Academy of Motion Picture Arts and ScienCES Entertainment-industry-related displays and film series. Continuing The More the Merrier: Posters From the Ten Best Picture Nominees, 1936–1943; Star Quality: The World of Noël Coward. Tues.–Fri. 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sat.–Sun. noon–6 p.m. Free. 8949 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, 310.247.3600 Map J11

THE annenberg space for photography Through March 7 Sport: Iooss and Leifer. Opening March 27 Water: Our Thirsty World. Wed.–Sun. 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Parking $3.50, $1 after 4:30 p.m. and all day Sat.–Sun. Admission free. 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Century City, 310.209.4560 Map J11 www.annenbergspaceforphotography.org

Autry National Center’s Museum of the American West Through March 7 Masters of the American West. Continuing The Art of Native American Basketry: A Living Tradition. Tues.–Sun. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $3–$9, under 3 free. 4700 Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park, L.A., 323.667.2000 Map H14

California African American Museum History, culture, art. Through March 7 After 1968: Contemporary Artists and the Civil Rights Legacy; An Idea Called Tomorrow—1. Continuing Dance Theatre of Harlem: 40 Years of Firsts. Tues.–Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Free. 600 State Drive, Exposition Park, 213.744.7432 Map M8 www.caamuseum.org

California Science Center Interactive exhibits for budding scientists. The Ultimate Wave: Tahiti 3D shows in Imax. Daily 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Permanent exhibition gallery, free; admission for other exhibits and Imax varies. Parking $8–$10. 700 State Drive, Exposition Park, downtown, 323.724.3623 Map K15 www.californiasciencecenter.org

Chinese American Museum Housed in oldest structure of L.A.’s original Chinatown. Continuing Hollywood Chinese: The Arthur Dong Collection. Tues.–Sun. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. $1–$3 donation. El Pueblo de Los Angeles, 425 N. Los Angeles St., downtown, 213.485.8567 Map H17

FASHION institute of design and merchandising Museum & Galleries on fashion school campus. Continuing Hollywood 2010: The Art of Motion Picture Costume Design. Ongoing Selections From the Annette Green Perfume Museum. Wed.–Sun 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Free. 919 S. Grand Ave., downtown, 213.624.1200 Map I16

fowler museum Art and material culture from Africa, Asia, the Pacific, the Americas. Continuing Art, Activism, Access: 40 Years of Ethnic Studies at UCLA; Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth; Fowler in Focus: X-Voto—The Retablo-Inspired Art of David Mecalco. Ongoing Intersections: World Arts, Local Lives. Wed.–Sun. noon–5 p.m., Thurs. until 8 p.m. Free, parking $8. UCLA, 308 Charles E. Young Drive N., Westwood, 310.825.4361 Map I10

Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation Tour Weisman’s Bel-Air estate, gardens, stunning collection of 20th-century works by Picasso, Rothko, Warhol, others. By appointment only, Mon.–Fri., 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Admission free. 310.277.5321 Map I10

Getty Center Beautiful travertine-clad hilltop facility houses stunning collections of paintings, drawings, antiquities, photographs and decorative arts. Fabulous central garden and city views. Opening March 2 Building the Medieval World: Architecture in Illuminated Manuscripts. Through March 21 In Focus: The Worker. Opening March 23 Leonardo da Vinci and the Art of Sculpture: Inspiration and Invention. Continuing A Record of Emotion: The Photographs of Frederick H. Evans; Urban Panoramas: Opie, Liao, Kim; Migrations of the Mind: Manuscripts From the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection; Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture From Renaissance to Revolution. Ongoing Foundry to Finish: The Making of a Bronze Sculpture; La Roldona’s Saint Ginés: The Making of a Polychrome Sculpture. Tues.–Fri., Sun. 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Admission free; parking $15, free Saturday after 5 p.m. 1200 Getty Center Drive, L.A., 310.440.7300 Map K7

Getty Villa Getty Center’s exquisite coastal counterpart features Roman and Greek antiquities. Opening March 24 The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire. Ongoing Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity; Roman Ephebe From Naples. Thurs.–Mon. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Free, parking $15. Advance timed tickets required. 17985 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu, 310.440.7300 Map K7

grammy museum Museum on L.A. Live campus explores music across genres, the creative and recording processes, and Grammy Award history. Continuing Elvis at 21: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer; Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy; Songs of Conscience, Sounds of Freedom; I Am, I Said: Selections From the Neil Diamond Collection. Daily 10 a.m.–6 p.m. $10.95–$14.95, under 6 free. 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite A245, downtown, 213.765.6800 Map I15 www.grammymuseum.org

Hammer Museum Traveling shows and installations and permanent collection. Continuing Luisa Lambri: Being There; Jonas Wood; Rachel Whiteread Drawings; Keryn Cytter; Rembrandt Prints; Hammer Projects: Rob Fischer. Tues.–Wed., Fri.–Sat. 11 a.m.–7 p.m., Thurs. until 9 p.m., Sun. until 5 p.m. $5–$7. 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood, 310.443.7000 Map J10 hammer.ucla.edu

Hollywood Museum Five thousand artifacts on four floors: costumes such as Nicole Kidman’s in Moulin Rouge, sets including Hannibal Lecter’s cell, props, photos, movie posters, scripts, Max Factor’s makeup rooms, where Marilyn Monroe became a blonde and Lucille Ball a redhead. In restored Max Factor Building. Wed.–Thurs. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $12–$15. 1660 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood, 323.464.7776 Map H13 www.thehollywoodmuseum.com

Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens Stellar art, buildings and grounds, children’s garden. Gallery includes Pinkie and The Blue Boy. Expanded Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art. Opening March 27 A Clash of Empires: The Seven Years’ War and British America. Through March 29 Drawn to Satire: John Sloan’s Illustrations for the Novels of Charles Paul de Kock; The Golden Age in the Golden State: Dutch and Flemish Prints and Drawings from the Huntington and Crocker Collection. Mon., Wed.–Fri. noon–4:30 p.m.; Sat.–Sun. 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. $6–$20, under 5 free. 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, 626.405.2141 Map R21 www.huntington.org

Japanese American National MusEum Through March 20 Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids by Kip Fulbeck. Continuing Textured Lives: Japanese Immigrant Clothing From the Plantations of Hawaii. Tues.–Wed., Fri.–Sun. 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; Thurs. noon–8 p.m. $4–$8, under 5 free. 369 E. 1st St., downtown, 213.625.0414 Map H17

Los Angeles County Museum of Art Diverse premier collections; Broad Contemporary Art Museum. LACMA West nearby. Opening March 11 Contemporary Projects 12: Robin Rhode. Opening March 27 In the Service of the Buddha: Tibetan Furniture From the Hayward Family Collection. Continuing Renoir in the 20th Century; American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life, 1765–1915. Mon.–Tues., Thurs. noon– 8 p.m., Fri. until 9 p.m.; Sat.–Sun. 11 a.m.–8 p.m. Closed Wed. $8–$12, under 18 free. LACMA West free. LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd.; LACMA West, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 323.857.6000 Map J13

Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Premier contemporary art venue. Continuing Mi Casa Es Tu Casa, A Land Project (GC); Collection: MOCA’s First 30 Years (GA). Mon. and Fri. 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; Thurs. 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sat.–Sun. 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Pacific Design Center, Tues.–Fri. 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Sat.–Sun. until 6 p.m. $5–$8, under 12 free. Free at PDC. MOCA Grand Avenue (GA), 250 S. Grand Ave, downtown; Geffen Contemporary (GC), 152 N. Central Ave., downtown; MOCA Gallery at Pacific Design Center (PDC), 8687 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, 213.626.6222 Map H16, H17, I12

Museum of Jurassic Technology Subversive venue blends fact and fiction. Thurs. 2–8 p.m.; Fri.–Sun. noon–6 p.m. $3–$5 suggested donation. 9341 Venice Blvd., Culver City, 310.836.6131 Map L11

Museum of Latin American Art Artists of the Americas; Robert Gumbiner Sculpture Garden. Continuing Dialogues: Chapters of Latin American Art in the MOLAA Permanent Collection; A Bridge to the Americas: Spiritual & Religious Practices; Sites of Latin American Abstraction. Wed.–Sun. 11 a.m.–5 p.m. $6–$9, under 12 free. 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach, 562.437.1689 Map O6

Museum of Tolerance Exhibits examine prejudice and discrimination, legacy of the Holocaust and human-rights issues. Continuing Courage: The Vision to End Segregation. The Guts to Fight for it. Ongoing Finding Our Families, Finding Ourselves. Mon.–Thurs., Sat.–Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Fri. until 3 p.m. $11–$15. 9786 W. Pico Blvd., West L.A., 310.553.8403 Map J11 www.museumoftolerance.com

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Thirty-three million objects from dino fossils to fish. Popular First Fridays series continues. See paleontologists preparing fossil specimens at Dino Lab. 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. daily. $2–$9, under 5 free. 900 Exposition Blvd., downtown, 213.763.DINO Map K15 www.nhm.org

Norton Simon Museum Stellar collection of Renaissance to 20th-century masterworks and sculpture garden. Through March 8 Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art. Through March 22 The Familiar Face: Portrait Prints by Rembrandt. Continuing Gaze: Portraiture After Ingres. Wed.–Mon. noon–6 p.m. $4–$8, under 18 free. 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 626.449.6840 Map Q19 www.nortonsimon.org

Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits Ice Age L.A. Mon.–Fri. 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sat.–Sun. 10 a.m.– 5 p.m. $2–$7, under 5 free. 5801 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 323.934.PAGE Map J13

PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA Formerly Museum of Television & Radio. Exhibits, screenings and radio-listening series; tens of thousands of programs on view. Wed.–Sun. noon–5 p.m. Free. 465 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, 310.786.1000 Map I11

Petersen Automotive Museum Continuing Fantasies in Fiberglass; What Were They Thinking?: The Misfits of Motordom; The Sounds of Speed. Ongoing The Streetscape: The Car and the City in Southern California; Hollywood Gallery: Cars of Film & Television; Alternative Power: Lessons From the Past, Inspiration for the Future; Hot Wheels Hall of Fame. Tues.–Sun. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. $3–$10, under 5 free. 6060 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 323.930.CARS Map J13

Skirball Cultural Center The American Jewish experience. Through March 7 Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement; An Idea Called Tomorrow—2. Continuing Breach of Peace: Photographs of Freedom Riders by Eric Etheridge; Images for Human Rights: Student Voices. Ongoing Visions and Values: Jewish Life From Antiquity to America; Noah’s Ark at the Skirball. Tues.–Fri. noon–5 p.m.; Sat.–Sun. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $5–10, children under 2 free. 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A., 310.440.4500 Map G9