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Japanese American National Museum vs Skirball Cultural Center
Both Japanese American National Museum and Skirball Cultural Center are rated highly by expert writers. Overall, Japanese American National Museum ranks marginally better than Skirball Cultural Center. Japanese American National Museum scores 85 with endorsements from 6 reviews such as Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Not For Tourists.
Japanese American National Museum
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369 East First Street, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Fodor's
"The museum occupies an 85,000-square-foot adjacent pavilion as well as its original site in a renovated 1925 Buddhist temple."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"A great first stop in Little Tokyo, this is the country’s first museum dedicated to the Japanese immigrant experience."
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Not For Tourists
"Chronicling the Japanese experience in the US."
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."
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Time Out
"This museum, one of the city's best, tells the story of Japanese immigration to the US in lucid, engaging fashion. "
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Skirball Cultural Center
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2701 North Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049
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Fodor's
"Within it traces Jewish life including immigration to resettlement into America in a rotating exhibit "Visions and Values: Jewish Life from Antiquity to America"."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This indoor playground of imaginative creatures made from car mats, couch springs, metal strainers and other recycled items is great for those rare days when the weather doesn't cooperate."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Although it’s, technically speaking, the country’s largest Jewish museum and cultural center, the Skirball has something for all."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"The West Coast's preeminent Jewish cultural center and museum has taken selections from its vast repository... and arranged them into an impressive permanent exhibition."
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Travel + Leisure
"This vibrant museum and cultural center uses the history of the Jewish experience as a starting point to tell larger stories about multiculturalism in America and the progress of democratic ideals."
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