A list of museums located within Los Angeles County of southern California.

Museums located within the City of Los Angeles, while also within LA County, are found separately listed on the List of museums in Los Angeles, California.

The list includes museums and art galleries — of historical, cultural, ethnic, science, and arts organizations, nonprofit organizations, government departments, university and college facilities, and private or corporate collections — that have galleries, buildings, and or open air spaces with exhibits and works open for public viewing.

It currently does not include virtual museums, although some of the listed physical museums have notable online collections also.

Museums

Current

Name Image Town/City Region Type Summary
Adamson House MalibuGreater Los Angeles AreaHistoric house1929 home decorated with Malibu Potteries tile, tour includes adjoining Malibu Lagoon Museum in the former garage, with exhibits of local history
Adobe de Palomares PomonaSan Gabriel ValleyHistoric house1850s adobe ranch home, operated by the Historical Society of Pomona Valley
Alhambra Historical Society Museum AlhambraSan Gabriel ValleyLocal historyLocated in Burke Heritage Park[1]
American Military Museum El MonteSan Gabriel ValleyMilitarywebsite, military vehicles and artillery
American Museum of Ceramic Art PomonaSan Gabriel ValleyArtAlso known as AMOCA, collection includes Southern California dinnerware, Mettach ceramics, industrial ceramics, factory made ceramics, ancient vessels from the Americas, fine porcelains of Asia and Europe, and functional and sculptural contemporary ceramics
Antelope Valley College Art Gallery LancasterAntelope ValleyArtwebsite, located in building FA1, the Fine Arts Building
Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park Lake Los AngelesAntelope ValleyNative Americanobjects created by the American Indian cultures of the western Great Basin, California and the Southwest
Armory Center for the Arts PasadenaSan Gabriel ValleyArt
Art Center College of Design Galleries PasadenaSan Gabriel ValleyArtIncludes the Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery,[2] Public Programs Gallery and Lobby, Student Gallery, Undergraduate Fine Art Galleries, Wind Tunnel Gallery[3]
Automobile Driving Museum El SegundoSouth BayAutomotiverestored antique, classic and special interest cars
Baldwin Park Museum Baldwin ParkSan Gabriel ValleyLocal historyOperated by the Baldwin Park Historical Society, located inside the Arts and Recreation Center[4]
Battleship USS Iowa Museum San Pedro Los Angeles Harbor Region Maritime Museum / Ship Operated by the Pacific Battleship Center, the USS Iowa (BB-61) served during WWII, Korean War, and the Cold War, and hosted 3 Presidents (President Franklin D. Roosevelt, President Ronald Reagan, and President George H. W. Bush.)
Bert Rodriguez Museum West HollywoodWestsideArtwebsite
Blackbird Airpark Museum PalmdaleAntelope ValleyAviationannex of the Air Force Flight Test Museum at Edwards AFB, museum and outdoor displays including a Lockheed SR-71A, a D-21 drone and a U2 “D”; near the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark
Bunny Museum PasadenaSan Gabriel ValleyCommodityOver 26,000 bunny collectibles
Burbank Police and Fire Museum BurbankSan Fernando ValleyMultipleOpen to the public one Saturday a month[5]
California Heritage Museum Santa MonicaWestsideArtAmerican decorative and fine arts, includes Monterey Furniture and many examples of California tile and pottery
Casa Adobe de San Rafael GlendaleSan Fernando ValleyHistoric houseinformation, owned by the City of Glendale
Catalina Island Museum Santa Catalina IslandLos Angeles Harbor RegionLocal historyLocated in the Catalina Casino, includes Native American artifacts, over 10,000 photographs and images, a large collection of Catalina-made pottery and tile, ship models and maritime artifacts
Centennial Heritage Park GlendoraSan Gabriel ValleyOpen airOperated by the Glendora Preservation Foundation, includes Hamilton House, carriage house, windmill, citrus grove, print shop[6]
Claremont Museum of Art ClaremontSan Gabriel ValleyArtwebsite
Clarke Estate Santa Fe SpringsGateway CitiesHistoric house[7]
Craft Contemporary Mid-WilshireLos AngelesArtLocated on Miracle Mile, it is Los Angeles' only arts institution dedicated to craft
dA Center for the Arts PomonaSan Gabriel ValleyArtwebsite, community arts center with exhibitions
Descanso Gardens La Cañada FlintridgeSan Gabriel ValleyHistoric houseBotanic gardens, also features Boddy House,a 22-room mansion
Destination Crenshaw Hyde ParkSouth Los Angelesopen-air museum1.3-mile-long (2.1 km) portion of Crenshaw Boulevard preserving the history and culture of African Americans
