Convergence Canyon  Rendering Courtesy of Kevin Woest

The City of Los Angeles and the Autry National Center have begun an important public review process for the Autry's plan to modernize and reconfigure its Griffith Park facility. The modernization plan provides greater access to larger segments of the collection, especially the Southwest Museum Collection, which has been hidden from the public for decades.

Greater protection and access to the collections allows the Autry to explore and bring to life the unique, inclusive, and complex stories of the diverse people of the American West. We invite you to participate in the public review process. Click here for a timeline and more information.

The new design enables a true Western experience that begins in the beautiful outdoor landscape of Griffith Park, without any expansion beyond the parcel where the Autry National Center exists today.

Plans call for more than doubling the total amount of exhibition, storage, and gallery space. The new “museum inside out” design has open collections and visible storage and staff areas that reveal the inner workings of the museum. It offers the chance to experience, explore, and learn from the collection in ways never before possible.

The great outdoors will also be brought indoors: visible landscaping and gardens, including an ethnobotanical garden, will invite visitors to explore how people have lived on this land. Other innovations include the Children’s Archeology Discovery Center——which will host the Dig It! program, previously offered only at the Southwest Museum——and other engaging programs.

Four new classrooms, a large community meeting room, a more expansive museum store, and additional outdoor seating at the cafe will make this an important destination where the diverse stories of the American West can be fully explored and shared.