Art and Culture
Los Angeles prides in some of the world’s greatest locations for concerts to enjoy the hottest tours and top-class acts. The Staples Centre, Great Western Forum, Gibson Amphitheatre, Kodak, Hollywood Bowl, Greek Theatre and Nokia Theatre are host to the rock tours which offer incomparable LA signature experience for a lifetime. An unending number of theatre options come to the fore as soon as LA comes to mind. Whether your interest is in musicals, comedy or drama, Pantages, Ahmanson, Royce Hall and Cerritos centre are ready to whet your individual tastes for theatre. Abuzz with budding stars, world class directors and exceptional script writers simulating sterling performance from production houses the LA theatre is still hot and vibrant keeping the movie world at Hollywood constantly on its toes. Revamping classics within a new wrapper from their original roots to showcase certain focal points are on the agenda in the LA theatre world.
Los Angeles is one of the most culturally enriched cities and the fact is depicted through its unlimited array of history touring museums. Die hard fans will love visiting museums that specialize in both archives and current memorabilia of movies, television and music. Getty Centre, a world famous art museum, stands high on the Sepulveda Pass is famous for Richard Meier’s stone and glass design, its peaceful grounds and airy exhibition spaces. The Museum of Tolerance focuses on dynamics of racism in America is a high tech place with a 100,000 children visiting it per year. The California Science Centre is spell-bounding fun for the entire family. The Pasadena Botanical Gardens are the star attraction with the Huntington Library and art collections being additions on any afternoon. LA County George C. Page Museum at La Brea Tar Pits and LA County Museum of Art also are famous for unparallel collections that bring a unique sense of deja vu to the visitors’ heart.
AMC Magic Johnson, Imagin Asian Centre, IMAX, Laemmle’s Sunset, Bing Theatre, Vista and Regency Fairfax provide the ultimate in picture and sound technology, luxury, accommodation for the disabled that enables every viewer to be transported into a land of make believe and mesh in along with the portrayed subject. The Orpheum a beautiful 2,200 seat accompanied with The Palace and The Million Dollar in downtown LA still reminds all of past glory while continuing to uphold tradition by hosting world premieres. Also worth a visit is the Mann Chinese Theatre with a huge front and decorated like a Chinese temple capable of luxuriously seating nearly 1500 only at one level possessing a curved screen 80 feet wide. The auditorium is equipped with SRD, DTS and SDDS bearing the THX label thus paving the way to perfect sound.
Art Galleries at LA feature paintings, sculpture, fine art photography, traditional fine art, contemporary art and other types of visual art for all visitors either interested in collecting or merely viewing art. ACE, Anna Helwing, Cherry and Martin, Crewest, Jack Ruthberg Fine Arts, Lawrence Asher and Los Angeles Centre for Digital Art are a must visit for the art loving ones who crowd LA during all seasons of the year. The LA Culture is entwined with its sports culture and games at finely constructed stadiums so do not miss out matches for any Los Angeles event. The Special sports events such as the Super Bowl, the World Series and NBA playoff can make you howl recharging your long drowned sense of excitement. It envelops you completely as your running adrenaline cuts across all borders to re-establish severed links that had existed only during your college playing days.