Great Outdoors OC/LB Chapter presents
Autry Museum
August 25, 2019
Contact: Doug Cable. E-mail: dccable2@verizon.net.
Phone: (949)922-1452
Contact: Doug Cable. E-mail: dccable2@verizon.net
Arrive at 9:45 AM for 10 AM Opening
The Autry Museum of the American West is dedicated to exploring an inclusive history of the American West. Founded in 1988, the museum presents a wide range of exhibitions and public programs, including lectures, film, theater, festivals, family events, and music, and performs scholarship, research, and educational outreach. It has two sites and attracts about 150,000 visitors annually.
In 2013, it extensively redesigned and renovated the Irene Helen Jones Parks Gallery of Art and the Gamble Firearms Gallery in its main building. In its related opening exhibit for the Parks Gallery, Art of the West, the new organization enabled material to be presented in relation to themes rather than chronology, and paintings were shown next to crafts, photography, video and other elements in new relationships.
The Autry was established in 1988 by actor and
businessman Gene Autry as "Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum" to explore and share the comprehensive story of the American West and its multiple cultures and interpret its significance. Its Griffith Park collection includes 21,000 paintings, sculptures, costumes, textiles, firearms, tools, toys, musical instruments, and other objects. The museum presents contemporary and historical exhibitions, year-round programs for children, intellectual forums, and the Native Voices at the Autry performing arts series.
Museum Hours are from 10 AM to 5 PM on weekends.
Address: 4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462
T: 323.667.2000
Parking is free.
Tickets are non-refundable.
Adults: $14.00
Seniors (60+) $10.
