Friday, November 14, 2008

Best Art Museums to go to Around the L.A. Area

Some great Museums to go to are:
-The Getty Museum- In Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. The museum's permanent collection includes "pre-20th-century European paintings, drawings, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, and decorative arts; and 19th- and 20th-century American and European photographs. It is well-known for its architecture, gardens, and view overlooking Los Angeles.
-LACMA museum- The museum collection includes; African Art, Art of the Ancient Americas, Art of the Ancient Near East, Art of the United States, Chinese Art, Contemporary Art, Costume and Textiles, Decorative Arts and Design, Egyptian Art, European Painting, European Sculpture, German Expressionist Art (The Robert Gore Rifkind Center), Greek, Roman, and Etruscan Art, Islamic Art, Japanese Art, Korean Art, Latin American Art, Modern Art, Photography, Prints and Drawings, South and Southeast Asian Art.
- MOCA- The museum of contemporary arts.
-Griffith observatory
-The Huntington Library, Art Collection and Botanical Gardens- collections of rare books and manuscripts, quite literally, in the world. Include a specialized collection of French and British art from the 1700's and 1800's.
Im sure there are many more, but these museums are the top ones. Please visit them.

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