Academy of Motion Picture Arts and ScienCES The organization that presents the Oscars offers entertainment industry–related displays and film series. Through Aug. 24 Ink & Paint: The Art of Hand-Drawn Animation; Pulling Back the Drapes: Set Decoration Revealed. 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

Autry National Center's Museum of the American West Continuing Cowboys and Presidents; All the Saints of the City of the Angels. 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 California African American Museum History, culture, art. Through Aug. 31 In Motion: The African American Migration Experience. Continuing Let Your Motto Be Resistance; Allensworth: 100 Years of the California Dream. 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 Heritage Museum California Heritage Museum Continuing Mexican Calendar Girls, The Golden Age of Mexican Calendar Art, 1930–1960. American decorative arts, folk art. Wed.–Sun. 11 a.m.–4 p.m. $3–$5, under 12 free. 2612 Main St., Santa Monica, 310.392.8537 Map M8

California Science Center Interactive exhibits. Continuing Body Worlds 3. Daily 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Permanent exhibition gallery is free; admission prices for other exhibitions and IMAX films vary. Parking $6–$10. 700 State Drive, Exposition Park, downtown, 323.SCIENCE Map K15 www.californiasciencecenter.org

Chinese American Museum Continuing Sunshine & Shadow: In Search of Jake Lee; Growing Up Chinese American: Childhood Toys and Memories. 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

CLAREMONT MUSEUM OF ART Permanent collection of local plus changing exhibits. Through Aug. 31 Vexing: Female Voices From East L.A. Punk; Zoe Crosher: The Reconsidered Archive of Michelle du Boi; Maya Schindler: Blah, Blah, Blah Revolution. Tues.–Sun. 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Open until 8 p.m. first Friday of month. $3, under 18 free. 536 W. First St., Claremont, 909.621.3200. Map southeast of S23

Craft AND Folk Art Museum Exhibits including Haitian voodoo and harvest rituals on Museum Row. Through Aug. 10 Ironings by Mung Lar Lam. Opening Aug. 24 "Within Four Miles": The World of Josh Dorman. Continuing Il Vetro Veneziano: Contemporary Venetian Glass. Tues.–Fri. 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Thurs. until 7 p.m.; Sat.–Sun. noon–6 p.m. $3–$5, under 12 free. 5814 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 323.937.4230 Map J13

FASHION institute of design and merchandising Continuing The Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design. Ongoing Selections From the Annette Green Perfume Museum. Costume Design: Tues.–Sun. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Perfume: Mon–Fri. 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Free. 919 S. Grand Ave., downtown, 213.624.1200 Map I16

fowler museum Opening Aug. 10 Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda. Through Aug. 10 Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas. Continuing La Tinta Grita/The Ink Shouts: The Art of Social Resistance in Oaxaca, Mexico; Fowler in Focus: Ceramics of Papua New Guinea. 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

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 Aug. 5 Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture. Opening Aug. 12 Faces of Power and Piety: Medieval Portraiture. Opening Aug. 26 In Focus: The Landscape. Continuing The Marvel and Measure of Peru: Three Centuries of Visual Histories, 1560–1880; Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science; Bernd and Hilla Becher: Basic Forms; August Sander: People of the Twentieth Century; Ten Years in Focus: The Artist and the Camera; Classical Connections: The Enduring Influence of Greek and Roman Art; Please Be Seated: A Video Installation by Nicole Cohen. Tues.–Thurs., Sun. 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; Fri.–Sat. 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Free, parking $7. 1200 Getty Center Drive, L.A., 310.440.7300 Map K7 www.getty.edu

Getty Villa Getty Center's exquisite coastal counterpart features Roman, Greek antiquities, plus ancient plays on outdoor stage. Opening Aug. 7 Grecian Taste and Roman Spirit: The Society of Dilettanti. Continuing The Hope Hygieia: Restoring a Statue's History. Thurs.–Mon. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Free, parking $7. Advance timed tickets required. 17985 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu, 310.440.7300 Map K7 www.getty.edu

Hammer Museum TTraveling shows, installations and permanent collection. Continuing Hammer Projects: Sun Xun; Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner; Tomma Abts; Houseguest; Hammer Projects: Mungo Thomson; Hammer Projects: Henry Coombes. Tues.–Wed., Fri.–Sat. 11 a.m.–7 p.m., Thurs. until 9 p.m., Sun. until 5 p.m. $3–$5. 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood, 310.443.7000 Map J10 www.hammer.ucla.edu

