OCLB – Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in LA

Sunday, June 21, 2026

10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is a film museum that opened in 2021 on Miracle Mile. The first large-scale museum of its kind in the United States, it houses part of the Academy Collection, the largest film-related collection in the world, with more than 52 million objects from notable films, and is dedicated to the arts, history, science, and artists of moviemaking and the film industry.

The museum is located in the historic May Company Building at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, part of Museum Row on the Miracle Mile. It is overseen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

The design of the museum was overseen by Italian architect Renzo Piano. The exterior of the May Company building, now dedicated as the Saban Building following a $50 million donation from Cheryl and Haim Saban, was refurbished with new limestone, as well as new gold leaf tiles for its corner "cylinder".

A spherical structure was built as an extension of the main Saban Building, connected via skyways, which features the glass-domed Dolby Family Terrace. The museum features two theater halls that are used for film screenings, programming, and other special events; the 945-seat David Geffen Theater in the Sphere, and the smaller, 277-seat Ted Mann Theater in the lower level of the Saban Building.

Please purchase advance tickets on the Academy Museum website:

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

Please register on the Great Outdoors website so that we know to expect you!

Adults                                   $25

Seniors (62 and over)        $19

Where Do We Begin?

LINK TO MAP

LINK TO MUSEUM PARKING

Those driving directly should meet us in the lobby of the museum at 10:00 AM. Please be patient as the Metro could run a few minutes late.

Mass Transit Option

Please arrive at the Metro Willow / 27^th St. station of the A line no later than 8:20 AM. That gives us time to help people with their TAP cards, adding fare, obtaining a TAP card, etc. The train will leave at 8:41, arriving at 7th and Metro in downtown Los Angeles at 9:29 AM. We will then transfer to the D line, leaving 7th and Metro at 9:42AM. Our arrival at Wilshire/Fairfax will be at 9:55 AM. We then walk 3 minutes to the museum arriving at 9:58 AM