The bus will depart the Sheraton Hotel at 9:00. The tour starts at 10:00 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) with a one-hour curator-led tour of the Stanley Kubrick exhibition. Following the tour, the group will receive a presentation on the conservation challenges of Watts Towers, by Frank D. Preusser, PhD, Senior Conservation Scientist, LACMA. After the presentation, participants will have free time to explore the museum and have lunch on their own. At 1:30, the bus will leave LACMA for Watts Towers. The group will have a 30-minute docent-led tour of Watts Towers and have time to view the exhibition on African American sculptor Charles Tatum at the Watts Towers Arts Center. The bus will depart at 4:00 and to return to the Sheraton Hotel by 5:00 pm.
Maximum Participants: 49
Fee: $110
Accessibility: Moderate level of walking. The LACMA exhibition is very large, with seating provided. Stairs lead up to the exhibition and elevator access provided. Wheelchairs are available at LACMA. No wheelchair accessibility at Watts Towers.
Transportation Note: Participants will meet in the Sheraton Hotel Lobby, ten minutes before the tour start time listed in the program. Bus Tours depart from the Sheraton main entrance on Cordova Street. Specific instructions were provided via e-mail to those who registered for this tour. If questions, please ask at Registration/Hospitality Desk.