THE annenberg space for photography Ten thousand square feet with digital projection gallery, print exhibit area. W–Su 11 am–6 pm. Parking $3.50, $1 after 4:30 pm and all day Sa–Su. Admission free. 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Century City, 310.209.4560 Map J11 www.annenbergspaceforphotography.org

Autry National Center’s Museum of the American West Continuing The Art of Native American Basketry. Tu–Su 10 am–5 pm. $3–$9, under 3 free. 4700 Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park, L.A., 323.667.2000 Map H14

California African American Museum History, culture, art. Continuing Our Love of John T. Scott; How We Roll. Ongoing Gallery of Discovery. Tu–Sa 10 am–5 pm; Su 11 am–5 pm. Free. 600 State Drive, Exposition Park, 213.744.7432 Map M8 www.caamuseum.org

California Science Center Interactive exhibits for budding scientists. New Ecosystems wing. Through Sept. 6 Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science. Through Sept. 26 Exploring Trees Inside and Out. Continuing Mummies of the World. Ongoing Forty Years of Space Photography. Daily 10 am–5 pm. Permanent exhibition gallery, free; admission for other exhibits and Imax varies. Admission to exhibit galleries free. Mummies of the World admission, $12.50–$19.50, under 3 free. Parking $8–$10. 700 State Drive, Exposition Park, downtown, 323.724.3623 Map K15 www.californiasciencecenter.org

Craft AND Folk Art Museum International folk and contemporary craft art. Through Sept. 12 Some Assembly Required: Race, Gender and Globalization; SALVAGED: Aaron Kramer and the Secret Life of Objects. Tu–F 11 am–5 pm, Th until 7 pm; Sa–Su noon–6 pm. $3–$5, under 12 free. 5814 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 323.937.4230 Map J13

FASHION institute of design and
merchandising (FIDM) Museum & Galleries on fashion school campus. Through Sept. 4 The Art of Television Costume Design. Ongoing Selections From the Annette Green Perfume Museum. W–Su 10 am–4 pm. Free. 919 S. Grand Ave., downtown, 213.624.1200 Map I16 fidm.edu

fowler museum Art and material culture from Africa, Asia, the Pacific, the Americas. Through Sept. 5 Fowler in Focus: Courtly and Urban Batik From Java. Opening Sept. 12 Fowler in Focus: Monochrome Ceramics From Ancient Mexico. Opening Sept. 19 Street Art: Photographic Elevations of Los Angeles, Paris and Berlin by Larry Yust. Continuing Weavers’ Stories From Island Southeast Asia; Nini Tiwok’s Spinning Wheel: Cloth and the Cycle of Life in Kerek, Java; Korean Funerary Figures: Companions for the Journey to the Other World; Life in Ceramics: Five Contemporary Korean Artists. Ongoing Intersections: World Arts, Local Lives. W–Su noon–5 pm, Th until 8 pm. Free, parking $8. UCLA, 308 Charles E. Young Drive N., Westwood, 310.825.4361 Map I10

Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation Tour Weisman’s Bel-Air estate, gardens, stunning collection of 20th-century works by Picasso, Rothko, Warhol, others. By appointment only, Mon.–Fri., 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Admission free. 310.277.5321 Map I10

Getty Center Beautiful travertine-clad hilltop facility houses stunning collections of paintings, drawings, antiquities, photographs and decorative arts. Fabulous central garden and city views. Through Sept. 12 The Spectacular Art of Jean–Léon Gérôme. Opening Sept. 14 In Focus: Still Life. Continuing Illuminated Manuscripts From Belgium and the Netherlands; From Line to Light: Renaissance Drawing in Florence and Venice; Engaged Observers: Documentary Photography Since the Sixties; Printing the Grand Manner: Charles Le Brun and Monumental Prints in the Age of Louis XIV; Foundry to Finish: The Making of a Bronze Sculpture. Ongoing New Galleries for Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture and Decorative Arts; La Roldona’s Saint Ginés: The Making of a Polychrome Sculpture. Tu–F, Su 10 am–5:30 pm; Sa 10 am–9 pm. Admission free; parking $15, free Sa after 5 pm. 1200 Getty Center Drive, L.A., 310.440.7300 Map K7

