Art Museums & Galleries
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Angels Gate
Cultural Center. Angels Gate Cultural Center is a
place of creative discovery, exploration and
enlightenment, providing the Southern California
community and visitors from around the world with
opportunities for enrichment and education. Situated
on a bluff overlooking the Pacific, with notable views
of ocean, harbor and hills, the Center presents a
year-round schedule of gallery exhibitions, classes
and international residencies. In addition, the Center
provides professional work-studio space for 52
artists, including musicians, ceramists, painters,
sculptors, writers, photographers, printmakers and
jewelers. The Angels Gate Shop features unusual art,
handicrafts and prints by local and international
artists.
Angels Gate Cultural Center is one of twelve
organizations at Angels Gate Park, a facility of the
City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and
Parks. The Department's mission is to 'unify Los
Angeles by providing diverse recreational activities,
beautiful facilities, and innovative leadership for
the universal enjoyment of our residents and
visitors.'"
- Bowers Museum.
"One of Southern California's finest museums and
Orange County's largest, the Bowers Museum is one of
the only museums in the United States devoted to
promoting human understanding through art. Its state
of the art special exhibition and collection storage
facilities enable the Bowers to present world class
exhibitions and preserve collections of cultural art
for future generations. International partnerships
have been developed with the Palace Museum, Beijing,
the British Museum, and many others. Its location,
close to four major freeways and four miles south of
Disneyland, makes the Bowers an ideal destination for
visitors to Southern California."
- Chinese American Museum.
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The
Getty. "The collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum
on display in the galleries includes examples of
pre-20th-century European paintings, drawings,
illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, and decorative
arts; and 19th- and 20th-century American and European
photographs."
