 pieces from 1940 to the present; three locations in LA and West Hollywood, including Geffen Contemporary
- Art MoLAA: Museum of Latin American Art; in Long Beach; exclusively features contemporary Latin American art
- Art Neon: Museum of Neon Art; exhibitions of neon lights as art as well as tours of neon used in the community
- Art Norton Simon: Norton Simon Museum; European, American and Asian Art; in Pasadena
- Art OCMA: Orange County Museum of Art; art from the mid-nineteenth century to the present
- Aquarium Cabrillo: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium; public aquarium/museum dedicated to marine life of Southern California through recreational, educational, and research programs; located at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro
- Aquarium Pacific: Acquarium of the Pacific; displays related three Pacific Ocean regions: Southern California/Baja; the Tropical Pacific and the Northern Pacific
- Aquarium SMP: Santa Monica Pier Aquarium; marine science aquarium on the beach at the Santa Monica Pier
- Auto Petersen: Petersen Automotive Museum; automobile and its influence on our culture and lives
- Bunny: Private museum showing off large collection of rabbit statues and dolls
- California Heritage: California Heritage Museum; displays of American decorative and fine arts; historic landmark building located in the heart of Santa Monica's Main Street
- Catalina Isl: Catalina Island Museum; shows off the history and culture of Catalina Island
- Children: Kidspace Children's Museum; education in arts, humanities, and sciences for children; at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
- Chinese American: Chinese American Museum; displays the history, rich cultural legacy and contributions of Chinese Americans
- Craft Folk Art: Craft and Folk Art Museum; exhibitions and special events about folk and traditional arts, crafts, design, and culture of Los Angeles
- Cultural Hist/Fowler: University of California Los Angeles Fowler Museum of Cultural History; art and material culture primarily from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas, past and present
- Eames Office: Office furniture and design; the work of Charles and Ray Eames
- El Pueblo: El Pueblo de Los Angeles historical monument; historic buildings and museums: Avila Adobe, Sepulveda House, Fire House Museum, Masonic Hall
- Fire Dept: Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial; in historic fire station 27
- Flight: Western Museum of Flight; Darrell G. McNeal Restoration Facility; displays of Aviation artifacts and memorabilia; Jack Northrop Field - Hawthorne Municipal Airport, Hawthorne, California
- Flying: Museum of Flying; collection of WWII fighter aircraft; Santa Monica
- Ft MacArthur: Fort MacArthur Museum; dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the history of Fort MacArthur, a U.S. Army post which guarded the Los Angeles harbor from 1914 to 1974
- Gamble House: American Arts and Crafts style architecture; in Pasadena
- Hart Ranch: William S. Hart Museum and Ranch in Newhall
- Hollywood: The Hollywood Museum; in the Max Factor Building; sets of "Star Trek-Voyager" and other shows
- Japanese Amer: Japanese American National Museum; the story of Japanese Americans
- Jurassic Tech: Museum of Jurassic Technology; eclectic collection explores the intersections of art, displays, fiction, nonfiction, the odd and curious
- Korean Amer: Korean American Museum; Korean American history, culture, and contributions to America
- Maritime: Los Angeles Maritime Museum; explores the maritime history of Southern California; affiliate, the Los Angeles Maritime Institute, provides sail-training opportunities for students year-round; located in the former Municipal Ferry Terminal in the Port of Los Angeles
- Natural Hist/LA: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County; millions of specimens--prehistoric fossils, birds, insects, minerals, artifacts, and crafts
- Natural Hist/SB: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
- Nixon Birthplace: Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace; visit a museum and learn about one of the most accomplished Presidents of the 20th century
- Pacific Asia: Pacific Asia Museum; art and artifacts from the Pacific Islands
- Park: LA Parks museums; list of museums in City of Los Angeles Parks
- Pasadena Hist: Pasadena Museum of History; preserves and shares the history, art, and culture of Pasadena and neighboring communities
- Printing: International Printing Museum; the history of print, including replica of Gutenberg Press, linotype machine, Ben Franklin
- Photography: Univeristy of California--Riverside California Museum of Photography; an off-campus department of the University of California, Riverside, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; located in Downtown Riverside
- Planes of Fame: The Air Museum Planes of Fame; houses over 150 aircraft at Chino Airport and also in Arizona
- Holocaust Monument: Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust; honors the memory of the six million who were murdered by the barbarism of Nazis and collaborators between 1933 and 1945
- Tar Pits: Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits; assemblage of extinct Ice Age plants and animals where they were caught in an asphalt deposit tens of thousands of years ago
- Railway: Southern California Scenic Railway; works to present Southern California rail history and promote railroad safety through education
- Reagan Archive: Ronald Reagan Presidentail Foundation, Museum, and Archives
- Southwest: Southwest Museum; museum, library, and archive collections related to the American Indian; Prehispanic, Spanish Colonial, Latino, and Western American art and artifacts
- Surfing: International Surfing Museum; artifacts related to the history of surfing; in Huntington Beach
- Science Ctr: California Science Center; interactive exhibits teaching science
- Tolerance: Museum of Tolerance; covers racism and prejudice in America and the history of the Holocaust; part of the Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum
- Travel Town: Transportation museum and recreation center; displays of steam locomotives, trains
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