Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    THE AUTRY'S MUSEUM GALLERIES AND ONLINE PLATFORMS TELL DIVERSE AND COMPLICATED STORIES OF THE AMERICAN WEST. TEMPORARY ONSITE EXHIBITIONS THAT OPENED IN 2020 INCLUDED THE ANNUAL MASTERS OF THE AMERICAN WEST ART EXHIBITION AND SALE (BEFORE THE PANDEMIC SHUTDOWN). THE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE CONTINUES IN THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT GALLERIES, WHICH EXPLORE OTHER HISTORY AND COMMUNITIES OF THE WEST. THE COWBOY GALLERY DETAILS THE EVOLUTION OF THE COWBOY FROM THE OPEN-RANGE ERA ON THE TEXAS GRASSLANDS, THROUGH THE MODERN RANCHING PERIOD OF THE LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY. THE HISTORY OF THE WESTERN GENRE IS EXPLORED IN THE IMAGINATION GALLERY. THE COLT REVOLVER IN THE AMERICAN WEST EXPLORES THE HISTORY AND IMPACT OF SAMUEL COLT'S REVOLUTIONARY REVOLVER. NUMEROUS ONLINE BLOGS, VIDEOS, DISCUSSIONS, MUSIC (CONTINUED IN SCH O) PERFORMANCES, POPUP EXHIBITIONS, AND OTHER FEATURES WERE HOSTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT THEAUTRY.ORG/AUTRY ONLINE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $13.5M

  • Program 2 [2020]

    THE AUTRY PROMOTES RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT OF GROUNDBREAKING SCHOLARSHIP, AND REACHES A BROAD AUDIENCE THROUGH PROGRAMS AND PUBLICATIONS. ITS RESEARCH LIBRARY PROVIDES ACCESS TO ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTIONS OF BOOKS, ARCHIVES AND ARTIFACTS REGARDING NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES AND THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST. AUTRY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP ARE AWARDED ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT SCHOLARLY PROJECTS CONCERNING THE STUDY OF PEOPLE AND CULTURES OF THE AMERICAN WEST.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $413K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS DEDICATED TO ENRICHING THE EXPERIENCE OF ALL VISITORS THROUGH THOUGHTFUL, ENTERTAINING AND ENGAGING CLASSES, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. IN 2020, BEFORE THE PANDEMIC SHUTDOWN, THE AUTRY SERVED 13,203 K-12 STUDENTS IN-PERSON, INCLUDING STUDENTS FROM TITLE I SCHOOLS WHO CAME THROUGH THE ALL ABOARD BUS PROGRAM. DURING THE FALL 2020 SEMESTER, THE AUTRY SERVED 1,751 K-12 STUDENTS WITH VIRTUAL CLASSES AND 15,962 K-12 STUDENTS WITH ADDITIONAL ONLINE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE BUS TRANSPORTATION AND FAMILY MEMBERSHIPS TO UNDERSERVED STUDENTS IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. ONLINE, VIA DIGITAL TOURS, LESSONS, AND OTHER FEATURES, THE AUTRY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SERVED 10,000 UNIQUE USERS ONLINE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFERS PROGRAMS EXPLORING (CONTINUED IN SCH O) DIVERSE ASPECTS OF LIFE IN THE WEST THROUGH THE AUTRY'S ART AND ARTIFACTS AND MEETS CALIFORNIA STATE CONTENT STANDARDS IN HISTORY/SOCIAL SCIENCE FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE. EXAMPLES OF THESE STANDARDS INCLUDE ANIMALS OF THE WEST (FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 2ND GRADE), CALIFORNIA'S FIRST PEOPLES (FOR 3RD THROUGH 8TH GRADES), ADVENTURES ON THE OREGON TRAIL (FOR 3RD THROUGH 6TH GRADES), AMERICAN INDIAN OF THE WEST (FOR 3RD THROUGH 6TH GRADES), THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH (FOR 3RD THROUGH 6TH GRADES), ART OF THE WEST (FOR 8TH THROUGH 12TH GRADES), AND DAY OF DELIBERATION (FOR 8TH THROUGH 12TH GRADES). THE AUTRY ALSO OFFERS OLDER STUDENTS A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE STORY OF THE WEST THROUGH INNOVATIVE OUTREACH PROGRAMS. MUSEUM EDUCATORS WORK IN LOCAL SCHOOLS TO BRING TOGETHER STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS TO LEARN ABOUT HISTORY IN FUN AND ENGAGING WAYS, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL STUDENT VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION. THE AUTRY ALSO SUPPORTS THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATORS THROUGH THE AUTRY CLASSROOM CURATORS PROGRAM, WHICH HELP LOS ANGELES-AREA TEACHERS TO CREATE OBJECT AND PROJECT-BASED LEARNING UNITS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.3M