Southwest Museum
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The Southwest Museum is a museum, library, and archive located in the Mt. Washington area of Los Angeles, California. Its collections deal mainly with the American Indian. However, it also has an extensive collection of pre-Hispanic, Spanish colonial, Latino, and Western American art and artifacts.
Major collections include rooms devoted to 1) American Indians of the Great Plains, 2) American Indians of California, and 3) American Indians of the Northwest Coast.
The museum is located at:
- 234 Museum Drive
- Los Angeles, CA 90065
- (323) 221-2164
Since parking can be difficult to find, public transportation is also available, such as the Metro Gold Line, which stops across the street from the museum.
[edit] History
Charles Fletcher Lummis was an anthropologist, historian, journalist, and photographer who created the Southwest Society, which was the western branch of the Archaeological Institute of America. He gained the support of city leaders, and opened the Southwest Museum in 1907. The museum moved from Downtown Los Angeles to its current location in Mt. Washington in 1914, and has been there ever since.
Frederick Russell Burnham, the highly decorated military scout and father of the international scouting movement, was an early president.
[edit] Entrance cost
The fees for entering the Southwest Museum are as follows:
- Open to the public on Saturday and Sunday from 12pm to 5pm.
- Admission is Free.
The Southwest Museum has a deal with the Museum of the American West (formerly known as the Gene Autry Museum) in Griffith Park. One ticket can be used for the two museums, costing as follows:
- Admission is $12.00 for adults
- Admission is $8.00 for students as well as seniors over 60
- Admission is $5.00 for children ages 2 to 12
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