Plan your cultural itinerary in Los Angeles with 19 verified museums, art galleries, concert halls, and historic institutions. Base yourself in Santa Monica & Venice Beach (The Westside) or West Hollywood (WeHo) & Beverly Hills for easy walking access.
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Renzo Piano-designed museum celebrating the art and history of cinema on the Miracle Mile, right beside Chris Burden’s iconic 202 cast-iron streetlamps (Urban Light) at LACMA.
6067 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Contemporary art museum housing Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Rooms and Pop Art icons directly opposite Frank Gehry’s stainless-steel Walt Disney Concert Hall.
221 S Grand Ave, Downtown Los Angeles, CA 90012
Richard Meier's gleaming travertine campus atop the Santa Monica Mountains, reached by hover-train with free admission to European art and ocean-view gardens.
Getty Center Dr, CA, Los Angeles
Museum of Contemporary Art is an art museum and exhibition gallery on 250 South Grand Avenue in Downtown, Los Angeles.
🕒 Hours: Mo off; Tu-We,Fr 11:00-17:00; Th 11:00-20:00; Sa-Su 11:00-18:00
250 South Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is a museum and cultural landmark on 900 Exposition Boulevard in Exposition Park, Los Angeles.
🕒 Hours: Mo-Su 09:30-17:00
900 Exposition Boulevard, Exposition Park, Los Angeles
Japanese American National Museum is a museum and cultural landmark on 100 North Central Avenue in Downtown, Los Angeles.
🕒 Hours: Tu-We 11:00-17:00, Th 11:00-20:00; Fr-Su 11:00-17:00, Mo off
100 North Central Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles
The Broad Museum is a museum and cultural landmark on 221 South Grand Avenue in Downtown, Los Angeles.
🕒 Hours: Mo off; Tu-We,Fr 11:00-17:00; Th 11:00-20:00; Sa-Su 10:00-18:00
221 South Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles
Grammy Museum is a museum and cultural landmark on 800 West Olympic Boulevard in Downtown, Los Angeles.
🕒 Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-17:00; Tu off; Sa 10:00-18:00
800 West Olympic Boulevard, Downtown, Los Angeles
Chinese American Museum is a museum and cultural landmark on 425 North Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles.
🕒 Hours: Fr-Su 10:00-15:00
425 North Los Angeles Street, Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument, Los Angeles
Hollywood Wax Museum is a museum and cultural landmark on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
🕒 Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-24:00
Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles
Gallery at REDCAT is an art museum and exhibition gallery on West 2nd Street in Downtown, Los Angeles.
🕒 Hours: Tu-Su 12:00-18:00
West 2nd Street, Downtown, Los Angeles
USC Fisher Museum of Art is an art museum and exhibition gallery on Exposition Boulevard in Exposition Park, Los Angeles.
🕒 Hours: Tu-Fr 12:00-17:00; Sa 12:00-16:00
Exposition Boulevard, Exposition Park, Los Angeles
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery is an art museum and exhibition gallery on Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles.
🕒 Hours: Th-Su 12:00-17:00
Hollywood Boulevard, Los Feliz Neighborhood Council District, Los Angeles
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is an art museum and exhibition gallery on 1 Bill Robertson Lane in Exposition Park, Los Angeles.
1 Bill Robertson Lane, Exposition Park, Los Angeles
Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles is an art museum and exhibition gallery on East 7th Street in Downtown, Los Angeles.
East 7th Street, Downtown, Los Angeles
LA Plaza De Culturas Y Artes is an art museum and exhibition gallery on North Main Street, Los Angeles.
North Main Street, Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument, Los Angeles
The Institute for Art and Olfaction is an art museum and exhibition gallery on 932 Chung King Road in New Chinatown, Los Angeles.
932 Chung King Road, New Chinatown, Los Angeles
California African American Museum is a museum and cultural landmark on 600 State Drive in Exposition Park, Los Angeles.
🕒 Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 11:00-17:00
600 State Drive, Exposition Park, Los Angeles
Neutra Studio and Residences is a museum and cultural landmark on Silver Lake Boulevard in Silver Lake Heights, Los Angeles.
Silver Lake Boulevard, Silver Lake Heights, Los Angeles