Craft Contemporary

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Adult $12·Senior(65+) $10·Student $10·Child(under 12) FreeUSD(Sundays feature a 'Pay-what-you-wish' voluntary donation policy for all visitors.)

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Overview

Situated on the cultural Miracle Mile corridor, this distinct visual museum showcases innovative art exhibitions focused exclusively on clay, fiber, wood, and metal crafts. Visitors can participate in hands-on design workshops that challenge traditional craft boundaries using everyday salvaged objects.

Practical Info

5814 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036, USA

Best TimeVisit on a Sunday afternoon during spring or autumn. As a boutique museum, spending 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM here offers beautiful natural light reflecting off contemporary ceramic and textile exhibits. Sundays are highly recommended as they typically operate on a budget-friendly 'Pay-What-You-Wish' admission policy.

Getting ThereLocated on Museum Row in the Miracle Mile. Take the Metro Bus Route 20 or 720 Rapid to the Wilshire/Fairfax stop; the museum is a 1-minute walk from the intersection, directly across from LACMA. It will also be easily accessible via the upcoming Metro D Line (Purple) subway extension station.

(323) 937-4230

craftcontemporary.org/

Travel Tips

The museum is strictly closed on Mondays. Sundays operate on a 'Pay-What-You-Wish' admission structure; however, because the gallery spaces are quite compact, reserving your Sunday timed slot online in advance is highly recommended to bypass mandatory capacity-limit queues.
Situated on Wilshire Blvd, the museum provides no on-site parking, and street spaces are strict 'Clearway Tow-Away' zones during rush hours. The safest option is utilizing paid underground commercial parking structures at the adjacent La Brea Tar Pits or LACMA.

Photo Tips

Photo Rules

Selfie sticks, tripods, flash photography, and backpacks exceeding 11x14 inches are barred and must be checked at entry. Because the exhibits feature highly fragile contemporary craft masterpieces without protective glass casings, touching any artwork surface is forbidden.

Reviews

Positive

The contemporary craft art pieces and raw fiber installations deliver a powerful visual punch, breaking traditional fine art boundaries. A true hidden gem.
The live clay and textile workshops are highly engaging with professional instructors, offering a rare interactive art experience where you can create your own craft.
The physical gallery is compact and efficient, walkways are kept tidy, signboards provide rich English historical context, and staff are exceptionally warm.
Perfectly set on the Miracle Mile museum row, it is directly accessible via multiple municipal rapid buses, making public transit travel extremely convenient.

Heads up

Being a small-scale private museum, the physical footprint is quite cramped, with only three floors; it takes under 30 minutes to tour without a workshop.
General admission feels slightly pricey for its small size, and the core hands-on craft classes require a mandatory material fee surcharge.
The gallery entirely lacks dedicated free visitor parking, forcing reliance on LACMA's costly public garage or risky street meters prone to heavy fines.
Certain permanent halls close down entirely during installation cycles, and text-heavy English plaques lack multilingual signs, raising barriers for tourists.