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Gr eystone Mansion
If you've seen
The Witches of Eastwick
or
War and Remembrance,
then you already
know how beautiful and opulent the Greystone Mansion and surrounding gar-
dens are. Situated on a gentle slope overlooking Beverly Hills, the 19-acre park is
a prime filming location where dozens of TV episodes, movies
(Spiderman, X-Men,
Batman, Ghostbusters, The Bodyguard),
commercials, and music videos are filmed
annually. It's worth a visit just to admire the matriarch of Beverly Hills mansions
and the meticulously groomed gardens. A self-guided tour takes you through
the Formal Gardens, Mansion Gardens, and Lower Ground Estate. Picnics are
welcome (as are dogs) in designated areas, and
Afternoon Tea on the Terrace
is
offered one Saturday per month from May through August at 4pm. The price
of the tea is $43 for nonresidents and includes musical entertainment and a
tour of the Mansion's first floor. Tickets must be purchased in advance by calling
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310/550-4654.
The park is located at 905 Loma Vista Dr., just off Doheny
Road, and is open daily from 10am to 6pm (to 5pm in the winter). Admission is
free. For more information, log on to www.beverlyhills.org.
Coast branch of the venerable New York facility succeeds in treating our culture's favorite
pastime as a legitimate art form of historical significance.
465 N. Bev erly Dr. (at Santa M onica Blvd.), Beverly H ills.
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310/786-1000.
w ww.mtr.org. Suggested
contribution $10 adults , $8 students and seniors , $5 k ids ages 14 and under . Tues-Sun noon-5pm.
Closed Jan 1, July 4, Thanksgiving, and Dec 25. Parking free for 2 hr. with validation.
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Skirball C ultural C enter
This strikingly modern museum/cultural center is
quick to remind us that Jewish history is about more than the Holocaust. Nestled in the
Sepulveda Pass uphill from the Getty Center, the Skirball explores American Jewish life,
American democratic values, and the pursuit of the American dream—a theme shared by
many immigrant gr oups. The Skirball's cor e exhibit, “ Visions and Values: Jewish Life
from Antiquity to America,” chronicles the experiences and accomplishments of the Jew-
ish people over 4,000 years. Related events are held here throughout the year; one recent
highlight was a rollicking festival of klezmer music (a traditional Jewish folk-music style).
Call for free docent-led tour times.
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. (at Mulholland Dr.).
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310/440-4500.
www.skirball.org. Admission $10 adults,
$7 students and seniors 65 and over, $5 children 2-12, free for kids 1 and under; free for everyone Thurs.
Tues-Fri noon-5pm (Thurs to 9pm); Sat-Sun 10am-5pm. Closed man y Jewish and secular holidays; call
for schedule. Free parking. From I-405, exit at Skirball Center Dr./Mulholland Dr.
HOLLYWOOD
Craft & Folk Art Museum
This gallery, housed in a prominent Museum Row build-
ing, has grown into one of the city's largest. “Craft and folk art” encompasses everything
from clothing, tools, r eligious ar tifacts, and other ev eryday objects to woodcar vings,
papier-mâché, weaving, and metalwork. The museum displays folk objects fr om around
the world, but its strongest collection is masks from India, America, Mexico, Japan, and
China. The museum is also kno wn for its annual I nternational Festival of M asks, held
each October in H ancock Park, across the str eet. Be sure to stop in the funky , eclectic
Museum Shop to peruse the wearable art, folk-art books, and various handmade crafts.
