13 exhibitions you can see now in L.A., O.C.
Disney archives, sci-fi vehicles, Lego art and California visions are all ready for visitors.
Here’s a list of exhibits on view at area museums. Before you go, call or check online for changes to prices, hours of operation or coronavirus restrictions.
“Inside the Walt Disney Archives: 50 Years of Preserving the Magic” On view through June 20.
Bowers Museum, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana. Closed Mondays. $10-$15; children younger than 12 free; advance purchase recommended. (714) 567-3600. bowers.org
Also on view: “Test of Medal: Charles J. Shaw and the Montford Point Marines” (through June 27); “Treasures in Gold & Jade: Masterworks from Taiwan” (through Sept. 5); “Artistic Legacy: The Ann and Bill Cullen Collection” (Aug. 28 through winter 2022)
“Yoshitomo Nara” A three-decade survey of works by the Japanese artist, on view through July 5.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. Closed Wednesdays. $10-$25; ages 12 and younger are free; advance timed-entry tickets required. (323) 857-6010. lacma.org
Also on view: “Not I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE–2020 CE),” exploring ventriloquism in art (through July 25); “Cauleen Smith: Give It or Leave It,” multimedia works by the L.A.-based artist (through Oct. 31); “Bill Viola: Slowly Turning Narrative,” roomsize video installation (through June 27); “Vera Lutter: Museum in the Camera,” images of the LACMA campus (through Sept. 12); “Fiji: Art & Life in the Pacific” (through May 12); “Do Ho Suh: 348 West 22nd Street,” installation re-creating the artist’s New York apartment in sheets of translucent polyester (through May 16).
“Nikita Gale: Private Dancer” Sculpture made of theatrical lighting trusses and programmed with lights that “dance” to an unheard soundtrack by Tina Turner, on view through May 9.
California African American Museum, 600 State Drive, Exposition
Park, L.A. Closed Mondays. Free; reservations required. (213) 744-7432. caamuseum.org
Also on view: “Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth.” (through May 30); “Sanctuary: Recent Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection” (through July 11); “Sula Bermúdez-Silverman: Neither Fish, Flesh, nor Fowl” (through May 2); “Enunciated Life” (through Aug. 15)
“The Art of the Brick”
Artwork made from Legos.
California Science Center,
700 Exposition Park Drive, L.A. Open daily. Permanent exhibits are free; special exhibits (including “The Art of the Brick”) and Imax films vary in price. Advance reservations required. (323) 7243623. californiasciencecenter.org Also on view: “Mission 26: The Big Endeavour,” exploring the relocation of the space shuttle to Southern California.
“Free State”
Exploration of human rights, democracy, the environment on view through Sept. 18.
ESMoA (El Segundo Museum of Art), 208 Main St., El Segundo. Open Fridays and Saturdays. Free; advance timed-entry tickets required. (424) 277-1020. esmoa.org
“Wayne Thiebaud: Clowns”
Paintings, drawings and etchings on view through Oct. 24.
Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach. Closed Wednesdays. $5, $7; 17 and younger are free. (949) 494-8971. lagunaart museum.org
Also on view: “Hymns to the Silence,” black-andwhite images of architectural structures by Jacques Garnier (through Oct. 24).
“When I Remember I See Red: American Indian Art and Activism in California” On view through Nov. 14.
Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park, L.A. Closed Mondays. $6-$14; children younger than 3 free; reservations required. (323) 667-2000. theautry.org
“Golden Hour: California Photography From the Los Angeles County Museum of Art” On view through May 9.
Museum of Art & History, 665 W. Lancaster Blvd., Lancaster. Closed Mondays. Free; reservations required. (661) 723-6250. lancaster moah.org
Also on view: “Ken Marchionno: 300-Miles to Wounded Knee: The Oomaka Tokatakiya, Future Generations Ride,” documentary photography (through May 9); “Amir Zaki: Empty Vessel Excerpts,” hybridized photography (through May 9); “Eileen Cowin: What It Takes to Survive a Crisis or the Imaginary Richter Scale of Rage,” video, photography and multimedia installations (through May 9).
“The Art of Bugatti”
Mullin Automotive Museum, 1421 Emerson Ave., Oxnard. Open ThursdaysSundays. $10-$16; ages 2 and younger and active-duty military are free; advance purchase required. (805) 385-5400. mullinautomotive museum.com
Also on view: “L’Epoque des Carrossiers: The Art and Times of the French Coach Builders”
Butterfly Pavilion Open through Sept. 6.
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., L.A. Open Thursdays-Sundays. $8-$17; 2 and younger are free; advance timed-entry tickets required. (213) 763DINO. nhm.org
Also on view: “Rise Up L.A.: A Century of Votes for Women” (through Oct. 10); “Spiky, Hairy, Shiny: Insects of L.A.” (through April 2022)
“Hollywood Dream Machines: Vehicles of Science Fiction and Fantasy”
Petersen Automotive Museum, 6060 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. Closed MondaysTuesdays. $11-$16; activeduty military and children younger than 4 are free; advance purchase required. (323) 930-2277. petersen .org
Also on view: “The Aesthetic of Motoring: 90 Years of Pininfarina,” “Alternating Currents: Building an Electric Future,” “Extreme Conditions: Modified for Offroad,” “Porsche: Redefining Performance,” “Silver Shotgun: Italian Motorcycle Design of the 1960s and 1970s,” “Supercars: A Century of Spectacle and Speed”
“The Inconstant World” Works by international artists exploring perception and abstraction, on view through May 30.
Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 1717 E. 7th St., L.A. By appointment. Free. (213) 928-0833. theicala.org
Also on view: “Paul Pescador: PSA,” 12 short public service announcement-style videos by the L.A.-based artist and filmmaker, on view through May 30
“Defining Beauty” Newly opened international juried exhibition.
California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks at the Oaks, 350 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Open Fridays-Saturdays. Free. (805) 405-5240. cmato .org