Toast the Oscars, celebrate a new era in crafts on Museum Row
WALK THE RED CARPET on Oscar night at the Academy Museum. Above: last year’s party.
Watch the Oscars live from the comfort of a world-class theater, see new works by emerging and established artists and immerse yourself in car culture, all from the comfort of our neighborhood on Museum Row.
The 97th Oscars will be streamed live on Hulu and ABC, as well as on the big screen in the David Geffen Theater at the Academy Museum on Sun., March 2. Guests can nibble on hors d’oeuvres and have their photos snapped on the Walt Disney Company Piazza. The event is from 3 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $75 for members and $100 for non-members.
Fanny’s restaurant inside the Academy Museum will serve cocktails inspired by this year’s best picture nominees. Fanny’s will also host its own Oscars Watch Party with a prix fixe menu from 3 to 8 p.m. on the celebrated night.
The festivities will continue with a month-long schedule of screenings, tours and exhibits.
COCKTAILS will celebrate Best Picture nominees at Fanny’s.
Exhibitions coming up include “Director’s Inspiration: Bong Joon Ho,” opening Sun., March 23, and “Barbie to Anna Karenina: The Cinematic Worlds of Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer,” opening Fri., May 23.
Academy Museum, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., academymuseum.org.
The Craft Contemporary celebrates its 60th anniversary with a tribute Sat., May 10. The benefit and art auction will honor artist Bari Ziperstein. Museum founder, the late Edith Wyle, will also be honored, as well as The Egg & The Eye — the former beloved brunch spot which served art along with omelets.
THE EGG & THE EYE, circa 1971.
FOUNDER OF the Craft Contemporary, Edith Wyle, at left.
Then, a new storytelling era will be unveiled.
“We are ushering in a new curatorial vision for the museum that prioritizes storytelling, accessibility, sustainability and the natural world,” Rody Lopez, museum executive director told us. Exhibitions and a maker-in-residence program will create a cohesive narrative in upcoming exhibits, Lopez said.
Senior curator Frida Cano envisions exhibitions and programming at the museum as a story in which “Craft” is the protagonist who embarks on a journey to rebuild the connection between nature and humanity. “Our exhibiting artists produce work that combines tradition with innovation and tell a story that will encourage our audience to consider how craft can heal and redeem the relationship between humanity and the earth,” Lopez told us.
The first in the series, “Book 1: On Healing,” will open Sat., June 7.
Craft Contemporary, 5814 Wilshire Blvd., craftcontemporary.org.
“DIE PLAGE,” by the late visual artist and minimalist composer Harley Gaber, is at the Holocaust Museum LA. Photo: Al Seib
A monumental collage, “Die Plage,” by visual artist and minimalist composer, the late Harley Gaber, is at Holocaust Museum LA through June. The work includes 600 canvases covering six walls, that shed light on World War II Germany. Gaber (1943-2011) combed archives, explored historical sites and visited former concentration camps to create arresting images that include perpetrators and victims.
Author Pamela D. Toler will discuss her new book, “The Dragon from Chicago: The Untold Story of an American Reporter in Nazi Germany,” on Sun., March 16, at 3 p.m.
Holocaust Museum LA, 100 The Grove Dr., holocaustmuseumla.org.
“TITANS OF THE ICE AGE” is in 3D at the La Brea Tar Pits.
Watch paleontologists at work at the La Brea Tar Pits & Museum, the only actively excavated Ice Age fossil site in the middle of a city in the world! The site — where animals, plants and insects were trapped in sticky asphalt, perserving them to today — has fascinated visitors for more than a century.
Experience the Ice Age up close with a life-size saber-toothed cat puppet in Ice Age Encounters. Show times are Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. “Titans of the Ice Age” showcases in 3D the giant mammoths and other mammals that ruled the area 10,000 to 50,000 years ago. Screenings are every half hour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
La Brea Tar Pits, 5801 Wilshire Blvd., tarpits.org.
Vivid colors and patterns adorn textiles, clothing and headwear from more than 20 cultures in “Ritual Expressions: African Adornment from the Permanent Collection.” The exhibit continues at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) through Sun., July 6.
CHIMERIC LANDSCAPE by Zheng Chongin is coming to LACMA.
“Zheng Chongbin: Golden State” opens Sun., March 23. The artist’s works combine the Light and Space movement and East Asia’s tradition of ink painting. Ends Sun., Jan. 4, 2026.
LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., lacma.org.
ICONIC VEHICLES are featured in “Legacy of Ken Block” at the Petersen Museum.
Petersen Automotive Museum recently opened “People’s Champ: The Impact of Ken Block,” celebrating the iconic motorsport figure.
Adventurous car enthusiasts might consider the Road to Eccellenza. The international rally will take drivers through the South of France and into Italy on Fri., May 16 to Sat., May 24.
Back home, the Junior Concours program calls on all innovators under 18 to create a scale car model or design a sketch. To enter, fill out an entry form by Sat., March 1.
Petersen Automotive Museum, 6060 Wilshire Blvd., Petersen.org.
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