Doctors House Museum GlendaleSan Fernando ValleyHistoric houselate 19th-century Victorian house, operated by the Glendale Historical Society
Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum Rancho DominguezLos Angeles Harbor RegionHistoric houseAdobe ranch home, also known as Rancho San Pedro
Downey History Center DowneyGateway CitiesLocal historywebsite, operated by the Downey Historical Society
Duarte Historical Museum DuarteSan Gabriel ValleyLocal historyOperated by the Duarte Historical Society[8]
Durrell House Museum AzusaSan Gabriel ValleyHistoric houseAlso known as Azusa Historical Museusm, operated by the Azusa Historical Society[9]
El Monte Historical Museum El MonteSan Gabriel ValleyLocal historywebsite
Firehouse Jail Museum CovinaSan Gabriel ValleyLocal historyOperated by the Covina Valley Historical Society, former jail, features orange industry documents and artifacts[10]
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale GlendaleSan Fernando ValleyArtThe Forest Lawn Museum exhibits western bronzes, stained glass, historical American pieces, original paintings and cultural artifacts, with specific displays for different locations around the world
Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, California MalibuGreater Los Angeles AreaArtPart of Pepperdine University, works from the collections of the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation
Gallery 825 West HollywoodWestsideArtOperated by the Los Angeles Art Association
Gamble House PasadenaSan Gabriel ValleyHistoric house1908 Craftsman-style house
George Westmore Research Library & Museum BurbankSan Fernando ValleyCosmeticswebsite, cosmetics and hair styling memorabilia, currently closed and seeking new location
Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage ArcadiaSan Gabriel ValleyLocal historywebsite
Gilbert Sproul Museum NorwalkGateway CitiesLocal historyOperated by the City of Norwalk, open on the first Sunday of the month[11]
Glendora Historical Society Museum GlendoraSan Gabriel ValleyLocal historywebsite
Gordon R. Howard Museum BurbankSan Fernando ValleyLocal historyOperated by the Burbank Historical Society, includes the 1887 Victorian Mentzer House, a memorabilia building including a Lockheed Aviation display, vintage vehicles, 19th century era rooms[12]
Hargitt House Museum NorwalkGateway CitiesHistoric houseOperated by the City of Norwalk, late 19th-century Victorian house, open on the first and third Saturdays of the month[13]
Hathaway Ranch Museum Santa Fe SpringsGateway CitiesLocal historyEarly California ranch life and the oil boom of the 20s and 30s
Hayes House & Museum San GabrielSan Gabriel ValleyLocal historyOperated by the San Gabriel Historical Association[14]
Heritage House, Covina CovinaSan Gabriel ValleyHistoric houseOperated by the Covina Valley Historical Society, early 20th-century period Craftsman-style home[15]
Heritage Junction Historic Park Santa ClaritaSanta Clarita ValleyOpen airoperated by the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society, includes several historic houses, a railroad station, schoolhouse, chapel
Heritage Park Santa Fe SpringsGateway CitiesOpen airincludes authentic Tongva Native American village, ranch home, and train depot complete with locomotive
Hermosa Beach Historical Museum Hermosa BeachSouth BayLocal historyOperated by the Hermosa Beach Historical Society[16]
Historical Society of Long Beach Museum Long BeachLos Angeles Harbor RegionLocal history[17]
Huntington Library San MarinoSan Gabriel ValleyMultipleLibrary, art collection, historic Beaux-Art mansion and botanical gardens
Hurst Ranch Historical Center West CovinaSan Gabriel ValleyAgriculturewebsite, early 20th century ranch and farm with equipment, tools
International Printing Museum CarsonLos Angeles Harbor RegionHistoryWorking demonstrations of antique printing machines, history of books and printing, inventions and inventors that have changed the world
Joe Davies Heritage Airpark PalmdaleAntelope ValleyAviationoutdoor display of military and civilian aircraft flown, tested, designed, produced or modified at United States Air Force Plant 42
Justice Brothers Private Automotive Collection DuarteSan Gabriel ValleyAutomotiveHistory of the Justice Brothers and auto racing[18][19]
Kidspace Children's Museum PasadenaSan Gabriel ValleyChildren's
La Casa Primera de Rancho San Jose PomonaSan Gabriel ValleyHistoric house1837 adobe home, operated by the Historical Society of Pomona Valley
La Historia Historical Society Museum El MonteSan Gabriel ValleyEthnicCulture of the barrios of El Monte[20]
Lancaster Museum of Art and History LancasterAntelope ValleyMultiplealso known as MOAH, three locations focusing on the art, history and culture in the Antelope Valley, includes the Western Hotel Museum
