Annenberg Space For Photography

Great experience, ample and super cheap parking, lovely grounds. Can’t wait to see the next presentation!

Pretty cool place… went for an assignment and I came out quite impressed with all it had to offer. sucks that you cant take pictures but that’s okay. Cheap pricing for the parking and helpful staff.

What is there not to love? Admission is free and parking is only a $ 1 with their validation. I enjoy coming here specifically for National Geographic exhibits, especially about animals; Nat Geo photographers are so skilled and passionate about their work — it is so inspiring. What I love about The Annenberg is that the space is small and intimate, taking about less than an hour to soak it all up. I watch the documentary and learn about the journey, then observe the photographer’s work with a more informed eye, and then enjoy the lovely park area outside. As much as I enjoy going to museums in general, I often feel very overwhelmed with the many exhibits and the hours it takes to see everything because you want to make the most of your admission and parking fee, but The Annenberg offers you a cozy, no-​pressure visit. I’m always looking forward to new exhibits, and you definitely don’t have to be a photographer or a photography hobbyist to enjoy coming here!

I wouldn’t have known for this VERY cool museum had it not been for KRCW hosting Wynona on their lawn during a summer concert series. Knowing I needed to get to this free concert early, I scoped the land. I found that the lawn was attached to the an industrial spot in Century City – and the Annenberg Space for Photography. I’d MUCH rather do this than go shopping at the Century City Plaza!
So, I found out entrance was free, and parking was no joke. They search your car and even ask you to open the trunk. Hmm. Still, worth it.
The photos are AMAZING! I love the stories told by a couple, while some just show extraordinary talent. The film room had a viewing of photog history, as well as focus on an event/​current issue.
As the exhibits change often, this is definitely worth coming back again!

This place is hella rad! I went with the fam on a weekend and enjoyed the small but interesting exhibit. We stayed about 1.5 hours at the LIFE exhibit, which had beautiful pictures and a well made short documentary.
Don’t forget to go to Skylight Studio at the lower level! They have live cams of Antarctica, but we came when it was dark there so they switched to highlight shots. I got a free photography v-​neck T-​shirt (comes with any purchase). The workers were also super nice and took pictures for us with their polar bear cardboard! xD
Weekend parking is $ 1 with validation, but if you mess that up like I did, the HELP button was great, and a lady in the little speaker box helped us get our $ 1 parking :‘D

Nice middle of the week outing. The gallery is not very large but the Life exhibit was amazing and kept me wanting for more. The book was reasonably priced and held a wonder of other photos. The location is nice and there is ample parking. Really nice people and it was free.
Wish there was more but will be back for the next exhibit

If you’re a photography fanboy or just a lover of life, you may give yourself the biggest treat of all by visiting the Annenberg Space for Photography. They offer photo exhibits and videos that last from weeks to months at a time highlighting issues and storytelling feats around the world. They even have in person lectures often in the evenings if you have time to make it through the LA traffic. I visited the NatGeo exhibit about 10 times — That’s how awesome it was!
Price of admission is free. Parking is about $ 1 on weekends (you have to pop open your trunk so make sure you aren’t hiding a person in there). Price of an invaluable education? Priceless.

Just came from seeing the «Life» photo exhibit. Amazing and gorgeous photography. The movie was well presented and gorgeous. So glad I went to see everything. It is a very small exhibit, so you can see everything in about an hour.
The only negative is that the couches you sit on to watch the movie will kill your neck or back. But its only for a short time, and the movie is so worth it.
And I have the same comment as last time — I can’t believe they don’t even sell coffee. It was a cool windy day out, and it would have been nice to be able to grab a hot drink.
One dollar for parking is a great plus too.

It was a lazy Sunday, so we were thinking about what to do on the westside, when my daughter suggested the Annenberg Space For Photography. Boy, was I impressed. First, the Avenue of the Stars is incredible, with all the high rise buildings, shopping and hotels; even U.S. Presidents have stayed nearby. Well, the Annenberg is no exception, and blends quite well with the stone finishes of adjacent buildings and multitudes of glass everywhere, but that’s only on the outside. Inside, a new exhibit which uses photographs to explain how the world started, is wonderfully colored with photography so crisp, you would think you’re actually part of the photo. National Geographic photographers are used for many of these exhibitions, and have the best photography equipment and talent in the world. Parking is only $ 1.00 with validation, so you can walk around Century City and enjoy the mall, restaurants and scenery for almost nothing. I usually don’t urge people to do anything, but this is one exhibit that will move you!

This place is breathtaking. The panoramic views from the top are a true work of art! Came here for the Emerging Experience exhibit and cannot wait to come back again. Definitely one of those places to see in L.A. Very special.

The gallery is quite small, but a perfect way to spend an hour or two especially during this killer heat wave we are experiencing. The surrounding buildings are gorgeous and the breeze caused by the architecture creates a relaxing and stress releasing atmosphere.
This was my second time visiting the gallery and the exhibit was completely different. I believe they change up the exhibits entirely which I like. My favorite bit was the documentary film they showed, it was so inspiring! There is also another even smaller gallery just down the grassy hill. We were able to take some pictures which we got to keep printouts of! (We asked for multiple so we could each keep one!)
OH! PARKING TIP: So I lost our validated parking ticket and was frantically retracing my steps. We eventually went back to the smaller gallery down the grass hill, and an employee kindly handed me a new one! I was so thankful/​glad it was easily remedied because forking over the $ 14 for lost tickets would not be a fun time. So, just ask if you ever lose yours too! Parking over the weekend should be just $ 1! :)

