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Hammer Museum vs Japanese American National Museum

Japanese American National Museum and Hammer Museum are both highly recommended by professional reviewers. Overall, Hammer Museum scores slightly better than Japanese American National Museum. Hammer Museum scores 87 with positive reviews from 8 sources like Fodor's, Lonely Planet and Not For Tourists.

Hammer Museum
Hammer Museum
8 / 10
10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024
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Fodor's Fodor's
"The bold murals and installations at this museum have been known to bring traffic on Wilshire Boulevard to a crawl."
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The museum really shines when it comes to cutting-edge contemporary exhibits featuring local, under-represented and controversial artists." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"Industrialist Armand Hammer founded this museum, primarily to house his own collection." Full review
Not For Tourists Not For Tourists
"Cutting-edge art museum with largely contemporary exhibits."
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Houses wide-ranging permanent collections, from paintings by American and European masters to contemporary drawings by local Los Angeles artists to a lush sculpture garden. " Full review
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Japanese American National Museum
Japanese American National Museum
8 / 10
369 East First Street, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Fodor's Fodor's
"The museum occupies an 85,000-square-foot adjacent pavilion as well as its original site in a renovated 1925 Buddhist temple." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"A great first stop in Little Tokyo, this is the country’s first museum dedicated to the Japanese immigrant experience." Full review
Not For Tourists Not For Tourists
"Chronicling the Japanese experience in the US."
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
1 Star
"The first museum in the U.S. dedicated to Japanese-American history occupies the renovated former Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple (1925) and a Pavilion (1998), linked by a plaza." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"This museum, one of the city's best, tells the story of Japanese immigration to the US in lucid, engaging fashion. " Full review
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