Lanterman House La Cañada FlintridgeSan Gabriel ValleyHistoric house1915 Arts & Crafts-style bungalow
Latino Art Museum PomonaSan Gabriel ValleyArtwebsite, Latin American contemporary art
Leonis Adobe CalabasasSan Fernando ValleyLivingCalifornia ranch life of the late 19th century
Lomita Railroad Museum LomitaSouth BayRailroadSteam locomotives
Long Beach Firefighter's Museum Long BeachLos Angeles Harbor RegionFirefightingwebsite
Long Beach Museum of Art Long BeachLos Angeles Harbor RegionArtAmerican decorative arts objects, early 20th-century European art, California Modernism and contemporary art of California
Lopez Adobe San FernandoSan Fernando ValleyHistoric house
MAK Center for Art and Architecture West HollywoodWestsideArtChanging exhibits that challenge the relationship between art and architecture; located in the Schindler House
Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum Culver CityWestsideAfrican-Americanhistory and culture of African Americans in the United States, with a special focus on Southern California and the American West, collections of Mayme Agnew Clayton
Manhattan Beach Historical Society Museum Manhattan BeachSouth BayLocal historyLocated in the cottage at Polliwog Park[21]
Martial Arts History Museum BurbankSan Fernando ValleyMultipleA historic and cultural look at Asian art, history, music and culture and its impact on American society
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel San GabrielSan Gabriel ValleyHistoric churchAlso contains a museum about the church's history
Monrovia Historical Museum MonroviaSan Gabriel ValleyLocal history
Monterey Park Historical Museum Monterey ParkSan Gabriel ValleyLocal historyOperated by the Monterey Park Historical Society[22]
MOCA at The Pacific Design Center West HollywoodWestsideArtPresents new work by emerging and established artists, branch of Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Museum of Flying Santa MonicaWestsideLocal historyIncludes 50 vintage aircraft, and the desk/office of Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. and executive boardroom of Douglas Aircraft Company, which was headquartered in Santa Monica
Museum of Jurassic Technology Culver CityWestsideArtThis is a meta-museum, full of loving irony. Includes a Russian Tea Room.
Museum of Latin American Art Long BeachLos Angeles Harbor RegionArtContemporary Latin American art
Museum of Neon Art GlendaleSan Fernando ValleyArtArt that incorporates neon lighting including neon signs and kinetic art
Nan Rae Gallery Woodbury University BurbankSan Fernando ValleyArtwebsite,
Neff Park La MiradaGateway CitiesLocal historywebsite, contains Neff Home, a historic house museum, and Neff Barn with local history exhibits
Norton Simon Museum PasadenaSan Gabriel ValleyArtCollections include European Impressionist paintings, sculpture, tapestry and some South Asian sculpture
Old Mill San MarinoSan Gabriel ValleyMill1816 adobe grist mill for Mission San Gabriel, also known as El Molino Viejo Museum
Oldest McDonald's Restaurant DowneyGateway CitiesFoodThird McDonald's restaurant, features original design and museum
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives West HollywoodWestsideLGBTExhibitions of LGBT art, photography and history from the archives, part of the University of Southern California Libraries
Pacific Railroad Society Museum San DimasSan Gabriel ValleyRailroadwebsite, operates from former San Dimas AT&SF Depot
Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum Long BeachLos Angeles Harbor RegionArtwebsite, art works and artifacts from Pacific islander nations
Paley Center for Media Beverly HillsWestsideMediaFormerly the Museum of Television & Radio
Palos Verdes Art Center Rancho Palos VerdesSouth BayArtcommunity visual art gallery and school
Pasadena City College Art Gallery PasadenaSan Gabriel ValleyArtwebsite
Pasadena Museum of California Art PasadenaSan Gabriel ValleyArtArt and design that originates from California
Pasadena Museum of History PasadenaSan Gabriel ValleyMultipleIncludes Fenyes Mansion with turn-of-the-20th-century furnishings and art, the Finnish Folk Art Museum and changing exhibits of local culture and history
Paul Gray PC Museum ClaremontSan Gabriel ValleyTechnologyPart of Claremont Graduate University, history of personal computers, located in the Center for Information Systems and Technology
Pico Rivera Historical Museum Pico RiveraSan Gabriel ValleyLocal historyinformation, housed in an 1887 train depot, operated by the Pico Rivera History and Heritage Society
Pio Pico State Historic Park WhittierSan Gabriel ValleyHistoric houseAdobe home of Pío Pico, the last Governor of Alta California under Mexican Rule
