Calendar
Friday, September 21–Thursday, September 27, 2018
Change DateExhibition Highlights
Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain
Through January 6, 2019
Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain represents the artist’s first major retrospective and a contribution to the substantial growing body of scholarship on contemporary Native artists. Bartow (Mad River Band Wiyot) established his art career in the 1980s...
LA RAZA
Through February 10, 2019
Published in Los Angeles from 1967-1977, the influential bilingual newspaper La Raza provided a voice to the Chicano Rights Movement.
Friday, September 21
Special Events
Odd Nights at the Autry
Third Friday of the Month, Through October, 2018, 6:00–11:00 p.m.
The Autry will again be hosting the Odd Market, opening its doors to shopping, live music, food, and crafts at more than 100 vendor booths.
Saturday, September 22
Family Activities
Smithsonian Free Museum Day
Saturday, September 22, 2018, 10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.
On Museum Day, hosted by Smithsonian magazine, visitors can enjoy free entry to the Autry when they present an official Museum Day ticket.
Family Activities
Guided Tours
Saturdays and Sundays, 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.
Explore our exhibitions with lively guides who provide deeper insight and context to what’s on display.
Family Activities
Pan for Gold!
Saturdays–Sundays, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Every Second Tuesday of the Month, 10:00 a.m.–NoonLearn how to pan for gold, just like how the 49ers did during the California gold rush!
Drop-in Activities
Garden Chat: Basketry Plants
Saturday, September 22, 2018, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Join basket weaver Lorene Sisquoc (Cahuilla and Fort Sill Apache) as she talks about the range of California Native plants used in the creation of Native basketry.
Drop-in Activities
Gallery Chat: My Favorite Artifact
Saturday, September 22, 2018, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Meet Sarah Wilson, Education Curator, in our Journeys Gallery at the Pony Express installation as she discusses some of her favorite artifacts in the museum.
Music and Festivals
Tin Pan Alley and Broadway Go West
Saturday, September 22, 2018, 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, September 23, 2018, 2:00 p.m.
This cabaretstyle event pairs musicians Cindy Miller and Alan Jones with music historian Michael Lasser, who together provide an annotated musical journey across the American West.
Sunday, September 23
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Family Activities
Guided Tours
Saturdays and Sundays, 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.
Explore our exhibitions with lively guides who provide deeper insight and context to what’s on display.
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Family Activities
Pan for Gold!
Saturdays–Sundays, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Every Second Tuesday of the Month, 10:00 a.m.–NoonLearn how to pan for gold, just like how the 49ers did during the California gold rush!
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Music and Festivals
Tin Pan Alley and Broadway Go West
Saturday, September 22, 2018, 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, September 23, 2018, 2:00 p.m.
This cabaretstyle event pairs musicians Cindy Miller and Alan Jones with music historian Michael Lasser, who together provide an annotated musical journey across the American West.