Getty Villa Getty Center’s exquisite coastal counterpart features Roman and Greek antiquities. Continuing The Art of Ancient Greek Theater; The Gela Krater. Ongoing Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity; Roman Ephebe From Naples. Th–M 10 am–5 pm. Free, parking $15. Advance timed tickets required. 17985 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu, 310.440.7300 Map K7

grammy museum Museum on L.A. Live campus explores music across genres, the creative and recording processes, and Grammy Award history. Continuing Strange Kozmic Experience. Daily 10 am–6 pm. $10.95–$14.95, under 6 free. 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite A245, downtown, 213.765.6800 Map I15 www.grammymuseum.org

Hammer Museum Traveling shows and installations and permanent collection. Through Sept. 26 Eric Baudelaire; Stephen G. Rhodes; Greg Lynn: Fountain. Continuing Selections From the Hammer Contemporary Collection; Friedrich Kunath. Tu–W, F–Sa 11 am–7 pm. Th until 9 pm, Su until 5 pm. $5–$7. 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood, 310.443.7000 Map J10 hammer.ucla.edu

Hollywood Museum Ten thousand artifacts on four floors: costumes such as Robert Pattinson’s and Taylor Lautner’s in Twilight, sets including Hannibal Lecter’s cell, props, photos, movie posters, scripts, Max Factor’s makeup rooms, where Marilyn Monroe became a blonde and Lucille Ball a redhead. In restored Max Factor Building. Continuing Walk of Fame at 50. W–Su 10 am–5 pm. $12–$15. 1660 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood, 323.464.7776 Map H13 www.thehollywoodmuseum.com

Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens Stellar art, buildings and grounds, children’s garden. Gallery includes Pinkie and The Blue Boy. Expanded Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art. Through Sept. 6 California Landscapes: Gifts to the Huntington’s Art Collections; The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs. M, W–F noon–4:30 pm; Sa–Su 10:30 am–4:30 pm. $6–$20, under 5 free. 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, 626.405.2141 Map R21 www.huntington.org

Japanese American National MusEumContinuing Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids by Kip Fulbeck. Tu–W, F–Su 11 am–5 pm; Th noon–8 pm. $4–$8, under 5 free. 369 E. 1st St., downtown, 213.625.0414 Map H17

Los Angeles County Museum of Art Diverse premier collections; Broad Contemporary Art Museum. LACMA West nearby. Through Sept. 6 Cell Phone Stories. Through Sept. 12 John Baldessari: Pure Beauty. Continuing Manly Pursuits: The Sporting Images of Thomas Eakins; Catherine Opie: Figure and Landscape; In the Service of the Buddha: Tibetan Furniture From the Hayward Family Collection; Fallen Fruit Presents EATLACMA. M–Tu, Th noon–8 pm, F until 9 pm; Sa–Su 11 am–8 pm. Closed W. $8–$12, under 18 free. LACMA West free. LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd.; LACMA West, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 323.857.6000 Map J13 lacma.org

Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Premier contemporary art venue. Through Sept. 20 Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective (GA). Through Sept. 26 Dennis Hopper: Double Standard (GC). Continuing Any Ever (PDC). Ongoing A Selection of Works From MOCA’s Permanent Collection (GA). M, F 11 am–5 pm; Th 11 am–8 pm; Sa–Su 11 am–6 pm. Pacific Design Center, Tu–F 11 am–5 pm, Sa–Su until 6 pm. $5–$8, under 12 free. Free at PDC. MOCA Grand Avenue (GA), 250 S. Grand Ave, downtown; Geffen Contemporary (GC), 152 N. Central Ave., downtown; MOCA Gallery at Pacific Design Center (PDC), 8687 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, 213.626.6222 Map H16, H17, I12

