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SoCal Museums Spring Exhibition Guide
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SoCal Museums is committed to promoting the dynamic landscape of cultural institutions in Southern California. With 60 participating organizations from Palm Springs to Los Angeles to Santa Barbara, SoCal Museums presents an assortment of museums as diverse as SoCal itself. Be it art, natural history, science, or culture there’s something for everyone.

Covid-19 Resource Guide

Updated on August 12, 2020

Museums that have started to re-open

Always check each museum’s site before planning your visit.

Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum

Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum

Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum

Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum

Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum

Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum

Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum

Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum

Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum

Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum

Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum

Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum

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"Art of Costume Design in Film" at @FIDMMuseum now through June 4.
https://fidmmuseum.org/exhi.../art-of-costume-design-in-film
#costumedesign #FIDM #cruella

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“I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli explores how Jewish immigrants, mostly from Central and Eastern Europe, imported and adapted traditions to create a uniquely American restaurant.

On view now at @Skirball_LA > https://www.skirball.org/exhibitions/ill-have-what-shes-having-jewish-deli

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"Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources," on view now through May 22 at @sbmuseart
https://www.sbma.net/exhibitions/vincentseyes

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🦇BATS!!!! We're celebrating #EarthDay early with "Masters of the Night: The True Story of Bats," at @SBCountyMuseum through May 8, 2022. The exhibition emphasizes the unique value these amazing winged creatures add to our ecology.

http://www.sbcounty.gov/museum/discover/Bats.html

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“Sonic Terrains in Latinx Art” at @vpam_arts i

“Sonic Terrains in Latinx Art” at @vpam_arts is a major exhibition of Latinx sound practices, extending from the early avant-gardism of sound art to new interdisciplinary art forms.

This exhibition, which features an intergenerational roster of 30 artists and collectives, aims to establish new directions in the field of Latinx art history by foregrounding the conceptual and experimental nature of Latinx sound practitioners.

On view through July 30.

#vpam #vincentpriceartmuseum #vincentprice #elac #latinx #latinxart #latinxartist #socalmusueums #art

“Building Bridges: AAPI and Jewish American Heri

“Building Bridges: AAPI and Jewish American Heritage Month” a webinar presented by @holocaustmuseumla on Thursday May 19. Check out holocaustmuseumla.org for tickets.

The webinar will ask how can the Jewish and Asian Pacific communities work together more closely to achieve our common goals? How can we foster stronger ties and join together to combat hate?

Building Bridges is a monthly cross-cultural discussion series that brings together leaders from diverse communities for conversations about working toward common social justice goals. Dan Schnur, the @holocaustmuseumla board member and @uscedu and @ucberkeleyofficial Professor of Communications, is the moderator.

#AAPI #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth #holocaustmuseum #socalmuseums

One of the great masterpieces from the Age of Enli

One of the great masterpieces from the Age of Enlightenment, Joseph Wright of Derby’s monumental “An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump” (1768) depicts a small group of people gathered around a candlelit table on which a lecturer in natural history is performing a scientific experiment, namely the creation of a vacuum.

“Science and the Sublime: A Masterpiece by Joseph Wright of Derby” on view through May 30 at @thehuntingtonlibrary presents the powerful 6-by-8 foot painting on loan from @nationalgallery in London, where it is one of that institution’s most popular paintings, along with 15 works from The Huntington’s collections.

#josephwrightofderby #art #ageofenlightenment #socalmuseums #AtTheH

Ancient Iran, historically known as Persia, was th

Ancient Iran, historically known as Persia, was the dominant nation of Western Asia for over a millennium (about 550 BC- AD 650), with three native dynasties controlling an empire of unprecedented size and complexity.

A new exhibition at the Getty Villa explores the artistic and cultural connections between the rival powers of Iran, Greece, and Rome.

Works on view include royal sculpture, spectacular luxury objects, religious images, and historical documents assembled from major museums in the US, Europe, and the Middle East.

This exhibition is supported by an immersive film presentation supporting the site and palaces of the ceremonial capital of Achaemenid Persia, Persepolis.

“Persia: Ancient Iran and the Classical World” on view through August 8 at the Getty Villa.

#getty #iran #persia #persianart #persianhistory #gettyvilla #gettymuseum #socalmuseums #art #museum