Autry Museum of the American West

Autry National Center of the American West
Former name	Autry National Center
Established	2003
Location	4700 Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park; Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34.1487°N 118.2813°W
Type	Western and American Indian
President	Stephen Aron, President and CEO
Website	theautry.org; autry.iii.com;

The Autry Museum of the American West (Autry National Center) is a museum in Los Angeles, California, dedicated to exploring an inclusive history of the American West. Founded in 1988, the museum presents a wide range of exhibitions and public programs, including lectures, film, theater, festivals, family events, and music, and performs scholarship, research, and educational outreach. It attracts about 150,000 visitors annually.

In 2013, it extensively redesigned and renovated the Irene Helen Jones Parks Gallery of Art and the Gamble Firearms Gallery in its main building. In its related opening exhibit for the Parks Gallery, Art of the West, the new organization enabled material to be presented in relation to themes rather than chronology, and paintings were shown next to crafts, photography, video and other elements in new relationships.

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