Point Vicente Interpretive Center Rancho Palos VerdesSouth BayNatural historywebsite, adjacent to Point Vicente Light, natural and cultural history of the peninsula with a special emphasis on the Pacific gray whale
Point Vicente Light Rancho Palos VerdesSouth BayMaritimeLighthouse tours
Benton Museum of Art ClaremontSan Gabriel ValleyArtPart of Pomona College; collection includes 15th- and 16th-century Italian panel paintings, Pre-Columbian to 20th-century American Indian art and artifacts, American and European prints, drawings, and photographs[23][24]
Pomona Ebell Museum of History PomonaSan Gabriel ValleyLocal historywebsite, operated by the Historical Society of Pomona Valley
Queen Mary Long BeachLos Angeles Harbor RegionMuseum shipOcean liner
RailGiants Train Museum PomonaSan Gabriel ValleyRailroadLocated at Fairplex, historic locomotives
Ramona Museum of California History San GabrielSan Gabriel ValleyHistorywebsite, California history, operated by the Native Sons of the Golden West
Rancho Los Alamitos Long BeachLos Angeles Harbor RegionHistoric houseEarly 19th century adobe ranch house and barns with animals
Rancho Los Cerritos Long BeachLos Angeles Harbor RegionHistoric house1844 two-story Monterey-style adobe home
Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology ClaremontSan Gabriel ValleyPaleontologyPart of The Webb Schools, vertebrate, invertebrate, and track fossils
Redondo Beach Historical Museum Redondo BeachGreater Los Angeles AreaLocal historyLocated in the 1904 Queen Anne House[25]
Richardson House and Lizzie's Trail Inn Sierra MadreSan Gabriel ValleyHistoric sitewebsite, operated by the Sierra Madre Historical Preservation Society
Rowland Home & Dibble Museum Hacienda HeightsSan Gabriel ValleyHistoric houseCurrently closed
Rubel Castle GlendoraSan Gabriel ValleyArtEclectic mix of rock buildings, discarded items and a renovated citrus packing house
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery ClaremontSan Gabriel ValleyArtPart of Scripps College, collection focuses on contemporary ceramics; American 19th and early 20th century paintings and works on paper; American, European, and Japanese prints; photography; Asian paintings and decorative arts
Salvation Army Museum of the West Rancho Palos VerdesSouth BayHistoryhistory of the Salvation Army in the Western United States
San Dimas Museum San DimasSan Gabriel ValleyLocal historyOperated by the San Dimas Historical Society
San Gabriel River Discovery Center South El MonteSan Gabriel ValleyNatural historyplanned museum to complement the existing Whittier Narrows Nature Center, focus on local watershed issues
Santa Monica History Museum Santa MonicaWestsideLocal historyoperated by the Santa Monica Historical Society
Santa Monica Museum of Art Santa MonicaWestsideArtContemporary art
Saugus Train Station Museum Santa ClaritaSanta Clarita ValleyRailroadwebsite, operated by the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society at Heritage Junction Park
Schindler House West HollywoodWestsideHistoric houseDesigned by architect Rudolf Schindler, also features the MAK Center for Art and Architecture
South Pasadena Historical Museum South PasadenaSan Gabriel ValleyLocalwebsite, operated by the South Pasadena Preservation Foundation
Southern California Medical Museum PomonaSan Gabriel ValleyMedicallocated at Western University of Health Sciences, history, photos and artifacts of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing and allied medical fields
Taylor House West CovinaSan Gabriel ValleyHistoric housewebsite, 1912 Craftsman style farmhouse
Temple City Historical Museum Temple CitySan Gabriel ValleyLocal historywebsite, operated by the Historical Society of Temple City
The Museum of the San Fernando Valley NorthridgeSan Fernando ValleyHistory, Art & Cultureexhibits on The Art of Tarzan, Birmingham General Hospital, Then and Now, African American History in the SFV
Torrance Art Museum TorranceSouth BayArtmodern and contemporary art
Torrance Historical Society & Museum TorranceSouth BayLocal history[26]
Toyota USA Automobile Museum TorranceSouth BayAutomobileToyota automobiles and history, open by appointment only
University Art Museum Long BeachLos Angeles Harbor RegionArton the campus of California State University, Long Beach
USC Pacific Asia Museum PasadenaSan Gabriel ValleyArtArts and culture of Asia and the Pacific Islands
Vincent Price Art Museum Monterey ParkEastsideArtpart of East Los Angeles College, includes art from Africa, Peruvian and Mexican artifacts dating from 300 B.C., North American Indian Art, and important works from the renaissance to the present day