Hollywood Museum ive 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. Thurs.–Sun. 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 GardensStellar art, buildings and grounds, children's garden. Gallery includes Pinkie and The Blue Boy. Continuing This Side of Paradise: Body and Landscape in L.A. Photographs. New: Garden of Flowing Fragrance. 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 Aug. 3 Glorious Excess (born): Paintings by Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda. Continuing Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art. Ongoing Common Ground: The Heart of Community. Tues.–Sun. 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Thurs. until 8 p.m. $4–$8, under 5 free. 369 E. 1st St., downtown, 213.625.0414 Map H17

Long Beach Museum of Art Craft and folk arts. Continuing Gord Peteran: Furniture Meets Its Maker; The Art of Commerce: William Livingston's Pinhole Photographs of the Port of Long Beach. Tues.–Sun. 11 a.m.–5 p.m. $6–$7. Fridays free. 2300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, 562.439.2119 Map O16

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Diverse premier collections; new Broad Contemporary Art Museum. LACMA West nearby. Continuing Los Angelenos/Chicano Painters of L.A.: Selections From the Cheech Marin Collection; The Age of Imagination: Japanese Art, 1615–1868, From the Price Collection; Hosoe Eikoh and Butoh: Photographing Strange Notions; Ernst Ludwig Kirchner; BCAM at LACMA: The Inaugural Installation; Philip-Lorca diCorcia; Phantom Sightings: Art After the Chicano Movement; Tradition as Innovation in African Art. 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 17 free. LACMA West free. LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd.; LACMA West, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 323.857.6000 Map J13 www.lacma.org

Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Premier contemporary art venue. Through Aug. 11 Highlights From the Permanent Collection, 1980–2005 (GA). Opening Aug. 24 Index: Conceptualism in California From the Permanent Collection (GC). Through Aug. 25 MOCA Focus: Lisa Lapinski, The Fret and its Variants (GA). Continuing MOCA Focus: Sterling Ruby, Supermax 2008 (PDC); Marlene Dumas: Measuring Your Own Grave (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. $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. Through Aug. 31 Wifredo Lam in North America; Carlos Luna: El Gran Mambo. Continuing A Bridge to the Americas: Spiritual & Religious Practices. Tues.–Fri. 11:30 a.m.–7 p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m.–7 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.–6 p.m.. $5–$7.50, under 12 free. 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach, 562.437.1689 Map O6 www.molaa.org

Museum of Tolerance Exhibits examine prejudice and discrimination, legacy of the Holocaust and human-rights issues. Ongoing: Finding Our Families, Finding Ourselves. Mon.–Fri. 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.–5 p.m. $10–$13. 9786 W. Pico Blvd., West L.A., 310.553.8403 Map J11
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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Thirty-three million objects from dino fossils to fish. Popular First Fridays series continues. Continuing Pavilion of Wings butterfly garden. Ongoing On the Move: A Photographic Survey of the Natural History Museum's 1913 Building. Mon.–Fri. 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sat.–Sun. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $2–$9, under 5 free. 900 Exposition Blvd., downtown, 213.763.DINO Map K15

Norton Simon Museum Stellar collection of Renaissance to 20th-century masterworks and sculpture garden. Through Aug. 18 Maillol's Miniatures. Continuing A Garland of Melodies: Ragamala Paintings From India and Nepal; Marcel Duchamp Redux. Wed.–Mon. noon–6 p.m., Fri. until 9 p.m. $4–$8, under 18 free. 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 626.449.6840 Map Q19 www.nortonsimon.org

Pacific Asia Museum Southeast Asia and island culture. Through Aug. 24 Pacifika: Young Perspectives on Pacific Island Art. Continuing Mingei East and West. Wed.–Sun. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. $5–$7, under 12 free. 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, 626.449.2742 Map R20

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 Museum of Television & Radio is renamed. 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

Pasadena Museum of California Art California art, architecture, design. Continuing Kori Newkirk: 1997–2007; Tales From the Strip: The Hot Rod Comics and Drag Racing Cartoons of Pete Millar. Wed.–Sun. noon–5 p.m. $5–$7, under 12 free. 490 E. Union St., Pasadena, 626.568.3665 Map Q19

Petersen Automotive Museum Through Aug. 31 60 Years of NASCAR. Continuing From Autocamps to Airstreams: The Early Road to Vacationland; The Art of Cars, based on the Pixar film; Treasures From the Vault. Ongoing 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 Aug. 31 Israeli Women: A Portrait in Photographs. Ongoing Visions and Values: Jewish Life From Antiquity to America. 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