Join us as we explore the meanings behind some of the most powerful words in the Declaration of Independence from the  Autry’s signature perspective: “the view from here.” Los Angeles from its beginnings has been a place of competing claims of life, liberty, and happiness. This exhibition shares the stories of diverse Angelenos and how their ideas of life, liberty and happiness inspired the city’s growth and amplified the opportunities and contradictions expressed in the nation’s founding principles. Historical and contemporary objects, media, and art combine with community collaborations to bring this history alive. Life, Liberty, and Los Angeles invites you to step into a conversation that has been shaping Los Angeles for over two hundred years and to see the United States, its past and its future, in a new way.