Los Angeles Points of Interest
Westwood Village
"All Roads Lead to Westwood" read the tree-lined sidewalks of
the Village, and with good reason. Located just minutes by foot from UCLA,
Westwood Village is an oasis of charm and the ideal destination for an afternoon
of shopping or dinner and a movie. Use http://www.westwoodvillageonline.com/
to find restaurants and great shopping.
Museums
The Fowler Museum of Cultural
History
The UCLA Fowler Museum explores art and material culture primarily from Africa,
Asia and the Pacific, and the Americas, past and present. http://www.fowler.ucla.edu
The Armand Hammer Museum
The Hammer Museum is a unique, cutting-edge arts institution that connects
the classics and the contemporary through its varied collections, wide-ranging
exhibitions, and provocative programs. http://www.hammer.ucla.edu/
The J. Paul Getty Museum
The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center houses European paintings, drawings,
sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, decorative arts, and European and American
photographs. http://www.getty.edu/museum/
LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum
of Art)
LACMA boasts the largest collection of art in Los Angeles County. Their permanent
collection includes ancient and contemporary arts from Asia, Europe, and
the Americas. http://www.lacma.org
Performing Arts
UCLA Live at Royce Hall
Perched on the Western edge of North America in Los Angeles, a city where
an exciting new modernity is being forged, UCLA Live is one of the most unique
and significant presenters and producers of performing arts in the country.
At the vanguard of dance, music, spoken word, and experimental theater, the
program is unrivaled in its breadth and uncommon mix of genres—presenting
a kaleidoscope of more than 200 performances each year to more than 150,000
audience members. http://www.uclalive.org/
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