MUSEUM HOURS
Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm
Sunday, 1 pm to 5 pm
All the works of art mentioned in this site are not necessarily always on view.
Events & Exhibitions
A renowned art collection, fascinating exhibitions, and education programs are presented in a landmark 1960 International-style museum building and in historic Fountain Elms. Touring exhibitions feature selections from major collections worldwide.
The art collections feature 20,000 paintings, drawings, sculptures, decorative arts, photographs, and works on paper. There are works by Picasso, Dali, Pollock, Frankenthaler, O'Keeffe, Kandinsky, Copley, Rothenberg, Stella, Whistler and Thomas Cole.
The Education Department offers a variety of guided tours, slide talks and special programs for educators, students, and children and families, along with a wide variety of public programs offered in association with Museum of Art exhibitions.
Located inside the Academic Center, the Library boasts an impressive collection of more than 26,000 titles, including art, periodicals, reference materials, online databases, video, and music.
The Gift Gallery offers a superb variety of unique items from around the world. Included are fine art reproductions, handmade jewelry, books on art and artists, exhibition catalogs, greeting cards, toys, MWPAI souvenirs, glassware, pottery and decorative art.
LunchArt Video
Ferndale, Western Canyon, Los Angeles;
Present Tense; Canyon
Time (37 min.) Picturing Eden Wednesday, October 15, 2008 »
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Book Discussion
Reinventing Eden:
The Fate of Nature in Western Culture,
author Carolyn Merchant Book Group
Offered in association with
the exhibition, Picturing Eden Thursday, October 16, 2008 »
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Cooking Workshop
The Bountiful Garden: A Local Harvest Dinner
Picturing Eden Tuesday, October 21, 2008 »
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Art In The Afternoon Illustrated Lecture
The Excessive Gardener: Victorians and Their Gardens Picturing Eden Thursday, October 23, 2008 »
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High School Student Coffeehouse Poetry Event Picturing Eden Saturday, November 1, 2008 »
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Book Discussion
As Eve Said to the Serpent:
On Landscape, Gender and Art
author Rebecca Soint Book Group
Offered in association with
the exhibition, Picturing Eden Thursday, November 6, 2008 »
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LunchArt Docent Guided Tours
Picturing Eden
Picturing Eden Wednesday, November 12, 2008 »
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Victorian Yuletide Events & Exhibitions Friday, November 28-Sunday, January 4, 2009 »
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Book Discussion
Diaries of Adam and Eve
author Mark Twain Book Group
Offered in association with
the exhibition, Picturing Eden Thursday, December 4, 2008 »
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The Art and Life
of
James E. Freeman
1808-1884
An
American Painter in Italy Events & Exhibitions Saturday, September 12-Sunday, January 17, 2010 »
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