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Weekly Highlights
Why History Matters
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
The latest in UCLA’s Why History Matters series, this panel discussion looks at the future of the Los Angeles mosaic and the place of Jews within it, in light of the history presented in the exhibition Jews in the Los Angeles Mosaic. Panelists will reflect on life in a diverse and cosmopolitan metropolis, while considering the struggle of choosing between integration and the drawing of community boundaries.
SIERRA SUE (1941) and SADDLE PALS (1947)
Saturday, May 25, 2013, Noon–2:00 p.m.
Two Gene Autry films are screened on the fourth Saturday of every month in the Imagination Gallery’s Western Legacy Theater. Gene Autry’s Westerns are known for their music, comedy, and action. This month’s films each feature Gene Autry’s funny and talented sidekicks. Smiley Burnette brings his musical and physical humor to Sierra Sue, and comedian Sterling Holloway provides the comic relief in Saddle Pals.
Community Garden at the Mt. Washington Campus
Saturdays 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Are you interested in gardening? Come join students from the UCLA Community Programs office and SCIC/American Indian Family Partnership staff Saturday mornings at the Mt. Washington Campus and learn about gardening and healthy living.
Autry Farmers Market
Every Saturday from 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
The new Autry Farmers' Market, sponsored by L.A. City Farm and open Saturday mornings in the South parking lot, offers a great selection of organic and conventional produce from local farmers, as well as specialty artisanal products, hot food, fresh-cut flowers, and baked goods.
HOURS / LOCATION / ACCESSIBILITY
THE AUTRY IN GRIFFITH PARK
Autry Museum and Store Hours
Tuesday–Friday: 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Closed Mondays except Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Presidents' Day, when admission is free.
Autry Cafe
Tuesday–Sunday: 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Admission
Adults: $10
Students w/ ID and Seniors (60+): $6
Children (3–12): $4
Autry members, active military, veterans, peace officers, and children under 3: Free
The Autry is located in Griffith Park, northeast of downtown Los Angeles, California, across from the Los Angeles Zoo.
All areas of the museum, including restrooms, are wheelchair accessible. Free strollers and wheelchairs are available for checkout on a first-come, first-served basis. Audio guides are available for $3 (free for members).
The Autry is Turning 25!
Collection Spotlights
The History of Wells Fargo & Company is inseparable from the history of the American West. The stagecoach and galloping team of six horses—the symbol that is synonymous with Wells Fargo—recalls a time when the stagecoach was the dominant means of long-distance overland transportation and communication.
The Motoring Explorer: Philip Johnston and the American Southwest—The rise of auto tourism played out in the Auto Club’s member magazine—originally titled Touring Topics before a name change to Westways in 1934—especially in the work of Philip Johnston, the author of 120 articles between 1925 and 1962.
Capturing California’s Romantic Past:The Watercolor Works of Eva Scott Fenyes—This online exhibition features slideshows and stories behind 56 watercolors by Eva Scott Fenyes in the Autry's collection.
The Colt Revolver in the American West: This online exhibition features slideshows and the stories behind 130 Colt artifacts in the Autry's collection.
Spanish Songs of Old California: This online exhibition focuses on Charles Lummis' turn-of-the-century project to preserve, by recording, the traditional music of Southwestern Indian and Hispanic cultures.
History and Cultures of Mexico and the Southwest: The Autry National Center’s permanent collection of colonial Latin American artifacts includes objects that exemplify the material culture of New Spain's northern frontier or "borderlands."
More Than a Dream—Aviation Development in Southern California: An online exhibition from the collections of the Automobile Club of Southern California Archives
Opera in the Autry Collections: This online exhibition draws on the collections of the Braun Research Library, the Autry Library, and the Museum of the American West.
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EVENTSFull Calendar
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
SIERRA SUE (1941) and SADDLE PALS (1947)
Saturday, May 25, 2013, Noon–2:00 p.m.
Once a month, May through December 2013, 1:00–2:00 p.m.
Virgil Ortiz at the Autry Store
New pottery work by Native American artist and designer Virgil Ortiz is available through the Museum Store. To order, call 323.667.2000 x228.
Virgil Ortiz, Venution Soldier Female Jar, 2013
Virgil Ortiz, Tall Figure, 2013
Virgil Ortiz, Female Lizard Transformation, 2013