Inventing America: The Comic Book Revolution

Cost

Check the website for ticket prices
FREE to all on Thursdays
Reservations are recommended for exhibitions and programs

Council District

City Council District 11

Event Series Dates

May 20  - February 28

  • Closed the following dates :  June 19,  July 3,  July 4,  September 12
Event Schedule

August 2026

  • Saturday 15th 12:00 PM
  • Sunday 16th 12:00 PM
  • Tuesday 18th 12:00 PM
  • Wednesday 19th 12:00 PM
  • Thursday 20th 12:00 PM
  • Friday 21st 12:00 PM
  • Saturday 22nd 12:00 PM
  • Sunday 23rd 12:00 PM
  • Tuesday 25th 12:00 PM
  • Wednesday 26th 12:00 PM
  • Thursday 27th 12:00 PM
  • Friday 28th 12:00 PM
  • Saturday 29th 12:00 PM
  • Sunday 30th 12:00 PM

September 2026

  • Tuesday 1st 12:00 PM
  • Wednesday 2nd 12:00 PM
  • Thursday 3rd 12:00 PM
  • Friday 4th 12:00 PM
  • Saturday 5th 12:00 PM
  • Sunday 6th 12:00 PM

During the twentieth century, American comic books evolved from modest beginnings into one of the most influential forms of popular entertainment. This exhibit examines how this art form became a revolutionary cultural medium that helped shape a national identity.

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 -
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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.