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Petersen Automotive MuseumvsHammer Museum
Both Petersen Automotive Museum and Hammer Museum are highly recommended by expert reviewers. Overall, Hammer Museum is the choice of most writers compared to Petersen Automotive Museum. Hammer Museum scores 89 with endorsements from 9 sources such as Travel + Leisure, Michelin Guide and On the Grid.
Petersen Automotive Museum
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6060 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
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Fodor's "The Petersen is likely to be one of the coolest museums in town with its take on some of the most unusual creations on wheels and rotating exhibits of the icons who drove them." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"A four-story ode to the auto, the Petersen Automotive Museum is a treat even to those who can’t tell a piston from a carburetor." Full review
Time Out "What better place to explore the impact of the car on culture than Los Angeles? The Peterson Automotive Museum has been doing just that since its opening in 1994." Full review
Not For Tourists "Like you don't see enough cars in LA. Mediocre."
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Employs imaginative dioramas, photographs and computer stations to show how developments in automotive transport influenced the growth of Los Angeles, the quintessential car town." Full review
Atlas Obscura "Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public. " Full review
Frommer's "When the Petersen opened in 1994, many locals were surprised that it had taken this long for the city of freeways to salute its most important shaper." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Part of Miracle Mile’s Museum Row, this can’t-miss, over 300,000-square-foot building houses one of the world’s largest automotive collections"
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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
