Imagined Wests

Date

October 2

Time

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Cost

Check the website for ticket price

 

Council District

City Council District 4

Event Series Dates

Ongoing Exhibition

 

Event Schedule

October 2026

  • Saturday 3rd 10:00 AM
  • Sunday 4th 10:00 AM
  • Tuesday 6th 10:00 AM
  • Wednesday 7th 10:00 AM
  • Thursday 8th 10:00 AM
  • Friday 9th 10:00 AM
  • Saturday 10th 10:00 AM
  • Sunday 11th 10:00 AM
  • Tuesday 13th 10:00 AM
  • Wednesday 14th 10:00 AM
  • Thursday 15th 10:00 AM
  • Friday 16th 10:00 AM
  • Saturday 17th 10:00 AM
  • Sunday 18th 10:00 AM
  • Tuesday 20th 10:00 AM
  • Wednesday 21st 10:00 AM
  • Thursday 22nd 10:00 AM
  • Friday 23rd 10:00 AM
  • Saturday 24th 10:00 AM
  • Sunday 25th 10:00 AM

This exhibition explores the many ways Americans tell stories about the West through pop culture, clothing, toys, visual and performance art, and archives, featuring more than 250 objects from the Autry's collections alongside multimedia and hands-on activities. It traces Western storytelling and retellings of history through the work of many West makers, from tailors to actors, and examines Southern California's role as a place where these stories take shape.

 

Upcoming Events

October 1 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm -
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$0.00 - $7.00

Hollyhock House Tours

Experience the interior of Hollyhock House at your own pace with a self-guided tour. Docents are on hand to provide information and answer questions.

September 30 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm -
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Free

Shifting Perspectives: Cheech Collects

Over the past year and a half, artists and collectors have donated 80 works by almost 35 artists to The Cheech Center Collection. This year's exhibition will highlight some new additions alongside works from Cheech Marin's initial gift of 500 works. The latest exhibition, Cheech Collects, explores different forms within the Cheech Marin Collection. It introduces photography and sculpture alongside paintings, prints, and mixed media works for which the collection is celebrated. See website for ticket prices.

October 2 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm -
See event website.

Construction, Occupation

Construction, Occupation presents the work of 24 artists and collectives that engage art’s potential to shape the city through the power of community. Drawing on myriad visual languages and poetics grounded in collective action, the exhibition investigates a radical urban vocabulary that blurs art and activism to address questions of infrastructure and vulnerability, circulation and segregation, and the body in public

September 30 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm -
$0.00 - $19.00

BEHIND BARS: INCARCERATION IN THE WEST

This installation features some of the many forms that incarceration has taken in the American West over time, in conversation with a new photo series by fine art photographer Pep Williams, taken in a California state prison. Located in the jail cell area of the Autry’s firearms galleries, the installation brings past and present into dialogue.

September 30 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm -
$0.00 - $15.95

Bernard Hoyes: Out from Under the Net

Presenting the evolution of Bernard Hoyes’ signature Rag Series, developed during the 1970s and expanded through collage, painting, and printmaking. His rhythmic compositions reflect Afro-Caribbean spirituality, rituals, and the power of women across music, dance, and magic. The works explore themes of race, identity, memory, and liberation through layered visual language.