Exhibitions

On View Upcoming Exhibitions

Black Cowboys: An American Story

June 14, 2025–January 4, 2026

A person wearing a bright blue outfit rides a galloping horse in a fenced sandy arena. The rider's hair flows back dramatically. Power lines and towers are visible in the background under a clear blue sky.

Future Imaginaries: Indigenous Art, Fashion, Technology

September 7, 2024 – June 21, 2026

A woman takes a photo of mannequins dressed in colorful, elaborate outfits on display in a museum exhibit with dramatic lighting and various artwork in the background.

Imagined Wests

Ongoing

Three adults examine an ornate exhibit titled "Cabinet of Wild West Wonders" in a brightly lit museum, engaging with its various interactive elements and displays.

Art of the West

Ongoing

A gallery with framed paintings on red walls displays various landscapes and portraits. Glass cases exhibit silver artifacts. Wooden benches provide seating. The room is softly lit, enhancing the art's details.

Stirs Up the Dust

July 6, 2024 - October 26, 2025

futuristic image of an indigenous person on an empty planet

Cowboy Gallery

Ongoing

detail of painting of cowboys on horseback

ReVOlt 1680/2180: Sirens & Sikas

July 2, 2024 - October 18, 2026

Three aliens in a desert storm.

California Continued Ethnobotanical Garden

Ongoing

Children walking in a garden

Human Nature

Ongoing

entry to the human nature exhibit

Waterways

Ongoing

An Indigenous American women under water holding a basket

Rowen Textile Gallery

Ongoing

California Road Trip

Ongoing

woman seated in dark facing two projections

The Balance of Power on the American Frontier

Ongoing

powder flask

The Colt Revolver in the American West

Ongoing

close up of a colt revolver

GROUNDED: Contemporary Ceramics, Gifts of Dr. Loren G. Lipson

Ongoing

A netlike blue ceramic sculpture

Western Frontiers: Stories of Fact and Fiction

Ongoing

close up of a rifle

Journeys Gallery

Ongoing

close up of a stagecoach

Behind Bars: Incarceration in the West

Ongoing

a prison. a lone security guard is in a doorway

Upcoming Exhibitions

Creative Continuities: Family, Pride, and Community in Native Art

November 2025 – June 2027

Creative Continuities artwork

Miss Velma in the City of Angels

Opening March 2026

Golden fabric with shimmering, intricate patterns and silver floral motifs. The texture and metallic sheen give it an elegant appearance.

Life, Liberty, and Los Angeles

May 30, 2026 – January 3, 2027

A circular painting of a small white house with a red-tiled roof and teal accents. It has a red pathway, surrounded by trimmed bushes and palm trees. A white vehicle is parked nearby, with a backdrop of tall palms against a beige sky.

Takes Care of Them

Opening November 2026

A green tapestry with five white crosses arranged in a pattern above a horizontal line of gold dots near the bottom.

Promised Lands: California's Unratified Treaties and Native Resilience

Sept. 2026 - Sept. 2028

A close-up of numerous colorful beads on a basket with various charms, including circular pieces with numbers "N 31" and "O 75." The necklaces rest on a textured red surface.

Land Acknowledgment

The Autry Museum of the American West acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). We recognize that the Autry Museum and its campuses are located on the traditional lands of Gabrielino/Tongva peoples and we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

The Autry Museum in Griffith Park

4700 Western Heritage Way

Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462
Located northeast of downtown, across from the Los Angeles Zoo.
Map and Directions

Free parking for Autry visitors.

MUSEUM AND STORE HOURS
Tuesday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

DINING
Food Trucks are available on select days, contact us for details at 323.495.4252.
The cafe is temporarily closed until further notice.