Los Angeles Museum Exhibits - 2010 - 2011
Building the Medieval World: Architecture in Illuminated Manuscripts: these manuscripts depict long lost Middle Ages and Renaissance architecture.
A Record of Emotion: The Photographs of Frederick H. Evans: a British photographer best known for his photographs of medieval cathedrals.
Migrations of the Mind: Manuscripts from the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection - ends April 18th: an extraordinary collection of illuminated manuscripts from around the world.
Foundry to Finish: The Making of a Bronze Sculpture - ends July 11th: an exhibition with accompanying photographs highlightin sculptor Adriaen De Vries' bronze casting.
Urban Panoramas: Opie, Liao, Kim: three contemporary photographers exploring a particular city.
La Roldana's Saint Gines: The Making of a Polychrome Sculpture: one of 
the most prolific sculptors of the 17th Century.
Leonardo da Vinci and the Art of Sculpture: Inspiration and Invention - March 23rd - June 20th: the first display of works by da Vinci in decades.
In Focus: Tasteful Pictures - April 6th - August 22nd: food is showcased in the works of 20 photographers.
Printing the Grand Manner: Charles le Brun and Monumental Prints in the Age of Louis IV - May 18th - October 17th: exploring the form, content, and function of late 17th Century reproductive engravings.
Old Testament Imagery in Medieval Christian Manuscripts - June 1st - August 8th: featuring the old testament in a wide variety of books, bibles, manuscripts, and world histories.
The Spectacular Art of Jean-Léon Gérôme- June 15th - September 12th: one of France's most honored 18th Century painters.
Engaged Observers: Documentary Photography Since the Sixties - June 29th - November 14th: published photo essays in the second half of the 20th Century.
From Line to Light: Renaissance Drawing in Florence and Venice - July 20th - October 10th: some of the Getty's most spectacular drawings, including Fra Bartolommeo, Andrea del Sarto, Raphael and Titian.
Illuminated Manuscripts from Belgium and the Netherlands - August 24th - February 26th, 2011: Getty holdings of medieval manuscripts from this region.
In Focus: Still Life - September 14th - January 23rd, 2011: Getty's photograph collection showing some of the innovative ways artists have explored and refreshed this traditional genre.
Obsidian-Mirror Travels: Refracting Ancient Mexican Art and Archaelogy - November 16th - March 27th, 2011: exploring representation of Mexican archaelogical objects and sites from the Colonial era to the present.
Imagining the Past in France, 1250 - 1500 - November 16th - February 6th, 2011: rare manuscripts from collections of more than 25 of the world's greatest museums and libraries.
The Secret Life of Drawings - November 23rd - February 13th, 2011: no information available.
Felice Beato: A Photographer on the Eastern Road - December 7th - April 3rd, 2011: around 130 of this 19th Century British photographer who covered a wide geographical area.
Photography from the New China - December 7th - April 3rd, 2011: a cross-section of Chinese photograph since Deng Xiaoping's introdcution of the period of Opening and Reform
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Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity: over 180 glass objects from the Erwin Oppenländer collection.
Roman Ephebe from Naples: a Roman bronze figure from 20-10 B.C. excavated in 1925.
The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire - opening March 24th: explores the parallels between the Aztec and Roman Empires.
The Art of Ancient Greek Theater - August 26th - January 3rd, 2011: a major international loan exhibition exploring nearly 60 years of the many ways Greek plays and stagecraft inspired classical artists.
Luisa Lambri: Being There - closes June 13th: photography of architectural interiors from around the world.
Jonas Wood - closes May 9th: Wood paints scenes from the world around him in a unique fashion.
Rachel Whiteread Drawings - closes April 25th: a British artist well known for her sculptures, the drawings are a diary of her work.
Rembrandt Prints - closes April 4th: a variety of Rembrandt van Rijn's etchings.
Daria Martin: Minotaur - April 10th - July 3rd: a film paying tribute to dance pioneer Anna Halprin based on the Rodin sculpture Minotaur.
The Red Book of C.G. Jung: Creation of a New Cosmology - April 11th - June 6th: an exhibition of psychologist Jung's famous red book thought to be the most influential unpublished work in the history of psychology.
Friedrich Kunath - April 17th - September 30th: an impressive range of media distilling the fundamentals of human emotion.
Diana Al-Hadid - May 15th - August 15th: baroque architectural sculptures that appear to be in a state of ruin.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART (L.A.C.M.A.)
Contemporary Projects 12 - ends June 6th: Robin Rhode: South African artist Robin Rhode's work includes performances, wall drawings, photograph compositions, objects, video animations, and film.
American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life (1765-1915) ends May 23rd: 75 paintings from the Revolution to the start of World War I.
Renoir in the 20th Century - ends May 9th: this exhibit focuses on the last three decades of Renoir's career.
In the Service of the Buddha: Tibetan Furniture from the Hayward Family Collection - March 27th - April 3rd: masterpieces of virtually every important type of Tibetan furniture.
Myths, Legends, and Cultural Renewal: Wagner's Sources - April 15th - August 15th: exploring German myths and legends in various embodiments.
John Baldessari: Pure Beauty - June 27th - September 12th - one of the most influential American artists working today.
Fallen Fruit Presents EATLACMA - ends November: investigation into food, art, culture and politics.
Manly Pursuits: The Sporting Images of Thomas Eakins - July 25th - October 17th: examining the history of sporting images through Eakins art.
Olmec: Masterworks of Ancient Mexico - September 25th - January 9th, 2011: art from the Olmec civilization of 1400 B.C.
The Resnick Collection - September 26th - January 2nd, 2011: about 85 European paintings from the Stuart and Lynda Resnick Collection.
Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700 - 1950 - September 26th - April 3rd, 2011: a major collection of European mens, women's and children's garments and accesories.
THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (M.O.C.A.)
Las Vegas Studio: Images from the Archives of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown - ends June 20th: images of Las Vegas from 1968 by architectural students from Yale University.
Mi Casa Es Tu Casa, a Land Project - ends May 1st: a site-specific installation by Mexico City artist Israel Meza Moreno. The exhibit explores ideas of illegal immigration and concealed ethnic identity.
Collection: MOCA's First Thirty Years: More than 500 art works by more than 200 artists, 1940-NOW.
Archile Gorky Betrohal I 1947 - June 6th - Septemebr 20th: in loving memory of Taft Schreiber by his wife Rita.
Suprasensorial: Experiments in Light, Color, and Space - September 12th - January 10th, 2011: site specific environment 3 chromo-cubicles.
Iannis Xenakis: Composer, Architect, Visionary - November 7th - February 13th, 2011: no information.
William Leavitt - December 21st - March 14th, 2011: no information
Drawn to Satire: John Sloan's Illustrations for the Novels of Charles Paul de Kock - ends March 29th: etchings to illustrate the French author's comic novels.
The Golden Age in the Golden State: Dutch and Flemish Prints and Drawings from the Huntington and Crocker Collections - ends March 29th: 15 important paintings from the 17th Century including Rembrandt, Goltzius and Rubens.
A Clash of Empires: The Seven Years' War and British America - April 24th - July 26th: examines the cause, course and consequences of the French and Indian War which started in 1754.
The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohiffs - May 22nd - September 6th: the first major exhibition of furniture and decorative art from this American craftsman and designer.
Beauty and Power: Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Peter Marino Collection - October 9th - January 24th, 2011: a rare look at approximately 20 bronze statuettes made from about 1500 to the mid-18th Century Italy, France, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Child's Play? Children's Book Illustration of 19th-Century Britain - April 3rd - July 26th: a selection of rare drawings by some of the most talented artists and illustrators of the period the books themselves.
Charles Bukowski (working title) - October 9th - February 14th, 2011: includes corrected typescripts of Bukowski's poems, novels and his screenplay, Barfly.
Taxing Visions: Financial Episodes in Late 19th-Century American Art - January 9th - May 30th, 2011: taxes, rent, economic depression, and financial inequity are the subjects in the visually provocative paintings.
Gaze: Portrature after Ingres - ends April 5th: 150 works tracing artistic engagements after Ingres' memorial 1867 French exhibition.
Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art - ends June 28th: a fascinating theme of wrathful Buddhist deities and ritual implements.
Plants, Flowers, and Fruits: Ellsworth Kelly Lithographs - April 23rd - August 23rd: reductive geometry in paint and wood.
Hiroshige: Visions of Japan - June 4th - January 17th, 2011: approximately 150 woodblock prints from one of the most prolific artists of his time (1797-18580.
Stop the Bomb - March 24th at 7:00 p.m. hear from two young Germans who want their government to impose political and economic sanctions against Iran.
Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust in Arab Lands - March 25th at 7:00 p.m. film screening with a Q&A with Robert Satloff.
Family Sunday - Cesar Chavez Day - March 28th from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. celebrating the life of Cesar Cavez and Chicano Civil Rights.
From Hate to Hope - April 11th from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. true story of the reconciliation of a perpetrator and a victim of a hate crime.
Music, Memory, and Morality: How and Why Wagner Matters - April 15th at 7:30 p.m. can one separate an artist's work from his or her message?
Courage: The Vision to End Segration, The Guts to Fight for it - ends August 23rd: bringing to life the struggles agains racial segregation in public schools.
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Autry Museum of Western Heritage
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Hi Jane: This is a wonderful piece of localism. Nice job.
Wendy, thank you very much.
Is that it? Quite throrough. I would use this post as reference for what's happening at the museums. Good work.
Claude, thanks. I could give you the scoop at the Children's Museum if you would like :)
Jane I absolutely love the Getty, I was just there a couple months ago!
Christine, some people love it and some people don't :)
Hi Jane,
I would love to see the Renoir exhibit.
You did a lot of work compiling all of this information.
Leolinda, I was invited to go last week and couldn't.
Hi Jane ~ So many museums, so little time! Really - what a wealth of wonderful exhibits. I used to work in museums and archives and some of these sound right up my alley. Fun stuff!
Liz
Liz, this isn't New York, but there are many more than these. These are just the main ones. But you must have your fair share in Boston.
Jane; Remarkable piece of work you have offered here. For those in your area or visiting this offers a plethora of ideas. My wife has mentioned many times that she would love to see the Autry Museum if we get out your way ... being the little cowboy-lover she is. You offer something for everyone!
Gene
Good morning Jane,
Wow hats off to you for really gathering an extensive list for the consumer. Great Localism Post.
Jane:
Museums enrich our lives. It's great to be near a city with so much culture. And, you have provided a complete list for everyone in the Los Angeles area to take advantage of.
Gene, thank you. You should bring your wife out. Don't be mean :)
Dorie, thank you also. I appreciate it.
Claudette, we do have a lot of museums for a "cultural desert" :)
Hi Jane, This is quite a list, I saw several exhibits that would interesting to see. If I lived in L.A., I would be printing this list and putting it on the fridge - right next to your calendar! Great job Jane!
Mary, I could make some more lists for you if you'd like? Thanks for dropping by to check in :)
knock your socks off Jane :-) I would need more Jane Peters Real Estate Magnetized Calendars to hold up more lists though! LOL!
Mary, that can be arranged.
This is a WONDERFUL compliation. Getting it ready for the AR fun in May?? The Getty Museum is the spectacular. I could go there again and again -- just for the tram ride up.