Southwest Museum of the American Indian | Artbound
2,359 views · Published 7 December 2016 · 8:36 · Indexed 10 November 2026
Channel: PBS SoCal · 2016 · Entertainment
Perched on the hills of the Arroyo Seco, the Southwest Museum opened its doors to the public in 1914. It's no exaggeration to say that it was the Getty of its era, and the city celebrated the Southwest Museum's arrival with good reason. Los Angeles now had a world-class museum with an immense collection of Native-American and Pre-Columbian artifacts (collected by Charles Lummis during his travels throughout the Southwest and South America) that rivaled anything the U.S. (This was an era before the provenance of Native American artifacts much interested museums.) Read more about Charles Lummis at https://bit.ly/3RKH5Iu Watch the full episode "Charles Lummis: Reimagining the American West" at https://bit.ly/3cpKqN0 Want to learn more? Watch more Artbound at https://bit.ly/3yRDaRI ~~~~~~ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3wiFfZ2 Love PBS SoCal? Your support keeps the programs you love alive. Donate today: https://bit.ly/you-tube-donation Follow us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pbssocal TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbssocal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pbssocal Sign-up for our Newsletter: https://www.pbssocal.org/newsletter #Artbound #arts #culture #SouthernCalifornia #CharlesLummis #museum #NativeAmerican #Indian #columbian #history
