Fowler Museum

Nothing beats free admission! I was on campus for a commencement. While I waited for the commencement to start (we went super early to stake out good seats), I stopped by the museum. I enjoyed the exhibits in the museum. There was an exhibits on the Art of the Austronesians (Indo-​Pacific people) and I learned that aborigines from Taiwan are actually Autraonesians who didn’t leave; whereas the rest of them traveled all over the Indian and Pacific Oceans and settled in other countries. Being Taiwanese, it was interesting to learn that piece of information.
The other exhibits were also very nice. The museum store was a bit small but it has many clearance items. You can walk through the museums in an hour if you are not reading each sign. The middle courtyard area has a nice fountain. I would love to visit again to see other exhibits.

They have wonderful new exhibits here, so I had to check them out. I love this museum on UCLA’s campus. Last time I visited it, I underestimated it, I thought it was smaller than it is. I also wanted to come back and browse slowly their permanent collection, revisit it. I’m glad I did, it’s a nice collection if you’;e interested in history of civilizations from all over the world. Great new exhibits. There aren’t too many people around, so it’s quiet, nice, relaxing, you can take your time. Love their inner courtyard.
Nice visit, if you study at UCLA, it’s a must! It’s free and cool! Great museum, cool building, nice campus (stumbled into a Native American festival on the way which was fun to check out). If you live in LA and haven’t been to Fowler, check it out next chance you’ll be in the area.

Very Nice Museum!!! My kids and I visited on 7−29−15… Awesome! Their African artworks are Amazing!!! Thank you, (To the very nice and genuinely kind young lady working in the gift shop)… You made our day!

What’s the point of having a museum if its inaccessible to the non Ucla public. I spent 40 minutes trying to park.

I’m giving the Fowler Museum, has a whole, four stars because I do like their exhibits & its free!
They have a new exhibit titled: The Art of Hair in Africa. It is a very small exhibit that showcases combs and hair pins from several African countries such as The Congo, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, and I believe Kenya.
This is my issue with the museum. it is on the UCLA campus so there many professors and grad students whom are either from an African country or who have traveled to a one on many occasions. How is it not possible that they are not able to get more items for their shows; either via lending or donating from such people who are associated with UCLA — a well renowned University? Plus, there are many Africans who now call Los Angeles and other cities their home. It would have been better if they could have found a way to represent more countries than just five (5).

Exhibitions:
The Fowler Is a beautiful place. Insightful and intriguing. They have a nice patio/​atrium area with a fountain that is peaceful to listen to. They have a beautiful silver collection on display right now (as of Oct.2014) and an exhibit on tapestry/​embroidery.
Atmosphere:
Has the feel of a college student art gallery.
Gift Shop:
Very lovely, a bit steeply priced. Often they coordinate their trinkets with what they have on display in their exhibits.

Beautiful space, friendly atmosphere, a pleasant surprise in the middle of campus.

I went to the Fowler Museum several years ago to check out some temporary exhibits. One exhibit contained some artifacts on a people in Africa. Another exhibit contained photographs documenting Japan post-​earthquake/​tsunami disaster.
For the record: Hours vary for the museum. Free entry to the museum.

We were in the Westwood area and Stephen gave me the tour of UCLA, which so happens to be where he works. After visiting his office, we came across the Fowler Museum. While Stephen has been here many times, it was my first visit, and I was quite impressed with this small museum. They have 2 permanent collections and 2 rotating exhibits.
The courtyard, located in the middle of the museum, is quite tranquil.
You can view the entire museum in an hour or so. There’s even a quaint gift shop, with fair trade items.
Admission is free, but they happily accept donations.

Went there last Sat for the opening of PascalelTayou’s FANTASTIC exhibition –got to speak to the artist himself which was great! It’s his 1^st ever exhibit in a museum anywhere in USofA. GO NOW!

This place is cool! Cozy, and the exhibits and events are actually rather fascinating!

I know that it is a small museum, since it is not close to home, I have not been there until today when I also had plan to attend Summer Concerts on the Green: Bola da Vez and Samba N’ Motion. The museum features global arts and cultures with an emphasis on works from Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and the Americas that are to my liking. There is no sign in the UCLA campus for the museum, it helps to go online to take a look at the map of UCLA campus and search for the location of the museum before the trip. The admission to the museum is free but not the parking. The Fowler museum website provides parking information. If you are taking public transportation, Higard/​Westholme is nearest bus station. Several Metro buses go there from Downtown, Echo Park and San Fernando Valley. The Big Blue buses serving the Westside also stop there. Do check out the event calendar on their website, it will make your trip more worth while if you go there on the day when there are other events.

