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Petersen Automotive Museum marks 25 years on the Mile

Billy Taylor · February 28, 2019

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 […]

Barn Find in Hancock Park: Ian Fleming 1953 R-Type Bentley

Guest · October 27, 2016

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 […]

Renaissance underway on, over Wilshire

Suzan Filipek · March 3, 2016

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 […]

Petersen—it’s what’s inside that counts

John Welborne · December 31, 2015

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 […]

Petersen Museum races to its gala re-opening

Suzan Filipek · December 3, 2015

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 […]

Block party on Lucerne; firemen, psychic, egg toss featured

Jane Gilman · October 1, 2015

Hot dogs for the kids and a Persian menu for adults will be served at the 39th annual Lucerne Blvd. Block Party on Sun., Oct. 18 from 1 to 5 […]

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