Tag: Petersen Automotive Museum
Grove, Petersen partner for rooftop film series
Movie fanatics and car geeks rejoice! The Grove recently announced a Wednesday-night cinema series in partnership with the Petersen Automotive Museum. “Level 8 Drive-In” is a rooftop theater experience that combines fan-favorite films with their iconic cars cameos. Watch a favorite movie, enjoy some complimentary theater snacks, and take a photo with some of the […]
Petersen Automotive Museum marks 25 years on the Mile
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Petersen Automotive Museum, located at 6060 Wilshire Boulevard. To celebrate, the museum is hosting events all year long. Brief history The Petersen Automotive Museum first opened to the public on June 9, 1994 on the corner of Fairfax and Wilshire in a building that previously housed the […]
Barn Find in Hancock Park: Ian Fleming 1953 R-Type Bentley
With the 110th annual Los Angeles Auto Show opening from Nov. 18 to 27, and with the local Petersen Automotive Museum launching its new exhibit, “Art of Bugatti,” this seemed like an appropriate time to learn about a local auto discovery made recently. To report, we welcome guest writer Leslie Kendall. The term “barn find” […]
Renaissance underway on, over Wilshire
Museums in the Mile Art museum director Michael Govan is perhaps the greatest fan of the futuristic design in the works for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. “I think it’s going to be beautiful… It will be fantastic,” he enthused one day last month. The $600 million project, which includes a gallery space […]
Petersen—it’s what’s inside that counts
Whether the shiny metal ribbons wrapping the remodeled museum engender feelings of love or hate—or something in-between—it is the inside of the building that really counts. The vast inside spaces finally were put on public view in December, on the day following a successful fund-raising gala at the museum (that generated an additional $1.5 million […]
Petersen Museum races to its gala re-opening
Love it or hate it, it’s hard to miss the new Petersen Automotive Museum. Racy metal ribbons encircle the red exterior walls at the corner of Wilshire Blvd. and Fairfax Ave. Exhibits inside show off sports cars and legendary models, plus the latest in automotive technology. Visitors can get behind the wheel of racing simulators […]