Virginia Robinson Gardens Beverly HillsWestsideHistoric houseEarly 20th century period landscape, historic mansion and botanical gardens
Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum PomonaSan Gabriel ValleyAutomotiveMemorabilia, automobiles and motorcycles related to the sport of hot rodding
Warner Bros. Museum BurbankSan Fernando ValleyMediaPart of the VIP Tour of Warner Brothers Studio, motion picture and television memorabilia
Wende Museum Culver CityWestsideHistoryHistory and culture of the Cold War, particularly in East Germany, Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union
Western Museum of Flight TorranceSouth BayAviationOperated by the Southern California Historical Aviation Foundation, collection of notable jet and propeller-drive airplanes
Whittier Museum WhittierSan Gabriel ValleyHistoric houseOperated by the Whittier Historical Society
William S. Hart Ranch and Museum Santa ClaritaSanta Clarita ValleyHistoric houseSpanish-revival home of William S. Hart, contains original furnishings, western art, mementos of early Hollywood and Native American artifacts; operated by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum IndustrySan Gabriel ValleyHistoric houseFeatures the 1870s Workman House, 1920s La Casa Nueva, a Spanish Colonial Revival mansion, and El Campo Santo, one of the region's oldest private cemeteries

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Burke Heritage Park". City of Alhambra. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Official site". Williamson Gallery. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Campus: Resources". Art Center College of Design. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Baldwin Park Historical Society". City of Baldwin. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Police and Fire Museum". Burbank Police Department. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Centennial Heritage Park". City of Glendora. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Clarke Estate". City of Santa Fe Springs. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Duarte Historical Museum". Duarte Historical Society. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Durrell House Museum". City of Azusa. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Official site". Covina Valley Historical Society. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Parks & Recreation: Historic Norwalk". City of Norwalk. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Official site". Burbank Historical Society. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "Parks & Recreation: Historic Norwalk". City of Norwalk. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "About". San Gabriel Historical Association. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  15. ↑ "Official site". Covina Valley Historical Society. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  16. ↑ "Official site". Hermosa Beach Historical Society. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  17. ↑ "Official site". Historical Society of Long Beach. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  18. ↑ "Official site". Justice Private Automotive Collection. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  19. ↑ "The Justice Brothers Automotive Museum". Hemmings. August 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  20. ↑ "Official site". La Historia Society. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  21. ↑ "Official site". Manhattan Beach Historical Society. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  22. ↑ "Facebook site". Monterey Park Historical Society. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  23. ↑ "About". Benton Museum of Art. Pomona College. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  24. ↑ Vankin, Deborah (February 27, 2019). "Southern California's newest art museum will be called the Benton". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  25. ↑ "Heritage Court / Redondo Beach Historical Museum". City of Redondo Beach. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  26. ↑ "Official site". Torrance Historical Society. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  27. ↑ Greg Yee (June 12, 2014). "A fight to save historic Downey Museum of Art collection as time, the elements take their toll". Press-Telegram. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  28. ↑ "About The Office". Eames Gallery. Retrieved 24 November 2014. Thank you for your patronage—the Eames Office's physical location at 850 Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica is now closed to the public as we transition to a new location and presence.
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