Museums

The Louvre Museum failed to open on time Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stuck in long, unmoving lines.

A tourist shattered a Swarovski-covered sculpture in an Italian museum while posing for a photo, sparking outrage and a call to respect art.

California Live’s Jobeth Devera visits the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum in Fremont. Niles, a charming historic district within Fremont, once famously known as “Hollywood before Hollywood” due to the presence of Essanay Studios, where pioneers like Charlie Chaplin and Broncho Billy Anderson shot numerous iconic silent films. Today, the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum stands as a vital...

California Live’s Amber Pfister is in Highland Park at the Los Angeles Police Museum. A museum dedicated to exploring and sharing the rich history of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) through engaging exhibits and rare timeless artifacts.

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam says the historical object “depicts both the playful and the serious side of sexual health.”

The annual program just opened for 2025; discover the participating museums near you.

The de Young Museum in San Francisco is currently hosting “Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm,” an exclusive California presentation of more than 250 of McCartney’s personal photos from the height of Beatlemania. This intimate exhibition, on view from March 1 to July 6, 2025, offers a unique, insider’s perspective on The Beatles’ meteoric rise and early tours.

California Live’s Jobeth Devera explores the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas. It celebrates the enduring legacy of author and Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck. Interactive exhibits bring his powerful stories and the Salinas Valley, the “Salad Bowl of the World” that inspired him, to life. Explore the landscapes and characters of his novels and gain insight into the social issues...

Acclaimed director Ava DuVernay reflected on what the Smithsonian museums mean to Americans as she received a lifetime achievement award on Thursday.

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis spends her morning visiting the The Autry Museum in L.A.’s Griffith Park. The collection specializes in art, history, and culture of the American West.

California Live correspondent Jobeth Devera visits the Museum of Failure in San Francisco. In a city celebrated for its groundbreaking innovations, a new museum is turning the spotlight on a different kind of achievement: spectacular failure. The Museum of Failure has opened its doors in San Francisco, showcasing a collection of more than150 epic flops. From a head scratching hula...

Many local museums rely on federal grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to fund projects, but that money is now up in the air. NBC 7’s Dana Williams reports.

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, which preserves Ashkenazi Jewish life, relocated to New York City in 1940.

More than 70 museums, gardens, cultural centers and more from all corners of the county participate San Diego Museum month. Here are the locations.

San Diego Museum Month, the region’s largest annual celebration of art, culture, history, science, nature and more, returns for its 36th year from February 1-28, 2025. This year’s event is presented by the San Diego Foundation. “Museum Month is the perfect time to visit your favorite museums while also exploring new museums that you’ve always wanted to see,” said...

The Eaton Fire destroyed the Altadena gem; now people are donating rabbit items to help the museum start again.

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis stops by the newest installation of the Balloon Museum’s contemporary art exhibit experiences in Downtown LA’s Arts District featuring one of a kind art where the medium is air.

A 150-million-year-old Stegosaurus fossil, known as “Apex”, will be on display at the American Museum of Natural History starting Dec. 8.

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis stops by the Los Angeles Convention Center for the 2024 LA Auto Show where they have over 1,000 vehicles, the greatest car culture, and the most ride-&-drive experiences in the show’s history.

The National Toy Hall of Fame announced its new inductees on Tuesday, which included My Little Pony, Phase 10 and Transformers.