California
Los Angeles
American Society of Military History
1816 South Figueroa St
Los Angeles CA 90015
Phone 213 746-1776
Web Site
Description
Type of Resource
Museum
CA
Los Angeles
Armand Hammer
Museum of Art and Culture
10889 Wilshire Blvd
UCLA
Los Angeles
CA
90024
Phone
310 443-7000
Web Site
www.hammer.ucla.edu/
E-mail
mailto:info@hammer.ucla.edu
Description
Honore Daumier, Impressionists &
post-Impressionists, Old Masters,
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus
Arts
Collection N-Z Paintings
New or Updated:
1/7/2007
California
Art Mural
8131 Naylor Ave
Los Angeles CA
90045
Phone 310 215-0215
Web Site
Description
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Los Angeles
Autry
National Center
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles CA
90027
Phone
323 667-2000
Web Site
www.autry-museum.org/
Description
Museum of the American West, SW Museum of the
American Indian,
Inst, Study
of American West
Type of
Resource Museum
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Old West
Collection
A-F
Arms
Collection
N-Z
Photography
Group
Identity
Native American
Research
Library
New or
Updated:
4/17/2007
California
Blitzstein Museum of Art
428 N Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles CA 90036
Phone 323 852-4830
Web Site http://www.blitzstein.com/
Description artist who paints demons of the mind has his own museum open only late at night
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Last changed: 02/20/2003
Los Angeles
California
African American Museum
600
State Drive
Exposition
Park
Los Angeles
CA 90037
Phone
213 744-7432
Web Site
www.caam.ca.gov/
Description
arts and historic materials on African American
life
Type of
Resource
Museum
Collection
A-F
Folk Art
Collection
N-Z
Photography
Group
Identity
African American
New or
Updated:
7/25/2007
California
Los Angeles
Carole & Barry Kaye Museum of Miniatures
Address CLOSED
Los Angeles CA
Phone
Web Site www.museumofminiatures.com
Description world's largest collection of miniatures. Over 350 works CLOSED -- web site still active with many photos
Type of Resource
Museum
Collection G-M Miniatures
Los Angeles
Hollywood History Museum
1660 North Highland Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90028
Phone 323 464-7776
Web Site http://www.hollywoodhistorymuseum.com/
Description Hollywood
entertainment industry, Max Factor Legacy, the Community of Hollywood, Art Deco architecture,
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Entertainment
Industry /Profession Movies
New or Updated: 04/25/2003
California
Los Angeles
Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive #1100
Los Angeles
CA
90049
Phone
310 440-7360
Web Site
www.getty.edu/
Description
International art and culture, research &
cultural institutes on site
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus
Arts
Collection A-F
Furniture
Collection N-Z
Paintings
Research /Reading
Manuscripts
New or Updated:
08/20/2003
Los Angeles
Holyland Exhibition
2215 Lake View Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90039
Phone 323 664-3162
Web Site
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Alt Web http://www.funplaces.com/current.html
Description archaeological artifacts, displays of the Bible countries
Type of Resource Museum
Field of Study/Science Facility Archaeology
New or Updated: 04/26/2003
California
Lace
6522 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90028
Phone 323 957-1777
Web Site
Description
Type of Resource
Museum
Los Angeles
Latino Museum History Art Culture
112 South Main Street
Los Angeles CA 90012
Phone 213 626-7600
Web Site www.latinomuseum.org
Description exclusively Latino culture
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Group Identity Latin American
California
Los Angeles Children's Museum
301 North Main St
Los Angeles CA 90012
Phone 213 687-8801
Web Site BROKEN http://geoparent.com/cgi-bin/links/losangeles/jump.cgi?ID=129
Description Take Care of Yourself, Sticky City, Art Loft, Legoland other areas
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Children
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90036
Phone 323 857-6000
Web Site www.lacma.org/
Description Large visual arts museum from prehistoric to present
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Arts
California
Los Angeles
Museum of African American Art
Robinson May Department Store
4005 Crenshaw Blvd 3rd Flr
Los Angeles CA 90008
Phone 213 294-7071
Web Site ****
Description on third floor of department store, features "John Henry": series
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Group Identity African American
Collection N-Z Paintings
New or Updated: 05/01/2003
Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles
250 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90012
Phone 213 626-6222
Web Site http://MOCA-LA.org
Description exclusively 1940 to the present
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Arts
California
Museum of Jurassic Technology
9341 Venice Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90232
Phone 310 836-6131
Web Site www.mjt.org/
Description it can't be explained, just experienced
Type of Resource
Museum
Los Angeles
Museum of Neon Art
501 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90015
Phone 213 498-9918
Web Site www.neonmona.org
Description collection of signs and lights
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Collection N-Z Neon
California
Museum of Tolerance
Simon Wiesenthal Plaza
9786 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles CA
Phone 310 553-8403
Web Site www.wiesenthal.com/mot/
Description dynamics of racism and prejudice in the US and the Holocaust
Type of Resource
Museum
Field of Study/Science Facility Holocaust
Research /Reading Archives
Los Angeles
National Hispanic Museum
421 North Avenue 19, 4th Floor
PO Box 9853771
Los Angeles CA 90087
Phone 213 222-1349
Web Site
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Description
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Group Identity Latin American
New or Updated: 05/01/2003
California
Los Angeles
Natural History Museum
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90007
Phone 213 744-3387
Web Site www.nhm.org/
E-mail www.lam.mus.ca.us/lacmnh/
Description
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Natural History
Research /Reading Library
Los Angeles
Ralph M Parsons
Insect Zoo
Natural History
Museum of Los Angeles
900 Exposition
Boulevard
Los Angeles
CA 90007
Phone
213 763-3166
Web Site
http://www.nhm.org/education/discoverycenter/insectzoo.html
E-mail
mailto:info@nhm.org
Description
part of
Childrens Discovery
Center at larger Natural history museum, see and hold live insects
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus
Children
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Insects
New or Updated:
8/24/2005
California
Philippine American Museum
6006 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90036
Phone 323 938-2800
Web Site www.philam-museum.com
Description
Type of Resource
Museum
Group Identity Filipino
Los Angeles
Southwest Museum-American Indian
234 Museum Drive
Los Angeles CA 90065
Phone 323 221-2164
Web Site www.southwestmuseum.org/
Alt Web www.annex.com/southwest/museum.htm
Description Concentration on the American Indian
Type of Resource
Museum
Group Identity Native American
Research /Reading Archives
California
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
PO Box 951549
Los Angeles CA 90095
Phone 310 825-4361
Web Site www.fmch.ucla.edu
Description Home of the Archaeological Information Center
Type of Resource
Museum
Field of Study/Science Facility Anthropology
USC Fisher Gallery
823 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90089
Phone 213 740-4561
Web Site www.usc.edu/FisherGallery.htm
Description
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Collection N-Z Paintings
California
Los Angeles
Watts Towers Arts Center
1727 East 107th St
Los Angeles CA 90002
Phone 323 860-9964
Web Site http://www.wattstowers.net/
Description nine multi-media structures built from 1921-1954 by Cam Rodia, now housing art center with Folk Instrument Gallery and African Sculpture
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Collection G-M Musical Instruments
New or Updated: 05/03/2003 |
