Stories and Voices from L.A. Chinatown is the first in the series Archive Alive, a new collaboration between The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens; the Library Foundation of Los Angeles; and the Los Angeles Public Library. Archive Alive activates historic photographs, documents, and maps drawn from the Huntington’s and LAPL’s vast collections through online exhibitions, site-specific installations and displays, and interviews with community members, whose personal reflections and connections bring the archives to life. You can explore these materials by theme below.

You can explore these materials by online or visit the outdoor exhibition in Chinatown at 942 N Hill Street.

Stories of Sugar Hill presented by Friends Of Residential Treasures: Los Angeles

Map and guidebook available for download on February 13, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. for FREE!

Stories of Sugar Hill is a seven-stop self-guided Trail map accompanied by  in-depth research that celebrates the influential legends, icons, and trailblazers of West Adams’ Black history.

This project supports the neighborhood’s efforts in collecting, archiving, and sharing the stories of West Adams by working with residents of the area.

The experience is told through the neighborhood’s historic and unique architecture and is led by narrative accounts and reflections of the residents themselves.

The accompanying map and research will be accessible for download on February 13, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. on the FORT website.

Participants can log onto the FORT website and download the material for FREE, and take the self-guided tour at their leisure.

A community open mic series at the Pilipino Workers Center. The Center facilitates a safe space for marginalized voices to share stories and create genuine connections through the arts. This season celebrates the 12th anniversary of the longest-running Filipino-founded open mic series in Historic Filipinotown.

L.A. Dance Project (LADP) is hosting free community performances and Q&As during their upcoming performance series Spring Dances. The new triple-bill program features the premieres of LADP Founder and Artistic Director Benjamin Millepied’s Me.You.We.They, set to original music by composer Nico Muhly and LADP choreographer Janie Taylor’s Sleepwalker’s Encyclopedia, with set design by painter Ben Styer. The other works which will alternate each performance are Millepied’s Moving Parts and Triade.

Enjoy free live music and dancing to celebrate Mexico’s 1862 victory over French forces in the Battle of Puebla

Artronika presents an immersive art, music, and dining experience. CHAKRAS features a 7-Course Indian tasting experience prepared by Bombay Beach Restaurant to convey the meaning of each chakra (the seven mystical energy centers in the human body). We entertain guests with live musicians, artists, models, stand-up comedy, contortionists, body painting, and pyrography. Join us for this unique experience celebrating South Asian culture.

Free admission, VIP 7-Course Tasting $30.

Five museums in Pasadena and Los Angeles open their doors to the public for a free admission along with cultural events, kid’s activities and family fun. Free shuttles connect museums: The Gamble House, Heritage Square, Los Angeles Police Museum, Lummis Home, Pasadena Museum of History.

Creating in Community: Fowler at 60 celebrates the sixtieth anniversary of the Fowler Museum at UCLA. As we look back at the research, exhibitions, and public programs of the past sixty years, we recognize that the most joyful and interesting projects have been those created with others. Through these collaborations fresh ideas bloomed, unforeseen challenges and expectations arose, and new connections were forged. Come revisit these extraordinary projects with us, as we bring this spirit of engagement into the future by working with partners to use our building and collections in ever more experimental ways.