Some interesting exhibits in Orange County,CA and around
ONGOING:
Steampunk: History Beyond Imagination – Muzeo, Anaheim
Through 12 February 2012
When you enter the world of Steampunk: History Beyond Imagination you enter a world where the future shakes hands with the past, and where humanity’s innovative nature inspires future generations to do the impossible. Premiering at MUZEO, the exhibition is a fantastic and factual account of how the 19th Century’s inventive thinkers and writers launched mankind into the 20th Century – and beyond.
Warriors, Tombs and Temples: China`s Enduring Legacy - Bowers Museum
Through 4 March 2012
Enter the great tombs and temples of the powerful, and the cunning men and women who ruled imperial China. “Warriors, Tombs and Temples: China’s Enduring Legacy“ is a landmark exhibition drawn from China’s most important archaeological excavations assembled in cooperation with seven leading Chinese institutions.
Deconstructing Perestroika - Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles
Through 6 May 2012
Deconstructing Perestroika is the first major exhibition in the United States of hand-painted Soviet-era political posters created in the years leading up to the superpower’s demise. Ironic and caustic, these posters deal openly with the failure of Soviet ideology by combining the Russian avtorskii plakat tradition of hand-painted poster design with Soviet propaganda art. This exhibition has been curated by Dr. Ljiljana Grubisic, in collaboration with the Wende Museum and Archive of the Cold War.
This exhibition is sponsored in part by The Antonia and Vladimir Kulaev Cultural Heritage Fund
For more information, please visit: http://www.cafam.org/exhibitions.html
Gothic Grandeur: Manuscript Illumination, 1200–1350 – Getty Museum
Through 13 May 2012
The Gothic period, stretching from about 1200 to 1350 in Europe, saw the construction of soaring cathedrals and the first universities. Cities teemed with students, tradesmen, aristocrats, and churchmen, who all clamored for illuminated manuscripts. This exhibition showcases a range of books, from lavish prayer volumes and Bibles, to illustrated scientific texts and romances.
Metropolis II - Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Ongoing
It is an intense and a complex kinetic sculpture, modeled after a fast paced, frenetic modern city. Steel beams form an eclectic grid interwoven with an elaborate system of 18 roadways, including one 6 lane freeway, and HO scale train tracks. Miniature cars speed through the city at 240 scale miles per hour; every hour, the equivalent of approximately 100,000 cars circulate through the dense network of buildings. According to Burden, “The noise, the continuous flow of the trains, and the speeding toy cars, produces in the viewer the stress of living in a dynamic, active and bustling 21st Century city.” Admission is $15 adults, $10 seniors and students, free for children 17 and younger.
Journeys: A Photographic Exhibition, ANCIENT MYSTERIES TO MODERN WONDERS - MUZEO, Anaheim
Ongoing
Journeys, A Photographic Exhibition, represents the work of forty-eight fine-art photographers from The Photographic Society of Orange County. You will be able to experience the people and geography from many familiar and not-so-familiar places as you view this collection of 110 photographs which represent 56 countries. You will feel the sense of adventure as you see such scenes as the Evening Light on Macchhapuchhre in Nepal, Himba Woman in Namibia, The Singing Dunes in Mongolia, and a Baby Gorilla in Rwanda!
Sea of Adventure - Newport Harbor Nautical Museum, Newport Beach
Ongoing
A new exhibit about man’s relationship and romance with the sea. “Sea of Adventure” comprises three sections that examine the past, present and future of nautical exploration. Original murals, ship models, interactive panels and an image of world champion pro skimboarder Paolo Prietto will be on view. The show has opened June 19, 2010
Free! First Thursdays Art Walk - Laguna Beach
Ongoing
The monthly art walk. More than 40 galleries. Works are for sale.
Free! Second Sundays at Orange County Museum of Art
Ongoing
Every second Sunday Families create their own art and sculptures and enjoy family-friendly entertainment and exibit tours from 11am-4pm /OC Museum of Art, 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach, 949-759-1122
Red Car Museum in Seal Beach
SEAL BEACH – Red Car Museum is open. Noon to 3 p.m. Visit the past with a look at this historic rail car that used to drive between Los Angeles and Seal Beach daily. Transformed into a museum with videos, pictures and a great collection of memorabilia, it is well worth a stop and look. Open 2nd & 4th Saturdays, the museum provides the most comprehensive look into the history of Seal Beach.
Location: Electric Avenue near Main St., next to Mary Wilson Library.
Call: (562) 683-1874. Corner of Main & Electric Seal Beach, CA 90470
Information about all exhibits is on the websites of the museums:
The Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles
Bowers Museum, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana
OC Museum of Art, 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach
Discovery Science Center, 2500 N Main St., Santa Ana
Laguna Museum of Art, 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach
Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum, 7850 Beach Blvd., Buena Park
Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, 2040 N Santa Fe Ave, Vista
Mission San Juan Capistrano, 26801 Ortega Hwy, San Juan Capistrano
Armand Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood
Autry Museum of Western Heritage, 4700 Western Heritage Wy, Los Feliz
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, 900 Exposition Blvd., LA
LA Brea Tar Pits, 5801 Wilshire Blvd., LA
Norton Simon Museum of Art, 411 W Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
The Nethercutt Collection, 15200 Bledsoe St., Sylmar
Fullerton Museum Center, 301 N. Ponoma Ave, Fullerton
The Muckenthale Museum, 1201B West Malvern Ave, Fullerton
Newport Harbor Nautical Museum, 600 East Bay Ave, Newport Beach
The Children’s Museum at La Habra, 301 South Euclid St., La Habra
