Kid-friendly Museum Exhibits in 2010- Los Angeles

Exploring Trees Inside and Out From May 28th to September 6th. It is brought by the Doubletree Hotels and The Arbor Day Foundation. Children will be able to crawl inside a giant tree log, smell different tree scents, play in leaves, listening to the sounds of birds, and even get close to the ‘Avatar’ movie experience by becoming a forest creature in a real-time animated blue screen flying experience. All their senses will be in action. They will never look at their backyards with the same eyes. A fantastic experience.

Making Faces: Playful Portraits of People You Know by Hanoch Piven Till July 18, 2010 You will have fun playing the guessing game of Who Is Who while strolling down the 16 large photographs of portraits of famous people made out of bananas, light bulbs or toy trucks.

Myths, Legends, Fables, and Cultural Renewal till August 16, 2010 German artists like Wagner, the Brother Grimm, as well as Goethe have taken their inspiration in the German folk tales and legends. This exhibition will allow children to realize where these personalities took their inspiration to create their own artistry. This exhibition is more geared to older children.

Pavilion of Wings Till September 6, 2010 Hundreds of free-flying butterflies and moths will surround you as you discover their habitat and observe them when they take a rest. After this exhibit, you will able to recognize the Giant Swallowtails from the American Painted Ladies and the California Dogfaces!

Monsters and Miracles: A Journey through Jewish Picture Books On view now through August 1, 2010 Children from all ages will enjoy discovering the original illustrations of some of the most famous Jewish picture books from Maurice Sendak’sWhere the Wild Things Are to Lemony Snicket’s The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming: A Christmas Story.

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Ongoing In addition to visit a very interesting Presidential Library, children get the opportunity to visit Air Force 1, the Presidential Airplane. It can not get better than that! President Reagan wrote most of his speeches in that airplane so hopefully, you children will find it inspirational too.

Leonardo da Vinci and the art of Sculpture: inspiration and invention Till June 2010 Leonardo da Vinci is the most famous artist and engineer of all times. This exhibition is solely focusing on the drawings that he made of sculptures he did not realize. There is no trace of finished artworks but we know his influence on that particular subject and this will be showcase in the exhibition. It is important for children to see that they can benefit from other’s point of view to strengthen your own. For older children

The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire till July 5th, 10 You will able to explore and compare the Roman Word and The Aztec worlds. Children will enjoy discovering masterpieces of the Aztec cultures borrowed from two major Mexican museums.