Southwest Museum of the American Indian, Native American museum in Mount Washington, Los Angeles, United States.
The Southwest Museum is a place to explore Native American cultures spanning multiple levels throughout its spaces. Its exhibition areas hold pottery, everyday tools, jewelry, and artworks from different regions of North America.
The museum was founded in 1907 by Charles Fletcher Lummis and was the first such institution in Los Angeles. In 1914 it moved to its current location in Mount Washington.
The museum displays Native American craftsmanship and traditions through objects from different regions across North America. Visitors encounter techniques and art forms that remain alive in many communities today.
The museum closed permanently in September 2022, so there are no visiting hours or admission to plan around. The Metro A Line stops at Southwest Museum station below the hill; about a block away, an entrance on Museum Drive leads to a long tunnel, with an elevator at its end up to the lower lobby.
The entrance on Museum Drive, about a block from the Metro A Line stop, leads into a long tunnel that once held dioramas; the Autry removed them and placed them in storage. At the tunnel's end an elevator rises to the museum's lower lobby.
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