Museum of Jurassic Technology Subversive venue blends fact and fiction. Thurs. 2–8 p.m.; Fri.–Sun. noon–6 p.m. $3–$5 suggested donation. 9341 Venice Blvd., Culver City, 310.836.6131 Map L11

Museum of Latin American Art Artists of the Americas; Robert Gumbiner Sculpture Garden. Continuing Four Views From the MOLAA Permanent Collection. Through Sept. 12 Mariana Castillo Deball—Between You and the Image of You that Reaches Me. Ongoing Dialogues: Chapters of Latin American Art in the MOLAA Permanent Collection; A Bridge to the Americas: Spiritual & Religious Practices. W–Su 11 am–5 pm. $6–$9, under 12 free. 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach, 562.437.1689 Map O6

Museum of Tolerance Exhibits examine prejudice and discrimination, legacy of the Holocaust and human-rights issues. Ongoing Finding Our Families, Finding Ourselves. M–Th, Sa–Su 10 am–5 pm, F until 3 pm. $11–$15. 9786 W. Pico Blvd., West L.A., 310.553.8403 Map J11

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Thirty-three million objects from dino fossils to fish. See paleontologists preparing fossil specimens at Dino Lab. The historic 1913 Building is newly renovated. New Age of Mammals permanent exhibition. Continuing Pavilion of Wings, with free-flying butterflies. Daily 9:30 am–5 pm. $2–$9, under 5 free. 900 Exposition Blvd., downtown, 213.763.DINO Map K15 www.nhm.org

Norton Simon Museum Stellar collection of Renaissance to 20th-century masterworks and sculpture garden. Opening Sept. 24 Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel: An Artwork by John Cage. Continuing Hiroshige: Visions of Japan. W–M noon–6 pm. $4–$8, under 18 free. 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 626.449.6840 Map Q19 www.nortonsimon.org

Pacific Asia Museum Southeast Asia and island culture. Continuing China Modern: Designing Popular Culture 1910–1970; Visualizing Faith: Buddhist Art in Thailand; Japan in Blue and White. W–Su 10 am–6 pm. $5–$7, under 12 free. 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, 626.449.2742 Map R20

Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits Ice Age L.A. M–F 9:30 am–5 pm; Sa–Su 10 am–
5 pm. $2–$7, under 5 free. 5801 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 323.934.PAGE Map J13

PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA Formerly Museum of Television & Radio. Exhibits, screenings and radio-
listening series; tens of thousands of programs on view. W–Su noon–5 p.m. Free. 465 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, 310.786.1000 Map I11

Pasadena Museum of California Art California art, architecture, design. W–Su noon–5 p.m. $5–$7, under 12 free. 490 E. Union St., Pasadena, 626.568.3665 Map Q19

Petersen Automotive Museum Continuing Automotivated: Streamlined Fashion and Automobiles; Margie and Robert E. Petersen: Driven to Collect; Information Art: Ralph Allen Massey; Fantasies in Fiberglass. Ongoing The Streetscape: The Car and the City in Southern California; Hollywood Gallery: Cars of Film & Television; Alternative Power: Lessons From the Past, Inspiration for the Future; Hot Wheels Hall of Fame. Tu–Su 10 am–6 pm. $3–$10, under 5 free. 6060 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 323.930.CARS Map J13

Skirball Cultural Center The American Jewish experience. Through Sept. 5 Jews on Vinyl; George Segal’s The Expulsion: With Photographs of the Artist at Work by Donald Lokuta. Continuing Two by Two: Animals From Noah’s Ark at the Skirball. Ongoing Visions and Values: Jewish Life From Antiquity to America; Noah’s Ark at the Skirball. Tu–F noon–5 pm; Sa–Su 10 am–5 pm. $5–10, children under 2 free. 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A., 310.440.4500 Map G9