VENUE GUIDE
LA venues
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Browse current events by venue. Each page includes address, official links, and our verified picks.
13 venuesLACMA
Los Angeles County's encyclopedic art museum and public-program campus.
Mid-Wilshire · 3 picks ↗ 02Hammer Museum
UCLA's free contemporary art museum with exhibitions, film, and public programs.
Westwood · 2 picks ↗ 03Getty Center
A hilltop campus with European paintings, sculpture, gardens, and a panoramic view of Los Angeles.
Brentwood · 4 picks ↗ 04Getty Villa
A re-created Roman country house housing Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities above the Pacific.
Pacific Palisades · 1 picks ↗ 05The Broad
A contemporary art museum on Grand Avenue with one of the most prominent postwar collections in the world.
Downtown LA · 1 picks ↗ 06Grand Performances
Free outdoor performing arts in the heart of downtown Los Angeles.
Downtown LA · 0 picks ↗ 07Craft Contemporary
A museum dedicated to craft-based art on Museum Row, with exhibitions and maker residencies.
Mid-Wilshire · 3 picks ↗ 08Rose Bowl Stadium
Home to the Rose Bowl Game, the monthly Flea Market, and major concerts in Pasadena's Arroyo Seco.
Pasadena · 0 picks ↗ 09Gloria Molina Grand Park
A 12-acre civic park in Downtown Los Angeles, managed by The Music Center on behalf of Los Angeles County, with a performance lawn, event lawn, and the restored Arthur J. Will Memorial Fountain.
Downtown LA · 0 picks ↗ 10The Old Zoo, Griffith Park
The abandoned animal enclosures and open dell above Griffith Park's Merry-Go-Round lot, used each summer as an outdoor performance ground.
Los Feliz · 0 picks ↗ 11Philosophical Research Society
A nonprofit cultural institution founded in Los Angeles in 1934, holding a library of more than 30,000 volumes and running a public program of talks, classes, screenings, and concerts.
Los Feliz · 0 picks ↗ 12Academy Museum
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' museum on Wilshire Boulevard, with exhibition galleries and two working cinemas, the David Geffen Theater and the Ted Mann Theater.
Mid-Wilshire · 2 picks ↗ 13Tongva Park
A six-acre City of Santa Monica park across from the pier, with walking paths, public art and an open lawn used for outdoor programming. Open daily 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM.
Santa Monica · 0 picks ↗