The Southwest Museum of the American Indian was a museum, library, and archive located in the Mt. Washington neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States, above the north-western bank of the Arroyo Seco canyon and stream.
Designed by Sumner Hunt and Silas Burns in the Mission Revival style, the Southwest Museum building opened in 1914. It was home to one of the world’s finest collections of Native American artifacts and stood as a cultural focal point in northeast Los …
The Historic Southwest Museum Mt. Washington Campus is the original location of the Southwest Museum of the American Indian, the oldest museum in Los Angeles, and was founded by Charles Fletcher Lummis.
The Southwest Museum first opened in downtown LA in 1907 by the Southwest Society of which Lummis was the leader. Drawing on Lummis’ already immense collection of Native-American and Pre-Columbian artifacts, its mission was to be a comprehensive museum covering the history, science and art of the American Southwest.
Southwest Museum of the American Indian is the oldest museum in Los Angeles. It's a 12-acre campus near the Mount Washington-Highland Park border. Museum's public exhibition on Pueblo pottery, is small and open free of charge.
The Southwest Museum is the oldest and largest museum in the Autry network and is a National Historic Landmark. It is located on the historic Mount Washington in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
2021年9月24日 · In a city full of museums, the Southwest Museum of the American Indian is notable as the first museum in Los Angeles. It was founded by journalist, preservationist, and self-appointed savior of native peoples Charles Fletcher Lummis in 1907.