Admission is Free | Open Wed–Sun
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Los Angeles, with its communities from around the world, is a melting pot of flavors, views, and practices. During a Summer of Safer at Home, the Fowler is pleased to bring World Arts and Cultures to you. All...
Children are invited to learn more about the Fowler’s collection of Ghanaian gold weights with puzzles and games created just for them! We have put together a maze, word search, and memory game inspired by the gold weights we shared in our “Behind the Scenes:...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Akan-speaking communities on the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana) have been home to a vibrant brass-casting culture (Garrard 1983, 30). From the 15th century, brass-casting focused on producing equipment for the local gold trade: boxes, scales, and weights (Garrard...
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Celebrate/Demonstrate: Photographs of Global LA, featuring compelling images of festivals and political rallies captured by California-based photographer Cindy Bendat, was on view at the Fowler Museum at UCLA from January 17 to May 8, 2016. Bendat, a Santa...
