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Norton Simon Museum vs Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Both Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Norton Simon Museum are recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Los Angeles County Museum of Art scores significantly better than Norton Simon Museum. Los Angeles County Museum of Art comes in at 95 with accolades from 11 reviews including Michelin Guide, goop and Travel + Leisure.
Norton Simon Museum
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411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91105
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Fodor's
"It's one of the finest small museums anywhere, with an excellent collection that spans more than 2,000 years of Western and Asian art."
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Concierge
"Amid beautiful gardens inspired by Monet's Giverny, this somewhat drab, boxy museum (built in 1969) had its interior spruced up by Frank Gehry in the late '90s."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Rodin’s The Thinker is only a mind-teasing overture to the full symphony of art in store at this exquisite museum."
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Travel + Leisure
"Visit industrialist Norton Simon’s huge collection of fine art, including works by Degas, Renoir, Gauguin, and Cézanne."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Elegantly displayed in a spare contemporary building are 1,000 works from a private art collection spanning seven centuries of European painting and sculpture and 2,00 years of Asian sculpture."
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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."
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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."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"Dedicated to contemporary art, MOCA consistently mounts boundary-pushing, provocative shows."
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Not For Tourists
"From King Tut to Jasper Johns, this museum covers it all."
