The Autry

06/19/2026

Kick off your summer with the SAG-AFTRA Radio Players here at the Autry! Performers will present old-time radio scripts filled with drama, humor, commercials, and vintage attire. Performers will be reading from radio drama series "Cavalcade of America – Loyal Lady" and comedic science-fiction tale "X Minus One – Chain of Command". Select galleries will be open from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

🎭 3 p.m. – Matinee Performance
🎭 7 p.m. – Evening Performance
🏛️ 9 p.m. – Event Ends, Museum Closes

06/18/2026

When you visit Life, Liberty, and Los Angeles, explore the stories of the people who and communities who have helped shape LA into the city is is today. Discover the story of the Zoot Suit Riots among other Los Angeles uprisings and how they shaped, and continue to impact the city of Los Angeles today. Life, Liberty, and Los Angeles is now open through January 31, 2027.

06/18/2026

Three Plains Indian artists curate works from their own tribal communities in Creative Continuities, exploring how cultural knowledge flows from generation to generation.

John Pepion, Brocade Stops Black Eagle, and Jessa Rae Growing Thunder reveal the personal connections behind every piece.

06/17/2026

Apsaalooke Feminist #1 by Crow artist Wendy Red Star depicts the artist and her daughter in traditional elk tooth dresses, signaling womanhood, dignity, and community in a visually lush, contemporary setting.

Apsaalooke Feminist #1. Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke). 2016. Donated by Loren G. Lipson, M.D. 2018.32.1

06/16/2026

Cowboy Slang🤠 - Humbug[Noun\Idiom] - A deception, hoax, or imposter.

06/15/2026

Get ready for a blast from the past! Join us on the Autry Lawn for Street Food Cinema’s screening of the iconic 80s classic, Back to the Future (1985)! 🎟️ Reservations are required.
👥 General Admission: $23/adult. More ticket options available. Visit our partner’s website for details. ✨ Autry Members: Call 323.495.4262 to claim your FREE tickets.

06/14/2026

This dress was worn by Janet Sherlock Smith, a Mormon convert born in Scotland who emigrated to the United States in 1861. After walking across half the continent to Utah, Janet sewed this bodice and skirt for her wedding to Richard Sherlock. The dress was featured in both the How the West Was Won and Empire and Liberty: The Civil War and the West exhibitions.

Dress. Janet Sherlock Smith. Circa 1861. Bodice: cotton, hand-sewn, hook and eye closure, gathered front, puffed and gathered sleeves below shoulders ending at wide sleeves at bottom, cotton lining across the back and the lower front area; Skirt: two-tiered, gathered at waist, lower tier has hem edged in purple. In Memory of Janet S. Payne. 98.142.2-.3. Autry Museum of the American West.

06/13/2026