Exploring Art and Culture in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

You don’t have to look too hard to find some culture in LA, there are around 30 art galleries and 16 museums to choose from so it is hard to know where to start. We aren’t particularly art buffs but with a city so abundent in art we had to visit at least a couple during our time here. We managed to visit two of them including probably the most famous.

We visited here, primarily to see the installation known as Urban Light, it turned out to be a very popular spot, full of Instagrammers, and you know what they say, if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em so we had our own fun there.

We arrived too late to get a ticket for the actual art gallery, but we managed to see what we came for, and for a little bonus we saw statues of the 12 animals that take turns in representing Chinese years.

You can’t just show up here, you need to make a reservation. Something that would have been very helpful to know on the Monday we first tried to visit. It is closed every Monday.

When you do make a reservation, for any day you like, except Monday, you will get your admission tickets free of charge. If you choose to drive there they will take a “Jackson”, or a “dub”, or a “double sawbuck” off you to cover parking fees. In other words $20. Nice of J Paul Getty to let us in to see his collection for no cost though. Well he was once upon a time the richest man in the world, so even if he was still alive, he could probably still afford it. Sadly he died in 1976, in Sutton Place, England. I am sure it was a sad time for the family, but their grief may have been slightly offset by the inheritance. The family are currently said to be worth between 5 and 6 billion dollars! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).