When I saw Marshall Field on the map, I was expecting to do some department store shopping and buy Frangos. Oops. Not the same Marshall Field. (And if you get this reference, you’re probably a Bruin from Chicago.) Since I couldn’t shop, I wandered next to Royce Hall and found the Fowler art museum.
The Fowler contains four galleries that are easy to navigate. They contained a diverse range of subjects, but the permanent collection focuses on art from Africa and Central America.
Like the Hammer, it’s free, but parking is not. Our visit took a rather fast 30 minutes because this was not my kind of art and why it took a lengthy 25 years to visit for the first time.

Lovely place on the beautiful UCLA campus.
If you are a non-​student try and go on a Sunday, parking will be easy and you will have plenty of elbow room. The museum is intimate, with nice displays and well lit.
They have a large amount of security staff. Not really sure why. A lovely little museum on a lovely large campus with plenty of room to enjoy the exhibits.

It’s unfortunate that the Fowler is tucked like a baby within UCLA’s campus. As nice and respectable as the building is, it’s a way-​way-​way-​too-​small one-​floor museum with a huge, stellar collection — almost all of which doesn’t see the light of day. Move the Fowler to a more visible location and give it more square footage then this museum would be one of most compelling art museums in the United States.
With that said, if you can figure out how to get here, the ‘Fowler at Fifty’ is an exhibition worth the effort. Nearly 1,000 items from the collection are on view and it shows off what this museum is all about: indigenous art of Africa, Asia, the Pacific, the Americas, and even some European items to round it all out.

This is a pretty cool museum located on the UCLA Campus. We came by this weekend to check it out.
The exhibits we saw were very cultural from all over the world and very interesting. There were lots of Asian, African, New Zealand, Mexican, South American items on display.
My favorite exhibit would probably be the silver metals exhibit where the metalwork was very detailed and intricate.
The courtyard in the middle of the building is very cool and relaxing. The museum itself is very modern and top notch.
Park in Parking Lot 4 off Sunset Blvd at Westwood Plaza. Parking is $ 3 per hour.

I guess one of the coolest things about going to UCLA is that there’s a museum on campus. And it’s not just your average library exhibit either, it’s a legitimate museum! No big deal, I guess (but it actually is).
Recently the Fowler Museum has hit its 50^th anniversary (happy birthday, Fowler!) and is currently showing over eight new exhibitions as part of its Fowler and Fifty celebrations, which show a diverse variety of collections from different cultures.
However, my favorite exhibit currently is definitely the Intersections exhibit that has been running for quite a while now, my first time seeing it was last year; but according to the website, it’s been running from at least 2006. They have the usual artifacts, but I love the video ethnographies/​histories they have. It really allows you to see, almost like through mini window into cultures from all over the world and I think it’s really cool.
Admission is free, for EVERYONE. WHAT?!
My only gripe about this place is the limited/​random hours they have sometimes. I mean, they’re not that random but sometimes I’ll drop by and it’ll be closed (Monday and Tuesday). Either way, this place is truly a gem and one of the most under-​rated places on the UCLA campus, especially for its cultural value, maybe because it lies right under the shadow of neighboring Royce Hall and Powell Library. :(
Probably one of the best times to visit is right now with all the Fowler at Fifty exhibitions happening, so don’t miss out!

I highly recommend this little gem of a museum located on the UCLA campus near the Anderson Graduate School of Management.
As someone who used to work on campus I would often visit the little museum on my lunch breaks. The exhibitions are always beautiful and unique.
It was here that I first came across Aboriginal art and feel in love with the fine details of the dot paintings.
If you are in Westwood or on campus I recommend stopping by this museum as there are always great exhibitions and the small intimate atmosphere is a perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles.

Ah, I miss UCLA. Being an anthropologist and being alumni you’d think I’d have gone to Fowler while I was a student. I even had classes in the building! Fowler focuses on cultures around the world. Wish they had archaeological artifacts on exhibit, since the Cotsen Institute is below the museum.
When we visited, there was an exhibit on Silver. There wasn’t much else open. I think they were preparing for a new exhibit. Will certainly return!
Parking on campus costs quite a bit (used to be $ 8, suspect it is $ 10−12/day now). We parked at a friends house and walked. The museum is free entry. They can hold your stuff and there is a cute little gift shop.
Very nice staff, but don’t bring your cool camera with the intention of taking pictures: no photography permitted!

Amazing and free! It has some neat and unique stuff and is just very cute.
It’s kind of hidden though. I was at UCLA for 2 years and never knew about it.
Maybe I didn’t look hard enough but in any case, now that I know where it is, I’m definitely going periodically to check out new showcases!