Ongoing
Join the Autry as we discover what and why are they important in our newest exhibition changeout, Waterways, in the permanent Human Nature exhibition.
A waterway is a river, canal, or ocean passage that serves as a route of travel or transport, like veins or highways. Waterways are sacred. They are lifelines, essential for survival, and what connects us all. Waterways have provided resources and connections for thousands of years and deserve our protection.
The Waterways changeout will focus on the ongoing and interdependent relationships between the people and natural environments of California. It will highlight cultural history, traditional ecological knowledge, and contemporary practices to address environmental problems facing Californians today.
Waterways is sponsored by Edison International, the Paloheimo Foundation and the Steinmetz Foundation.
Fishhook, Chumash, Abalone, Southern California. Autry Museum, 10.C.63
Pry, Whale bone, Southern California. Autry Museum, 10.C.72
Asphaltum applicator, Gabrielino/Tongva, Precontact, Bone and asphaltum, Southern Channel Islands. The Burnham-Chappelle collection, Autry Museum, 615.G.3
Canoe carving, Chumash, Gabrielino/Tongva, Precontact, Steatite, Southern California. Autry Museum, 5.C.20
River Garza, Water: Bringer of Life & Community, 2021, Mixed media on canvas. Museum purchase, Autry Museum, 2021.35.1
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.
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462
Located northeast of downtown, across from the Los Angeles Zoo.
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