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The Southwest Museum holds one of the nation's most important museum, library, and archive collections...
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Nationally renowned and the oldest museum in LA, the Southwest Museum houses one of the most significant collections...
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Admission : Adults $6.00 Seniors & Students $4.00 Youths (7-18) $3.00 Members and children under 6 free -- Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays
Collections: The collections of the Southwest Museum represent Native American cultures from Alaska to South America. The museum contains some of the finest examples of Indian art and artifacts in the United States. Beyond this primary emphasis, the Southwest Museum holds important collections of Mesoamerican and South American Precolumbian pottery and textiles, and Hispanic folk and decorative arts.