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Los Angeles County Museum of ArtvsHammer Museum
Both Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Hammer Museum are rated very highly by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Los Angeles County Museum of Art is preferred by most reviewers compared to Hammer Museum. Los Angeles County Museum of Art comes in at #2 in Los Angeles with praise from 11 reviews such as Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet and Concierge.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
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Fodor's "Without a doubt, LACMA is the focal point of the museum district that runs along Wilshire Boulevard." Full review
Concierge "LACMA's permanent collection of over 100,000 works includes everything from extraordinary Asian antiquities to period costumes to contemporary artworks."
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"LA’s premier art museum, LACMA is an Aladdin’s cave of paintings, sculpture and decorative arts stretching across ages and borders." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Dedicated to contemporary art, MOCA consistently mounts boundary-pushing, provocative shows." Full review
Not For Tourists "From King Tut to Jasper Johns, this museum covers it all."
Travel + Leisure "Highlights include Asian and Latin American art and pre-Columbian treasures." Full review
Travel + Leisure "With more than 128,000 pieces of art in their encyclopedic collection including David Hockney and Vincent Van Gogh, it can be a task navigating a day at LACMA. " Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"LACMA, is the nation's largest art museum west of Chicago... housing a broad collection ranging from Egyptian and pre-Columbian art to contemporary works." Full review
Afar Magazine "Jazz at LACMA has run for more than 20 years, and many L.A. residents consider it a must-do in the area. " Full review
goop "Undeniably, LACMA pulls LA’s biggest art exhibits—and many of them. The campus is huge, the permanent exhibits are great, and it’s all kid-friendly, too." Full review
Hammer Museum Fodor's Lonely Planet
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10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024
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Fodor's "The bold murals and installations at this museum have been known to bring traffic on Wilshire Boulevard to a crawl."
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 "Industrialist Armand Hammer founded this museum, primarily to house his own collection." Full review
Not For Tourists "Cutting-edge art museum with largely contemporary exhibits."
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
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"This university art museum presents a diverse schedule of historical and contemporary art exhibits (in 1999, Persian paintings, Soviet design, women photographers, Oscar Wilde)." Full review
goop "There’s always something excellent on display at this UCLA museum—it’s also nicely manageable, making it the perfect way to spend a few idle hours." Full review
On the Grid "Art museum and cultural center that is free and open to the public! With over 300 programs a year, the Hammer Museum showcases a variety of happenings from lectures, screenings, to special exhibits." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"The Armand Hammer collection features the main movements of 19C French art, with paintings and drawings by Corot, Manet, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Monet, Cézanne, Sisley, Pissarro and Gustave Moreau." Full review
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Finally, don't miss the works by French caricaturist Daumier.
Frommer's "Created by the former chairman and CEO of Occidental Petroleum, the Hammer Museum is ensconced in a two-story Carrara marble building attached to the oil company's offices." Full review
