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Places Continued from page 59 Natural History Museum of L.A. County 900 Exposition Blvd., (213) 763-DINO. Declared a National Landmark in 1975. Artistic Evolution: Southern California Artists as the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 1945-1963 thru Jan 15. Hours: 9:30am-5pm daily. Closed Christ- mas and New Year's days. www.nhm.org Pacific Asia Museum 46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, (626) 449-2742. One of only four institutions in the United States dedicated exclusively to the arts and culture of Asia and the Pacific Islands. 46 N. Los Robles: A History of the Pasadena Art Mu- seum. thru Apr 8. Wed-Sun 10am-6pm, closed major holidays. www.pacificasiamuseum.org The Hammer Museum in Westwood at sunset. The GRAMMY Museum 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800. Cel- ebrates all forms of music; the creative process; the art and technology of the recording process; and the history of the GRAMMY® Awards. The Beatles LOVE and Barbara Streisand thru Feb 2012. Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am-7:30pm and Sat-Sun 10am-7:30pm. www.grammymuseum.org UCLA Hammer Museum of Art & Culture 10899 Wilshire Blvd., (310) 443-7000. Trav- eling exhibitions, as well as those from the late philanthropist's personal collection. Now Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles 1960-1980 thru Jan 8. Hours: Tues, Wed, Fri & Sat 11am- 7pm, Thurs 11am-9pm & Sun 11am-5pm. www.hammer.ucla.edu Japanese American Nat'l Museum 369 East First St., (213) 625-0414. Chronicles over 130 years of Japanese American history. Drawing the Line: Japanese American Art, De- sign, and Activism in Postwar Los Angeles thru Feb 19. Hours: Tues, Wed & Fri, Sat & Sun 11am-5pm, Thurs 12-8pm. www.janm.org L.A. County Museum of Art (LACMA) 5905 Wilshire Blvd., (323) 857-6000. The pre- miere visual arts museum in the western US. Cali- fornia Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way thru June. Hours: Mon-Tues-Thurs 12-8pm. Fri 12-9pm, Sat & Sun 11am-8pm. Closed Wed. and major holidays.Free 2nd Tues of each month. Free to L.A. residents after 5pm on Mon, Tues, Thurs, & Fri. www.LACMA.org Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust 100 S. The Grove Dr., (323) 651-3704. The first Holocaust museum in the U.S. Free admission. Hours: Sat-Thurs 10am-5pm, Fri 10am-2pm. www.lamoth.org Museum of Contemporary Art 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 626-6222. Extensive collection of art from 1940 to present. Naked Hollywood: WeeGee in LA thru Feb 27. Hours: Mon and Fri 11am-5pm, Thurs 11am-8pm, Sat & Sun 11am-6pm, closed Tues and Wed.www.moca.org Page Museum at La Brea Tar Pits 5801 Wilshire Blvd., (323) 934-PAGE. Museum in- cludes the only active paleontological excava tion site in the U.S. and features Ice Age fossils. Hours: 9:30am- 5pm daily, except major holidays. www.tarpits.org The Paley Center for Media 465 N. Beverly Dr., (310) 786-1000. Over 100,000 radio and TV programs to hear and see. Open Wed-Sun 12-5pm. Free. www.paleycenter.org Pasadena Museum of California Art 490 East Union St., Pasadena, (626) 568-3665. Museum dedicated to the exhibition of California art from 1850 to the present. Alex Kristelis: Above the Fold thru Jan 8. Hours: Wed-Sun 12pm-5pm. www.pmcaonline.org Petersen Automotive Museum 6060 Wilshire Blvd., (323) 930-2277. Classic and modern automobiles, motorcycles, and trans- portation history. Supercars: When Too Much Is Almost Enough thru Feb.; Scooters: Size Doesn't Always Matter thru May; Hours: Tues-Sun 10am- 6pm; www.petersen.org Norton Simon Museum 411 West Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, (626) 449- 6840. Features European art from the Renaissance to the 20th century and a stellar collection of South and Southeast Asian art spanning 2,000 years. Proof: The Rise of Printmaking in Southern California thru Apr 2. Hours: Wed-Mon 12-6pm, except Friday 12-9pm special hours between Christmas and New Year's. Visit www.nortonsimon.org Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., (310) 440-4500. Ex- plores connections between 4,000 years of Jew- ish heritage and American ideals. Hours: Tues-Fri 12-5pm, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm. Closed Mon. www.skirball.org Southwest Museum of the American Indian 234 Museum Dr., Arroyo Campus (323) 221- 2164. Closed for restoration until 2013. www.theautry.org Simon Wiesenthal Center and Museum of Tolerance 9786 W. Pico Blvd., (310) 553-8403. Exhibi- tions on racism and prejudice. Free parking. Mon-Thur 10am-5pm, Fri 10am-3:30pm, Sun 11am-5pm. www.museumoftolerance.com worship Hollywood's churches and synagogues play an important role in the community life of Hollywood. Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church 6657 Sunset Blvd., (323) 462-6311 Chabad of Greater Los Feliz 1930 N. Hillhurst Avenue (323) 660-5177 Church of Scientology of Los Angeles 4810 Sunset Blvd. (323) 953-3200 Eckankar: Religion of the Light and Sound of God 6669 Sunset Blvd., (323) 469-2325 Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist 7107 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 876-7770 First Baptist Church of Hollywood 6682 Selma Ave., (323) 464-7343 Hollywood Presbyterian Church 1760 N. Gower St., (323) 463-7161 Hollywood Lutheran Church 1733 N. New Hampshire Ave., (323) 667-1212 Hollywood United Methodist Church 6817 Franklin Ave., (323) 874-2104 Hope Lutheran Church 6720 Melrose Ave., (323) 938-9135 Mt. Hollywood Congregational Church 4607 Prospect Ave., (323) 663-6577 Russian Orthodox Church of Protection of the Holy Virgin 2041 Argyle Ave., (323) 466-4845 The Self-Realization Fellowship Temple 4860 Sunset Blvd., (323) 661-8006 Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Hollywood 1711 N. Van Ness Ave., (323) 462-0010 St. Mary of the Angels Anglican Church 4510 Finley Ave., (323) 660-2700 St. Stephen's Episcopal Church 6125 Carlos Ave., (323) 469-3993 St. Thomas, the Apostle Episcopal 7501 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 876-2102 Temple Israel of Hollywood 7300 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 876-8330 Temple Knesset Israel 1260 N. Vermont Ave., (323) 665-5171 Vedanta Society 1946 Vedanta Place (323) 465-7114 (See PLACES) DH Temple Israel of Hollywood of interest 60 DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD / SPRING 2012