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4 Museum of The Holocaust section
Tolerance has a re-creation of the
Wannsee Conference,
Map C4. 9786 W Pico Blvd. Tel (310) in which Third Reich
353-8403. Open 10am–5pm Mon–Fri leaders decide “The
& Sun (Nov–Mar: to 3:30pm Fri).
Closed Sat, Jan 1, Thanksgiving, Dec Final Solution of
25, & all major Jewish hols. & 7 = the Jewish Question,”
∑ museumoftolerance.com right down to its
imple mentation in a
Dedicated to the promotion of reproduced gas chamber.
respect and understanding Some exhibits are not
among all people, this museum suitable for children Entrance to UCLA at the Hammer Museum
focuses on the history of racism under 10 years.
and prejudice in the United the US, with some theaters
States, and on the European 5 Westwood & offering sneak previews of the
Holocaust experience. latest films. South of Westwood,
The museum tour begins UCLA the Hammer Museum holds
in the Tolerancenter, where Map B4. @ UCLA Campus: n (310) the art collection of oil industry
visitors are challenged to 825-4321. ∑ ucla.edu Westwood businessman Armand Hammer
confront racism and bigotry Village: n LA Visitor Information (1899–1990). The Hammer
through interactive exhibits. A Center, 685 Figueroa St, (213) collection includes a variety
computerized wall map locates 689-8822. of Impressionist and Post-
more than 250 known racist Impressionist works by such
groups in the US, while a With its wide range of academic artists as Claude Monet,
16-screen video wall depicts departments and professional Camille Pissarro, and Vincent
the 1960s Civil Rights struggle schools, boasting a strength van Gogh. Southeast of the
in the country. Interactive of over 35,000 students, the museum, the tranquil
videos also pose questions of 419-acre (170-ha) University of Westwood Memorial Park
responsible citizenship and California Los Angeles (UCLA) marks the final resting place of
social justice. They offer footage is a city within a city. The several celebrities such as Dean
and interviews of the 1992 LA original campus was designed Martin, Peter Lorre, Natalie
race riots, in which 26 people in 1925 to resemble the Wood, and, most famously,
were killed and 3,000 homes Romanesque towns of Europe. Marilyn Monroe.
destroyed. The multimedia But as the university expanded, Tucked away in a shady
exhibit Finding our Families, more modern architecture was canyon northeast of Westwood,
Finding Ourselves showcases favored. The disappointing mix the serene Mildred E. Mathias
the diversity within the personal of bland structures that resulted Botanical Garden contains
histories of several Americans, is redeemed by the beautiful a wide variety of plants in its
including comedian Billy Crystal landscaped grounds. The four 7 acres (3 ha), with almost
and musician Carlos Santana. red-brick buildings that make 4,000 rare and native species.
up the Royce Quad­ Farther north, UCLA’s Fowler
rangle are the oldest Museum of Cultural History
on UCLA’s campus. holds exhibitions that focus on
Built in the Italian the prehistoric, historic, and
Romanesque style, contemporary societies of
Royce, Kinsey, and Africa, Asia, the Americas, and
Haines Halls and Oceania. The collection has
Powell Library far 750,000 artifacts and is one
surpass the other of the nation’s leading uni-
buildings at UCLA versity museums.
in beauty.
Since it was first E Hammer Museum
developed in 1928, 10899 Wilshire Blvd. Tel (310) 443-
Westwood Village, 7000. Open 11am–8pm Tue–Fri,
with its pleasant, 11am–5pm Sat & Sun. Closed Jul 4,
pedestrian-friendly Thanksgiving, Dec 25. 7 8 =
streets, has been ∑ hammer.ucla.edu
one of the most E Fowler Museum of
success ful shopping Cultural History
districts in Southern 308 Charles E. Young Dr. Tel (310)
California. It remains 825-4361. Open noon–5pm
the most densely Wed–Sun (until 8pm Thu).
packed movie- Closed Mon, Tue, public hols.
Exhibition on racial prejudice at the Museum of Tolerance theater district in ∑ fowler.ucla.edu
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp710–12 and pp713–15

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