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Hammer Museum Frommer's Highly Recommended

10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

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Hours Tues-Wed and Fri-Sat 11am-7pm; Thurs 11am-9pm; Sun 11am-5pm
Location At Westwood Blvd, L.A.'s Westside & Beverly Hills
Phone 310/443-7000
Web site www.hammer.ucla.edu
Prices Admission $7 adults, $5 seniors 65 and over, free for children 17 and under; free for everyone Thurs
Closed Closed Jan 1, July 4, Thanksgiving, and Christmas
Other Parking $3 for 1st 3 hr. with validation

Review of Hammer Museum

Created by the former chairman and CEO of Occidental Petroleum, the Hammer Museum is ensconced in a two-story Carrara marble building attached to the oil company's offices. It's better known for its high-profile and often provocative visiting exhibits. With a reputation for championing contemporary political and experimental art, the Hammer continues to present often daring and usually popular special exhibits, and it's definitely worth calling ahead to find out what will be there during your visit to L.A. The permanent collection (Armand Hammer's personal collection) consists mostly of traditional western European and Anglo-American art, and contains noteworthy paintings by Toulouse-Lautrec, Rembrandt, Degas, and van Gogh.

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