Los Angeles museums: what and when you can visit for free

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The cultural life of Los Angeles is not as scant as it might seem at first glance, writes resource Time-out. In addition to the free beaches of Santa Monica and the hills of Griffith Park, the city also has many free museums (or free museum days). Below is a list of the best of them.

The Broad

This is the newest contemporary art museum in Los Angeles, in which Eli and Edith Brod present their collection of more than 2 thousands of post-war works to the public. Entrance to the museum is free. Visitors will appreciate the encyclopedic presentation of modern art in the Brody Gallery. The opening featured the work of such artists as Jasper Johns, Cy Twombly, Barbara Krueger, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Keith Haring and Jeff Koons.

Free admission advance booking.

Center getty

This acropolis of art at the top of the Los Angeles hills was designed as a home for the scattered collection of Paul Getty. Architect Richard Meier was hired to create the museum in 1984, but the building was completed only 13 years later, having spent $1 billion on it. The white limestone and metal pavilions are more reminiscent of a James Bond monastery retreat than an art museum. The fact that it is difficult to get to is fully compensated by the panoramic views: of the hills and ocean on the western side, and of the city center on the eastern side.

Admission is free, parking is $ 15.

LACMA

The LACMA Museum collections have long been considered the most impressive in the whole city, but its territory on 20 acres is the opposite. However, not so long ago everything changed for the better due to new installations: for example, Urban light Chris Berden, consisting of 202 urban metal lanterns assembled throughout the city and brought into service, or Levitated Mass - 340-ton boulder, "soaring" over the road.

Admission is free on the second Tuesdays of the month and on certain holidays; for Los Angeles County residents free of charge after 15: 00 from Monday to Friday.

Huntington Library, Art and Botanical Gardens

The legacy of the entrepreneur Henry Huntington is today one of the best attractions in the entire region. A full day will not be enough to explore the whole area - galleries, library and gardens (for example, Japanese).

Admission is free every first Thursday of the month. by reservation.

Villa Getty

In 1974, oil tycoon Paul Getty opened a museum of his funds in a villa on the Malibu Rock. Later the collections were moved to the Getty Center, and the villa was closed for renovation. Now it has an exhibition of a collection of Mediterranean antiquities - approximately 1 200 artifacts dated between 6500 BC. er and 500 n. er and exhibited by topics - for example, “Gods and Goddesses”, or “Stories of the Trojan War”. Even if you are not interested in art, magnificent courtyards and well-kept gardens are worth seeing.

Admission is free, parking is $15.

Museum of Natural History

It is the largest natural history museum in the western United States and one of the oldest in Los Angeles (opened in 1913). There are more than 35 million exhibits in the museum's collections (but they are not all displayed at the same time), so take enough time to visit here. If you have only a few hours at your disposal, definitely look at the hall of precious stones and minerals and the hall with reconstructed dinosaurs and mammals.

Admission is free every first Tuesday of the month (except July and August).

California Science Center

California Science Center is located in bright and spacious buildings opposite the rose gardens in Exposition Park. Its halls tell about biological sciences, innovations and active flights. But the most interesting object in the Science Center is the space shuttle Endeavor, which is temporarily stationed here before the opening of the permanent exhibition scheduled for the 2018 year. Entrance to the museum is free, but you can only get into the hall with “Endeavor” for $ 2 - agree, this is a bit for the opportunity to look at the legend of US engineering.

Admission is free.

Autrey National Center: Museum of the American West

The exhibition dedicated to the American West is a far from kitschy exhibition dedicated to the famous “singing cowboy” Gene Autry. There are relics of the singer, but the bulk of the exhibits tell a very fascinating story about the West, its stories and the myths surrounding them.

Admission is free every second Tuesday of the month.

Museum in Rancho La Bray

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In 1875, a group of amateur paleontologists found animal remains on mines and bitumen lakes of La Bray Ranch. After years of 140, professionals still work here, who over the years have dug up more than 3,5 of millions of fossil remains. Some of them are on display in this unmodern museum. At the mines near the museum in the summer you can see working paleontologists, gurgling black bubbles and breathe in the "aromas" of the resin.

Entrance to the museum is free every first Tuesday of the month (except July and August) and every Tuesday of September. Entrance to the mine is free all year.

National Museum of Japanese Americans

Even if initially you are not interested in this topic, the museum exposition skillfully draws visitors into the history of Japanese immigration to America. For example, here you can see a reconstructed internment camp from Wyoming, where Japanese Americans were kept around 10 000. It also hosts screenings of documentaries and art exhibitions. Hike to the museum can be completed in the souvenir shop.

Admission is free every Thursday from 17: 00 to 20: 00 and for the whole day every third Thursday of the month.

Los Angeles Maritime Museum

This is the largest maritime museum in the state, telling the story of fishing in California. It exhibits models of different boats and ships. The site of the museum contains information about current exhibitions on marine topics. The beautiful 1940's building, which houses the museum, once served as a ferry terminal.

Admission is free, with a suggested donation of $5 per adult.

Griffith Observatory

“If only every person would look through a telescope, the world would change,” Griffith once said to Jay Griffith. 80 years after the observatory opened, the world has not changed much, but the views here are still breathtaking, especially when looking down on Los Angeles at night. Griffith Observatory has many interesting exhibits: a Foucault pendulum, a Tesla coil and a planetarium show. Closing time is 10 pm, so visitors have time to look at the night sky through a 12-inch refractive telescope from the roof.

Admission is free.

Annenberg Space for Photography

Photo exhibition in Annenberg - This is a dynamic atmosphere created not just by photos on the walls, but also interspersed with music and video. Free admission and parking for $ 1 attract many young people to the center. You can come here for a date on a Saturday night - and continue in front of it, in the cinema Century City AMC. In the summer on Saturdays there are evening concerts.

Admission is free.

Children's Museum Kidspace

The first 2 decades of its existence, the museum huddled in the school gym, and in 2004, after collecting $ 18 million, it moved to a new location. It is full of entertainment for children - entrance kaleidoscope, educational gardens and water attractions. Splash dance in the central courtyard, where it is pleasant to cool on a hot day. Pasadena residents are lucky to have such a museum in their area.

Admission is free every first Tuesday of the month from 16: 00 to 20: 00.

FIDM

The museum at the Fashion Design and Merchandising Institute (FIDM) was created for the educational needs of the students of this college, but is also open to the public. It exhibits 19 20th-century hats, vintage haute couture, wardrobes from movies and TV series (Downton Abbey, Underground Empire), and even an archive of perfumes.

Admission is free.

Los Angeles Holocaust Museum

The museum opened in October 2010. Despite the fact that the theme of the exhibits is complex, it is very delicately presented in the museum. Audio guides take visitors through the halls, which tell about the creation of concentration camps by the Nazis, about the Holocaust itself and its consequences. It also often hosts meetings with those who survived this unprecedented genocide.

Admission is free.

Travel Town / Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum

In the northwest corner of Griffith Park is a place chosen by train fans (and, of course, children). Travel town open every day, and here you can touch the historical artifacts associated with trains. For example, locomotive Southern pacific 1880 of the year or conductor car Union Pacific 1881 th. The museum’s exposition explains how the railroad helped build southern California.

Admission is free.

Paley Media Center

Previously, this center was called the Museum of Television and Radio, but was later renamed in honor of the co-founder, former CBS President William Paley. Here in Beverly Hills, there is a collection of more than 140 000 television and radio programs. The building was created by architect Richard Meyer. You'll love it if you're a fan of television.

Admission is free, with a suggested donation of $10 per adult.

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