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12 the back page …Also Recommended in L.A. Weekend Art Classes will not be in session November 29 and 30. NOW ON VIEW Exhibitions Five Centuries of Indonesian Textiles: Selections from the Mary Hunt Kahlenberg Collection Through September 13, 2009 | Ahmanson Building Franz West, To Build a House You Start with the Roof: Work, 1972–2008 Through June 7, 2009 | Ahmanson Building Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples May 3–October 4, 20009 | Art of the Americas Building Your Bright Future: 12 Contemporary Artists from Korea June 28–September 20, 2009 | bcam Installations Electrifying America: The Posters of Lester Beall Through May 17, 2009 | Ahmanson Building Photographic Conversations No. 7: Found Through May 31, 2009 | Hammer Building Bushell Netsuke Collection: Carvings of the Nagoya Region Through June 2, 2009 | Pavilion for Japanese Art Japanese Paintings: Twenty Years of Acquisitions Through June 28, 2009 | Pavilion for Japanese Art Sonia Delaunay: The Fabric of Color Through June 30, 2009 | Ahmanson Building Contemporary Japanese Ceramics Through June 30, 2009 | Pavilion for Japanese Art The Early Work of Edward Kienholz Through July 17, 2009 | Ahmanson Building Persepolis Part II Through July 31, 2009 | Ahmanson Building Coming Soon Art of the Pacific September 19, 2009 The Architect Designs: Design by Architects from LACMA's Collection August 6, 2009 With science on the comeback trail, try a visit to one of its most hallowed sites: Mount Wilson Observatory, a village of big, powerful telescopes set amid a pine forest at 5,700 feet in the San Gabriel Mountains. Home of the world's largest telescopes from 1908 to 1948 and a research facility to this day, Mount Wilson is where Edwin Hubble discovered both the existence of other galaxies and the expansion of the universe. Albert Einstein even visited Hubble on Mount Wilson in 1931, reportedly to thank him. As amazing as Hubble's findings were, it is equally amazing to me that human beings were able to assemble all this massive hardware on top of a mountain at the turn of the twentieth century. There's an Astronomical Museum too: kind of an exhibition in itself, with instructive space photography and a topographical model of the observatory grounds. To get to Mount Wilson, take the Angeles Crest Highway fourteen miles northeast out of La Cañada, and then take Red Box Road for another five miles. The observatory is open now through the last weekend of November, weather permitting; you can check conditions and see the live Towercam at the observa- tory's website. Disclaimer: If you don't like switchback mountain roads with scary/beautiful views, you may want to ask someone else to drive... Tom Drury, Senior Editor, Communications and Marketing mtwilson.edu Tickets, Hours, & More HOURS Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 12–8 pm Friday: 12–9 pm Saturday, Sunday: 11 am–8 pm Closed Wednesday GENERAL ADMISSION $12, adults $8, seniors (62+) and students (18+) with id Free: After 5 pm, for children under 18, and the second Tuesday of each month LOCATION lacma is located at 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90036. PARKING Parking is available in the 6th Street parking garage, located just east of Fairfax Avenue. Additional parking is available in the lot at Wilshire Blvd. and Spaulding Ave., and at the Page and Petersen museums. MEMBERSHIP AND TICKETS To give the gift of art, visit lacma.org or call 323 857-6151. Basic annual membership is $90. For tickets, visit lacma.org or the Welcome Center, or call 323 857-6010. DISABLED ACCESS/SPECIAL NEEDS All public restrooms, telephones, and galleries are accessible. Wheelchairs are available at all Welcome Centers. Call 323 857-6000 or tty: 323 857-0098. RESTAURANTS Pentimento Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 12–8 pm Friday: 12–8:30 pm Saturday: 11 am–8 pm Sunday: 11 am–6 pm Closed Wednesday For reservations: 323 857-4761 Plaza Café Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 12–8 pm Friday: 12–8:30 pm Saturday, Sunday: 11 am–8 pm Closed Wednesday GIFT STORE Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 1–7 pm Saturday, Sunday: 12–7 pm Closed Wednesday Contact: 323 857-6146 or lacma.org/shop Shop: Pompeii Gifts Pompeian Poetess Ceramic Charger members $250.20, nonmembers $278 Pentimento now offers Happy Hour, Monday through Friday, from 3 to 6 pm. All LACMA members are invited to stop by during the month of May with your membership card and receive 20% off the Happy Hour food menu. This coupon expires June 1. One coupon per customer. cannot be used with other offers. Alcohol not included in discount. MEMBERS-ONLY DISCOUNT AT PENTIMENTO! 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