Cross Colours Review

It's spring break and all of the kids are out in the ScienCenter and Natural History Museum. The CAAM is quiet and curated, perfect if you just want to get away from the noise. It suits the subject matter and tone of every exhibit very well.

This place was awesome. My family enjoyed the experience

I thoroughly enjoyed this museum. Stopped by after a visit to the science center & IMAX theater. Although it is fairly small compared to the nearby museums, I thought the Spring 2019 exhibits were interesting and offered a little something for everyone (a good mix of history and contemporary art). Admission is free but parking is $12, so I recommend making a day of it (visit the surrounding museums, have lunch, take a walk through the rose gardens, etc.). Worth stopping by and checking out.

As an African American I am very disappointed with this museum. I expected to see African art from the past. The most I seen was a whole exhibit of the history of African Americans and gospel. Another exhibit was more recent African art from upcoming artists. The last exhibit was a room with a big screen and a few benches, on the screen was video of a LA dance group of kids dancing in someones background. This whole museum was a discgrace. I expected way more. Do better please!!

I was very disappointed with changes in the museum. For me the museum should reflect African American history and culture and there was only one exhibit that even came close to that. I think in a day and age where so many African American youth have no connection with their culture, heritage, and know little about their lineage this museum should be that link for them and I can remember when it used to be that for me

The Ernie barnes retrospective was very good. Dr. Cooks did a great job of making you feel at home in the CAAM

Nice place, but needs docents to probably explain what we were looking at.

There is always something to learn when you are at the museums

Exhibits lacks info. about origin Africa, also lacks different customs and rituals practice by Africans, no mention of middle passage, no mention Egypt, no mention African societies and religious beliefs systems, no mention of building process, no mention of how African lived prior to slavery. This exhibit must have been done by a white fifth grader knowledge of Africa.

Black lives matter... exhibits are educational and promote the culture and contributions of blacks in America

It was one of my favorite places to visit in Los Angeles

A lot of interesting exhibits and a great way to spend two hours in the afternoon .

We had a great visit. It was about half art but there was a informative MLK exhibit and a VERY detailed exhibit on the history of slavery. It was powerful.

Great time tonight at CAAM with Maxine Waters!!! This Congresswoman is knowledgeable and informed; she speaks with wisdom, experience and understanding concerning her constituents. Many turned out to hear just what she had to say...Look out Mr. President because we will not let our democracy go backwards without a fight!!!

I visit the CAAM fairly regularly and I love it. The space is open and inviting. And the exhibitions are wonderfully curated.

Peaceful. Make sure you go see the Ernie Barnes collection ending on September 8th, 2019

Mainly an art museum, the collection is well done for sure. And it's even free!

I Would
highly recommend the Museum, not only because my Fashion Styling work is featured in the CROSS COLOURS FASHION LINES, 30 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE. But, it's an incredibly informative institution for ALL OF US. The Exhibitions are direct in their Visual acuity. The Staffers are polite and ready to Help with any questions you may have. And it's a TRIBUTE TO THE MANY TALENTED BLACK American Artists that you may ,or May not be aware of.GO!! The STATE OF CALIFORNIA And it's ridiculously undemocratic BUREAUCRACY creates the only negative to this wonderful experience. The Expensive Parking fee!!!??. As Tax Payers for the many Museums located here, there should be FREE PARKING!!! And they have the indignity of RAISING the prices when a LARGER CROWD is expected. That's unpatriotic??!??

Very nice Museum , history of African American,go there with little time you will dafenaptly injoy your day and gain some knowledge about Black American

Free museum in Los Angeles filled with African America culture

It was okay seen art work
I want to see more the history to see more the part of them

Beautiful place .good prices lot to see take all day to check off all 4 huge places.beatiful place.great place to see

This museum is a nice place to visit before or after visiting other museums around the area. At our visit we were able to visit three differnt areas. My children ( ages 7 and 9) found the paintings to be very interesting and asked many questions. This museum, although small, homes alot of history. We visited for about an hour and surprisingly found most of the arts history from the roaming security guard.

Wonderful exhibits and works of art. Admission is free, you will have to pay parking that is $12, cash only.

Ahh I love coming here! All museums that are around are great, the metro is not that far or usc, and the rose garden park is just very beautiful and relaxing.. great place to go with family and friends.

