9 must-visit museums in Los Angeles

There’s a little bit of something for every museum lover in Los Angeles.

When most people think of Los Angeles, they often imagine Hollywood: celebrities, studio tours, and the Walk of Fame. But the City of Angels has another trick up its sleeve: It also happens to be home to one of the most exciting museum scenes in the country. In fact, L.A. has more museums per capita than any other city in the world.

Whether you’re into classical art, contemporary artists like Yayoi Kusama, or things that are on the more (*ahem*) risqué side, there’s a museum in Los Angeles for you. As an added bonus, many of them have beautiful outdoor spaces to enjoy Southern California’s mild climate. Picnic, anyone?

These are the nine best museums in Los Angeles (in no particular order).

Tom of Finland Foundation / TOM House

Location: 1421 Laveta Terrace, Los Angeles
Hours: Thursday and Saturdays 2 p.m.–4 p.m.
Admission: Accessible by tour only, $20 per person

TOM House is not your traditional museum in any sense of the word. The home is located on an inconspicuous residential street in Echo Park and is completely devoted to hyper-masculine, NSFW, Gay art. The museum is run by Tom of Finland Foundation, which is dedicated to preserving and showcasing the art of Tom of Finland, who is considered to be one of the most influential erotic Gay artists of all time—he’s perhaps best his known prints for of leather clad hunks. The museum is home to more than 100,000 works of art and it also says it’s the largest repository of erotic art in the world. Visitors to the museum can only access it by booking a tour.

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Published: 8th December 2023

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