Museum of TolerancevsNorton Simon Museum
Both Museum of Tolerance and Norton Simon Museum are highly recommended by travel writers. On balance, Museum of Tolerance scores slightly higher than Norton Simon Museum. Museum of Tolerance is ranked #7 in Los Angeles with recommendations from 7 publications like Lonely Planet, Time Out and Frommer's.
Museum of Tolerance
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Time Out
Not For Tourists
Michelin Guide
Atlas Obscura
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
Simon Wiesenthal Plaza, 9786 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90035
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Fodor's "Using interactive technology, this important museum (part of the Simon Wiesenthal Center) challenges visitors to confront bigotry and racism." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Run by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, this museum uses interactive technology to make visitors confront racism and bigotry, with particular focus given to the Holocaust." Full review
Time Out "The Museum of Tolerance was seen as a daring enterprise: a museum devoted to an abstract concept rather than a specific type of artifact." Full review
Not For Tourists "A humbling experience that is worth a visit."
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Dedicated in 1993, this museum of ideas has two principal goals: raising awareness of racism and prejudice in American life, and exploring atrocities against humanity throughout history." Full review
Atlas Obscura "A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism. " Full review
Frommer's "The Museum of Tolerance is designed to expose prejudices, bigotry, and inhumanity while teaching racial and cultural tolerance." Full review
Travel + Leisure "With an experiential exhibit on Anne Frank and a healthy schedule of motivational speaking engagements, film screenings, tours, and workshops, this important museum is the only one of its kind in the world"
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Norton Simon Museum
Concierge Lonely Planet Travel + Leisure Michelin Guide
On the Grid
National Geographic Travel + Leisure Frommer's
411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91105
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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." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Visit industrialist Norton Simon’s huge collection of fine art, including works by Degas, Renoir, Gauguin, and Cézanne." Full review
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." Full review
On the Grid "The Norton Simon Museum has an astonishing collection of European art from the Renaissance to the 20th Century." Full review
National Geographic "European and American paintings from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, including many masterpieces of the baroque and renaissance eras (Raphael, Rubens, Rembrandt), Impressionism (Degas)" Full review
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Tip: Don't miss ancient sculptures of Hindu and Asian deities downstairs, representing a passion of Simon's famous wife, actor Jennifer Jones.
Travel + Leisure "Visit industrialist Norton Simon’s huge collection of fine art, including works by Degas, Renoir, Gauguin, and Cézanne." Full review
Frommer's "The Norton Simon displays one of the finest private collections of European, American, and Asian art in the world." Full review
