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Hammer Museum vs Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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.

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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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
9 / 10
5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Without a doubt, LACMA is the focal point of the museum district that runs along Wilshire Boulevard." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"LACMA's permanent collection of over 100,000 works includes everything from extraordinary Asian antiquities to period costumes to contemporary artworks."
Lonely Planet 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 Condé Nast Traveler
"Dedicated to contemporary art, MOCA consistently mounts boundary-pushing, provocative shows." Full review
Not For Tourists Not For Tourists
"From King Tut to Jasper Johns, this museum covers it all."
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