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
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