Calendar

Wednesday, July 26–Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Exhibition Highlights

Play!
June 18, 2017–January 7, 2018
Experience the next level of toys and games at this new Autry exhibition. Through more than 200 historic objects from the Autry’s diverse collections, Play! explores the role of toys and games across cultures and over time. Featuring dolls, board...
Standing Rock: Art and Solidarity
May 20, 2017–February 18, 2018
In April 2016, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota launched a large public campaign to stop the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Over subsequent months, an unprecedented movement developed among allies from hundreds of other Indigenous nations...

Family Activities
Pan for Gold!
Tuesdays–Sunday, Through July 28, 2017 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Learn how to pan for gold, just like how the 49ers did during the California gold rush!
Family Activities
Drop-in Family Fun: Let's Play
June 20–July 28, 2017, Tuesdays–Fridays, 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
In celebration of the Autry’s new Play! exhibition, enjoy four square, hula hoops, checkers, cards, and more.

Family Activities
Pan for Gold!
Tuesdays–Sunday, Through July 28, 2017 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Learn how to pan for gold, just like how the 49ers did during the California gold rush!
Family Activities
Drop-in Family Fun: Let's Play
June 20–July 28, 2017, Tuesdays–Fridays, 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
In celebration of the Autry’s new Play! exhibition, enjoy four square, hula hoops, checkers, cards, and more.
Music and Festivals
Sizzling Summer Nights
Thursday Nights, Through August 17, 2017, 5:30–9:00 p.m.
Dance the night away with L.A.'s best salsa and Latin fusion bands.

Family Activities
Pan for Gold!
Tuesdays–Sunday, Through July 28, 2017 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Learn how to pan for gold, just like how the 49ers did during the California gold rush!
Family Activities
Drop-in Family Fun: Let's Play
June 20–July 28, 2017, Tuesdays–Fridays, 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
In celebration of the Autry’s new Play! exhibition, enjoy four square, hula hoops, checkers, cards, and more.

Family Activities
Pan for Gold!
Tuesdays–Sunday, Through July 28, 2017 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Learn how to pan for gold, just like how the 49ers did during the California gold rush!
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.
Lectures and Workshops
Basket-Weaving Workshop: Cahuilla Basketry
Saturday, July 29, 2017, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Join weaver Rose Ann Hamilton (Cahuilla), and learn how to create your own Cahuilla-style coiled basket-medallion.
Film and Television
Young Frankenstein (1974) on the Autry Lawn
Saturday, July 29, 2017, 5:30–11:00 p.m.
During select Saturday nights, bring a picnic blanket and head over to the Autry Lawn to watch classic movies projected in HD onto the largest outdoor movie screen on the West Coast.

Family Activities
Pan for Gold!
Tuesdays–Sunday, Through July 28, 2017 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Learn how to pan for gold, just like how the 49ers did during the California gold rush!
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.
Lectures and Workshops
America’s Best Female Sharpshooter: The Rise and Fall of Lillian Frances Smith
Sunday, July 30, 2017, 11:00 a.m.
Author Julia Bricklin explores the talents that made Lillian Frances Smith a star and peels away the layers of her fifty-year career.