Musuems & Cultural Center Links

Visits to museums and other cultural centers can enhance knowledge about topics in a wide range of areas while also providing enriching entertainment. Can't visit in person? Try a virtual visit at their website!  For a general directory of cultural opportunities, visit Experience LA  or link to Early History of the California Coast.  For your convenience, notable area museums are listed below.

Southern California Sites

• 18th Street Arts Complex (Santa Monica)
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Beverly Hills)
• American Cinematheque (Los Angeles)
• Aquarium of the Pacific (Long Beach)
• The Arboretum of Los Angeles County (Arcadia)
• Armory Center for the Arts (Pasadena)
• Art Center College of Design (Pasadena)
• Autry Museum of Western Heritage (Los Angeles)
• Banning Residence Museum (Wilmington)
• Bowers Museum of Cultural Art (Santa Ana)
• Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (San Pedro)
• California African American Museum (Exposition Park)
• California Heritage Museum (Santa Monica)
• California Science Center (Exposition Park)
• Children's Museum at La Habra (La Habra)
• El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument (Avila Adobe, Old Plaza Firehouse, Sepulveda House - Los Angeles)
• Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (Los Angeles)
• Fullerton Museum Center (Fullerton)
• J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles)
• Griffith Observatory (Los Angeles)
• Heritage Square Museum (Los Angeles)
• Hollywood Bowl Museum (Hollywood)
• Hollywood Entertainment Museum (Hollywood)
• Homestead Museum (City of Industry)
• Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum (Huntington Beach)
• The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens (San Marino)
• The Irvine Museum (Irvine)
• Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles)
• Kidspace Children's Museum (Pasadena)
• Korean American Museum (Los Angeles)
• Laguna Art Museum (Laguna Beach)
• The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens (Palm Desert/Indian Wells)
• Long Beach Museum of Art (Long Beach)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles)
• Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum (Los Angeles)
• Los Angeles Maritime Museum (San Pedro)
• Los Angeles Public Library, Central Library (Los Angeles)
• Los Angeles Zoo (Griffith Park)
• MAK Center for Art and Architecture (West Hollywood)
• The Museum of Contemporary Art at California Plaza (Los Angeles)
• Museum of Flying (Santa Monica)
• Museum of Jurassic Technology (Culver City)
• Museum of Latin American Art (Long Beach)
• Museum of Neon Art (Los Angeles)
• Museum of Television & Radio (Beverly Hills)
• Museum of Tolerance (Los Angeles)
• Natural History Museum of Los Angeles (Exposition Park)
• Newport Nautical Museum (Newport Beach)
• The Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena)
• Orange County Museum of Art (Newport Beach, Costa Mesa)
• Pacific Asia Museum (Pasadena)
• Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits (Los Angeles)
• Palm Springs Desert Museum (Palm Springs)
• Pasadena Museum of History (Pasadena)
• Petersen Automotive Museum (Los Angeles)
• Queen Mary (Long Beach)
• Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (Claremont)
• Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara)
• Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum (Santa Barbara)
• Santa Barbara Historical Museum (Santa Barbara)
• Santa Barbara Museum of Art (Santa Barbara)
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (Santa Barbara)
• Santa Monica Museum of Art (Santa Monica)
• Skirball Cultural Center (Los Angeles)
• University of Southern California, Fisher Gallery (University Park)
• Southwest Museum, Mount Washington (Los Angeles)
• Travel Town Museum (Los Angeles)
• UCLA Film and Television Archive (Los Angeles)
• UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History (Los Angeles)
• UCLA Hammer Museum (Los Angeles)
• UCR / California Museum of Photography (Riverside)
• University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach)
• University Art Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara)
• Watts Towers Arts Center (Los Angeles)
• Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University (Malibu)
• Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College (Claremont)
• Zimmer Children's Museum (Los Angeles)

Sites Beyond Southern California

• Other California Sites
• Smithsonian Institution (art & design, history & culture, science & technology)

Last update: 3/23/06