Museums are fun to visit. Curators also use our collections when planning an exhibit, and sometimes, we even loan them items from our collections.

Japanese American National Museum, Downtown
Briefly lists current exhibits. Home to Hirasaki National Resource Center that has "resources which document Japanese American culture and life."

LA County Museum of Art, Mid-Wilshire
Main page with links to their exhibits, online content, and library which consists of monographs on artists and specialized art subjects; art reference books; collection and exhibition catalogues of museums, galleries, and private collectors; scholarly periodicals in the field of art and related areas; current auction catalogues; artist files; and material in related fields of study.

Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena
European, American and Asian art. Has links to digital collections, and current exhibits.

The Getty, West LA
Museum, Research, and Conservation.

Armand Hammer Museum, Westwood
Lists current exhibits. Has a list of sculptures in the Murphy Sculpture Garden as well.

Museum of Jurassic Technology, Palms
A museum that challenges your ideas on what a museum really is.

California Museum of Photography, UC Riverside
"The largest, most comprehensive photographic center in the West.” Page has links to current exhibits and images from their collections.

Fowler Museum, UCLA
"Explores art and material culture primarily from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and the Americas, past and present." Site lists current exhibits.

Museum of Contemporary Art
Links to current exhibitions, their library, and digital collections.

Other Museums
Gallery and museum listings in alphabetical order by geographical area.