Significant art and associated archives from the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation have been jointly obtained by the Getty Museum, LACMA, and Getty Research Institute, and this week marks the start of a partnership to protect and preserve the work of the …
Mapplethorpe Moves to Los Angeles
10.23.12
Ice Age Encounters moves to The Page Museum
Working together with the Jim Henson Creature Shop, the Natural History Museum has made such a life-like creation that you’ll swear the Tar Pits have yielded up a magical creature. Shows start Wednesday, September 12 and kids will love to …
Messerschmidt & Modernity at the Getty
With so many last minute summer errands to get done, we understand how hard it is to get out of the house and experience a day of culture in L.A. But trust us – Messerschmidt & Modernity at the Getty …
Significant Objects: The Spell of Still Life at the Norton Simon Museum
The words “still life” and “family-friendly” don’t often find themselves in the same sentence, however the cleverly-curated show at the Norton Simon Museum might change your notion of what kids find intriguing. With bugs and butterflies, Breugel and Picasso and …
Gustav Klimt: The Magic of Line at The Getty Center
We fell in love Gustav Klimt and his golden paintings, The Kiss and Portrait of Adele Bauer-Bloch II, when they visited town several years ago. Since then, we’ve read a few great books on the topic of fin-de-siècle Vienna and …
7.2.12
Things to Do with Kids in LA: Outdoor music at the Skirball
Listening to music outside is a special summer treat and you can experience almost every type of music and dance imaginable this summer just by becoming a regular at The Family Amphitheater. The midday concerts take place every weekend day …
Who Shot Rock & Roll at The Annenberg Space for Photography
When one thinks about rock photography, the first image that comes to mind is Annie Liebowitz and her early years on the road for Rolling Stone magazine. But there is so much more to the story. In The Annenberg Space …
Made in LA 2012 at the Hammer — LA’s own Biennial
I love the Hammer. I love the lobby’s constantly changing art exhibit, I love meeting up with friends at the Hammer Cafe (delicious food by Wolfgang Puck) and I really love scouring the book store, which always tempts me with …
Things to Do with Kids In LA: Cleopatra at the California Science Center
When I first entered the newly installed Cleopatra: The Exhibition at the California Science Center, I instantly lost my bearings. The dramatically darkened space, high lit with stone figurines, provides a stark contrast to the brightly lit atrium of the …
