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- Craft and Folk Art Museum, 5814 Wilshire Blvd., Fairfax District, 323-937-4230, www.cafam.org; international and American folk art is featured here in the heart of “Museum Row.” Admission is $4, $2 for students and seniors, and free for children under 12.
- Geffen Contemporary, 152 North Central Ave., 213-626-6222, www.moca-la.org; formerly known as the Temporary Contemporary, it began as a temporary space while MOCA was being built, but continues now as an extra exhibit space for MOCA events.
- Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, Pasadena,
 626-405-2141, www.huntington.org, features an extensive European art collection, a scholarly library, plus notable botanical gardens. Admission is $12.50 for adults, $10 for seniors, $8.50 for students, and $5 for children between 11 and 5. Free admission the first Thursday of every month.
- J. Paul Getty Center, 2100 Getty Center Drive, Brentwood, 310-440-7300, www.getty.edu; this $1 billion, 110-acre museum opened in 1997 and houses a vast and impressive collection of art and antiquities. European paintings and sculptures, drawings, decorative arts, and photographs are free to view, but parking is $7. The Getty Villa on the Malibu cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the original site of the Getty Museum, was closed in 1997 for extensive renovations. Re-opened in the fall of 2005, ifs focus is ancient Grecian and Roman art.
- Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibition (LACE), 6522 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, 323-957-1777, www.artleak.org, presents contemporary and experimental art in a variety of media.
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), 5909 Wilshire Blvd., Fairfax District, 323-857-6000, www.lacma.org; houses everything from American and European art to photography to Southeast Asian art. It also has a fine film department featuring lectures and screenings. If a major traveling exhibition is coming to LA it will usually mount the show at LACMA. Admission is $9 for adults, $5 for students and seniors, free for those aged 17 and under.
- Museum of African-American Art, 4005 South Crenshaw Blvd., 3rd Fl., 323-294-7071; permanent and rotation exhibits by African-American artists, as well as seasonal events, performances, and lectures. Admission is free.
- Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), 250 South Grand Avenue, 213-621-2766, www.moca-la.org; permanent collection features painting, sculpture, live performances, and environmental work, all in a landmark building designed by Arata Isozaki. Free admission Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. General admission is $8, $5 for seniors and students, and free for those under 18.
- Norton Simon Museum of Art, 411 West Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 626-449-6840, www.nortonsimon.org; recently renovated, houses a permanent collection of European art from the Renaissance to the mid-20th century. Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for seniors, free or those under 18.
- Santa Monica Museum of Art, Bergamot Station G1, 2525 Michigan Ave, 310-586-6488, www.smoa.org; this small museum features changing contemporary exhibitions. An admission donation is encouraged.
- Skirball Museum, 2701 North Sepulveda Blvd., Brentwood, 310-440-4500, www.skirball.org; features Jewish fine arts, archaeological artifacts, ceremonial and religious objections, photographs, and folk arts. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for students and seniors, and free for children under 12. Admission is free on Christmas.
- UCLA/Armend Hammer Museum of Art, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood, 310-443-7000, www.hammer.ucla.edu; the permanent collection features more than five centuries worth of Western European art. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors, and those under 17 are free.
- Watts Towers, 1727 East 107th St., Watts, 213-847-4646, www.culturela.org; though not a museum in the traditional sense, this monumental piece of folk art took artist Sam Rodia 33 years to complete. The towers are built of salvaged steel rods, dismantled pipes, bed frames and cement, and are covered with bottle fragments, ceramic tiles, china plates, and more than 70,000 seashells. The adjacent Watts Towers Art Center hosts visual and performing art exhibits, poetry readings, and other events.
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