It's smaller than the rest. It has captivating exhibits, beautiful artwork, and interesting stories. I just think more should be done to attract more people to walk through those doors. People from all walks of life should check it out.

Stopped in briefly, but what wonderful things I got a chance to see.

They had a gospel music exhibit that was amazing.
It's a small place, but it's free and I can't complain about it at all.
They put a lot of effort into curating the experience and getting good artists.

My favorite part was actually the community events available. The yoga drum circle is awesome and they have a lot of opportunities for people to engage with artists and create something with them.

You can really slow down here take it in. Beautiful art. Much needed historical truths. Very peaceful place and it's free. Exhibits change frequently. Parking is $12 but if you take the train it drops you off very close. Take a stroll is the rose gardens before or after make it a wonderful day.

Amazing museum, even though I think it should be called California African American art museum. I was expecting history and a lot of reading, but was pleasantly surprised with the talent artists and their pieces. Of course one large bonus is that it was free!

Spending my holiday vacation here in Ventura, Cal. My first experience riding the subway to get to the area. Loved the museum, interesting facts, pic & slave trade letters. Took some pics of slave instruments. I'm a big history buff, today's generation have no clue about any type of history. History is not taught in schools. I've been in the educational field for 19 years. It's so sad that many ethnic groups have no idea about there past roots & background history. Books are being taken away. Students now learn on computers/ laptops. That's a joke.

This little museum has its pros and cons. Unfortunately it's small and pretty much all we've (black people) got in terms of a public institution celebrating and preserving African American history and art in LA. It's gotten better over the years, but it's sometimes still a hit and miss for me. Sometimes they have great exhibits and other times it's just mediocre. They have a Target free Sunday which is usually awesome. There is a discovery gallery which has exhibits that are a bit more multimedia or more hands on. It serves as an education gallery space that's great for children but also interesting for adults. They also offer events for films, political discussions, craftworks, etc.

I love the art exhibits in this museum. They frequently change them to showcase different themes and artists.

Very informative
I imagine they have different displays monthly.

Great ambience, interesting installations with lots of variety. The women's event was fabulous with a DJ, then live band, food trucks, and local vendors and artists

In that school my grandson studies very good school

Im taking my daughter to see our history tomorrow, I enjoyed it when I was a kid :-)

Enlightenment. First time visiting as ny African American Museum.

It's small but nice and with some local facts about African Americans in California and different art exhibits and African exhibits plus it was free I did make a small donation though.

Free, informative and right here at n the neighborhood.

This is a nice museum. Great exhibits, featured exhibit Ernie Barnes is really nice also. Learned some things today.

Had so much fun, I forgot to take pictures!!! You just had to be there!!

So much to get from this place regarding our history, knowledge, and art...Loved it!!!

Gorgeous and interesting art! The building could use an update, but the exhibits themselves are worth a visit.

Highlighted African American culture fashion and activism beautifully!!

This place was a breath of fresh ai! Most African-American Museum s tend to focus on slavery and civil rights and highlight the same five or 10 people. This museum shows other aspects of African-American culture. One of then-current exhibits focuses on the evolution of Cross Colors, starting from its creation by Marcus Garvey and then moving to its Influence not only in hip-hop culture but it s infiltration into popular culture, most notably popularized by Bruno Mars. Also, the museum has a research library. I didn t get a chance to look around, but I am guessing they probably have some great resources that offer additional insights into African-American culture and the African-American experience.

California African American Museum is a museum that mainly displays black people in the United States. The history of the museum opened its doors formally. The museum is the work of a black architect, Jack Haywood, whose main exhibit is about blacks in the United States. During the time of slavery, we are exhibiting various items such as records of relics of black people, records of 20th century artists of black artists and records of black singers. It is the ultimate museum, which has a library of about 20,000 black books, and many black events and special exhibitions. The works are incredible and the staff are very friendly! It is located in Exposition Park and there are many attractions around! It is highly recommended !!

Cross Colour exhibit is a must see fashion with history and a cause

I love the different exhibits they have every some many months. You think you've seen it all until you go back in 2 months and it's a whole new set of artwork! I will forever continue to learn about and grow with this unsung group of talented people. Thank you CAAM for making it that much easier to learn about various African Americans.