Museums in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles is home to among the most vibrant museum and art scene in the whole country. The city alone boasts of 841 museums and art galleries for everyone to visit, thus having the most number of museums per capita compared to any other city in the world. Its most popular museum is the Getty Center, the wealthiest art institution in the entire world, attracts more than 1.2 million visitors every year.

Other must-visit museums and cultural attractions in the city of Los Angeles include the Pasadena Museum of California Art, the Japanese American National Museum, the Norton Simon Museum, the MOCA Grand Ave, La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, Hammer Museum, Annenberg Space for Photography, California Science Center, Peterson Automotive Museum, Griffith Observatory, The Broad, Natural History Museum and the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is also a multi-day destination that one must not miss.

There are 67 museums found in Los Angeles, CA. This is about half of all the tourist attractions listed in this city. You may find a list of all categories of Los Angeles attractions on this page to choose from.

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List of Los Angeles Museums

Following is the list of all museums found in Los Angeles. The museums are sorted by their popularity, which is calculated based on the visitors, user ratings and couple of other factors. You may sort them alphabetiacally by their names using the sort options bellow. You may also use the following search box to find out specific museums from the list.

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