Long Beach’s VIP Records unveils plans for a museum
In the early 1990s, Kelvin Anderson Sr. built a makeshift recording studio in the back of his Long Beach record store, a vinyl-filled paradise called…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Kat Dennings
To television viewers, Kat Dennings is probably best known for playing down-on-her-luck characters — first in a six-season run as Max Black on the CBS…
Appreciation: Joe Goode (1937-2025) – Los Angeles Times
Painter Joe Goode died peacefully at home Saturday, one day before his 88th birthdayThe artist, an Oklahoma transplant, was instrumental in establishing the lively Los…
Stressed? Sick? Swiss town lets doctors prescribe museum visits
NEUCHATEL, Switzerland — The world’s woes got you down? Feeling burnout at work? Need a little something extra to fight illness or prep for surgery? The Swiss…
Editorial: Court can help a California family get back art Nazis stole
The magnificent Impressionist painting of a rainy Paris streetscape that hung on a wall in Lilly Cassirer’s home in Germany in 1939 was the price…
Charming market town in the Lake District has quirky museum and is perfect for solo trips
Keswick in the Lake District has been named the most popular solo staycation spot by holidaycottages.co.uk, featuring a pencil museum, breathtaking forest and a welcoming…
France hikes ticket price for Brits at world's most visited museum The Louvre
Brits could soon pay more to enter the Louvre to see Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa painting, as French president Emmanuel Macron announces major overhaul…
Hammer Museum reveals artists in the Made in L.A. 2025 biennial
The highly anticipated Made in L.A. biennial is approaching, and the Hammer Museum has announced the 27 artists participating in the regional survey, including Hollywood-born…
British Museum hit by alleged IT attack by ex-worker
The British Museum has been forced to partially close to visitors after a former employee allegedly shut down some of its IT network.The contractor, who…
Broad museum hit with discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit
The former human resources director of the Broad is suing the Los Angeles museum and its former chief operating officer, accusing them of discrimination, retaliation…
Getty Villa Museum grounds catch fire
Amid the devastating and fast-moving fire in Pacific Palisades, the grounds of the Getty Villa have caught fire, the museum confirmed Tuesday.Fire officials said that…
Gun from Navy ship that fired 2nd Pearl Harbor shot may move to new museum
1 of 8 | A preserved 50-caliber gun from the USS Ward, which fired the first U.S. shots during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor…
Lorraine O’Grady, groundbreaking conceptual artist, dies at 90
Lorraine O’Grady, a one-of-a-kind conceptual artist who examined racism and sexism through a multitude of mediums, has died at age 90. The artist’s groundbreaking works…
'I stayed overnight at the Natural History Museum – haters say price wasn't worth it'
A woman had a sleepover at London's Natural History Museum on her bucket list for a while - people cannot believe how expensive it is,…
The best new architecture projects in L.A. for 2024
It’s been a weird year, right? But for Los Angeles architecture, it’s been a surprisingly good one. The region’s best projects are as clear and…
Natural History Museum news; plus L.A. arts and culture this week
Exposition Park got a boost last week when the Natural History Museum opened its new 75,000-square-foot welcome center. NHM Commons, the new glass-walled entrance and…
Need an alternative to Black Friday? Look to L.A.’s museum stores
Holiday gift shopping? It’s chaos. The Grove on Black Friday? Good luck finding parking — it’s a two-hour wait just to squeeze into a spot.…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Sophie Thatcher
Sophie Thatcher isn’t in L.A. at the moment — but “Yellowjackets” fans will appreciate the reason. She’s in Vancouver filming the new season of the…
LACMA will open new building in 2026; scaffolding comes down
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries will open to the public in April 2026, the museum announced Friday, as scaffolding…
Beer-can art OK after being tossed by technician, museum says
One man’s art is another man’s trash? That was the case for a Netherlands museum, which says a maintenance worker mistook hyperrealistic art pieces for…