Los Angeles County Museum of Art

The LACMA is a huge art museum with the largest collection in the western United States - more than 150,000 works of art from the ancient to the modern times.

The LACMA, which became an independent entity in 1965, is home to a hugely extensive collection of art. The museum has a host of permanent exhibitions, and a series of temporary art exhibitions, keeping the affair always lively. The museum has several buildings housing it's array of permanent exhibitions. These collections include Modern art, American and Latin art, Greek and Roman art, Asian art and Islamic art. These works range encompass all sorts of arts, like paintings, sculptures and statues, manuscripts, and intricate works in ceramic and metal among many others. The size of the collection makes sure that every form and culture is extremely well represented, in terms of styles as well as periods. The museum also has a decent collection on film and photography, to aid in the attempt to enriching the experience of visiting the museum greatly. It is a must for art lovers!