Forest Lawn Memorial Park and
Museum
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Neighborhood: Glendale
1712 S. Glendale Ave., Glendale, CA 91205
800-204-3131
http://www.forestlawn.com/Special-Ev...
Hours:
Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Museum Type: History, Art Museum
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About
The museum at Forest Lawn Glendale is situated atop a hill with views of downtown Los Angeles, the beach and beyond. The public structures and exhibits here have a European feel, and among the most interesting attractions are reproductions of Michelangelo's work. A reproduction of the cellar walls of the Medici Chapel, where the artist sketched figures while in hiding from military troops, is fascinating. Charcoal sketches, discovered more than 400 years after the artist's death, proved to be blueprints to Michelangelo statues, including "Day and Night" and "Twilight and Dawn." Another popular attraction is the 300-foot stained-glass version of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" in the Great Mausoleum. Reproduced specifically for Forest Lawn thanks to the interest of its founder, Hubert Eaton, the window is 30 feet in length and 15 feet tall, and is the centerpiece of a 12-minute program.
--Laurie K. Schenden
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