I know two people who are in the current Emerging exhibit, and yes it’s an EMERGING exhibit, so don’t expect Mary Ellen Mark or Ansel Adams prints to parade around these quarters. It’s a bunch of teenagers, 20-​year-​olds and some 30-​year-​olds who know how to use an SLR camera and are … ‘emerging’. The photos are supposed to show the relational aspects between photographer and subject. Like preteens photographing other preteens, etc.
As for the two people I knew, one was a MySpace friend from back in the day, who appropriately (inappropriately?) did provocative MySpace portraiture of his friends. Some guy’s MySpace photo from 2007 got onto the walls of the Annenberg as part of the exhibit. The other photographer I went to school ten years ago and took a few photo classes with. He used to spend all day photographing homeless people smoking crack and shooting up heroin around Civic Center in San Francisco. I spent a couple of hours with him once. It was invasive shit, click click click click, as smoke from a crack pipe was billowing from the guy’s mouth. The guy seemed so unaffected by the intrusive camera lens a foot away from his face. It was kind of incredibly weird. The actual photo in the exhibit was of a grainy, dark photo of a family living in derelict conditions.
This exhibit showcased people mostly born after 1980. What was funny is that the photo selections they had of these two particular people were not photos I would have chosen of theirs but I suppose were not necessarily bad selections. Just ho-​hum, in my opinion. It makes me think about the tons of other photographers on exhibit and how their other photos could potentially be more interesting than the ones the curator chose, which then makes me wish that the space was even larger to show more examples. As for the documentary, there was a documentary playing at the time I went and it was of a pretentious teenage girl talking about her amazing discovery of photography. She was waxing lyrical about the machine and how it was the only way she is able connect to people: her, her camera and her friend.
Annenberg Space For Photography is free. The space is not big. But it is free and worth visiting.

Came here for a KCRW event to see X and Dwight Yoakum. It was a free concert with food trucks and a beer garden and it was cool. We also got access to The Annenberg Space for Photography. My husband and I both love photography so it was a special treat. We were both inspired to get back into photography.

I visit the Annenberg on a regular basis to see their rotating photography exhibitions. It’s free and I recommend coming on a Sunday and after to hang out at the nearby outdoor shopping mall and movie theater. During the summertime, KCRW has free outdoor concerts. Parking is in the basement. Don’t be surprised if they check your trunk as you enter as this is normal procedure whenever you visit this building. I asked the security guard about this and he told me that there a lot of high profile businesses in this building such as CAA, Fidelity, etc.

Free TV on the Radio show sponsored by KCRW; my fave! It’s such a beautiful wide open space. There’s a nice lawn; food and drink places around too for convenience. $ 1 parking after 3pm! We didn’t get to see any of the photo galleries because we were outside waiting for the band to play and listening to the DJ set but, I definitely need to go back to check out the galleries. Great space! Do it!

I love art. I really do. Photography is definitely art… but it pains me to say that I didn’t love this place, and I so very much wanted to. I feel so rotten saying this, you have no idea. I even considered not writing my review because I was so embarrassed to not be like all the other 5-​star lovers of this place. I consider myself to be a worldly person, but with the exhibit they have that we saw, EMERGING, I was terribly disappointed. What I DID like was the cactus garden outside of Annenberg facing the opposite building. That was very cool, and I’m not even a fan of cacti. See? I’m open to new things. The only reason Annenberg is getting 3 stars from me is that it was free, it’s housed in a great setting, and it wasn’t overly crowded. That was the basis for my stars. I was HOPING I would get to see the National Geographic exhibit because I KNOW darn well I would have swooned for that one. It doesn’t get any better than Nat Geo. However, that exhibit has long since disappeared, and when I had gone onto their website and couldn’t find it listed as a current exhibit, it taught me to pay attention to what I read… and don’t dismiss it.
As for this EMERGING exhibit, I apologize to all the hard-​working photographers who had their works displayed, but I didn’t like them. I was bored. I wanted to see the beauty of nature, animals, people. They had some nature, some animals, mostly people, but for me, the shots were just okay, and I very clearly wasn’t «feeling» any of it. I am impressed by so many different things in this world, and it becomes easy for me to connect with whatever I’m viewing, sometimes to the point of being brought to tears… but here, with the exhibit I saw, I felt nothing… and that nothing soon turned to anger as I walked out a brisk 15 minutes later.
Who does that… walk out in 15 minutes? While it’s a very small, intimate exhibit, one could still spend an hour, or perhaps longer there, sitting, standing, studying… if they liked it… but that just wasn’t in the cards for me. I’d give this place another try but ONLY if I see an exhibit listed that appeals to me… maybe National Geographic will return… then, so will I.

Nice place to visit. I’m sure it’s on your list and you maybe haven’t been yet. Worth dealing with Century City for this little spot.
Friendly door staff at the front desk. They make you feel welcome from the moment you enter.
Some great photos and the documentary section in the middle is so worth seeing. Stay for that.
Beautiful lovely space. Lots of comfy areas to sit and think about the work on display.
They validate parking (still will cost you $ 3.50 or something like that for up to 3 hours). And it’s a peaceful place to spend an hour or so.
There are some places downstairs to go and grab a glass of wine to discuss the work you just saw. This is certainly a way to spend a couple of nice hours with a friend — photog enthusiast or not.

Excellent photography gallery in an unexpected place in Century City! I never knew it was there before. The exhibits were great, I really appreciated the mini documentary that they showed regarding the Japan earthquake and tsunami. I felt all the photos were very relevant to our present issues and were not only extremely interesting, but taught visitors a lot about our planet and our environment.
A big plus — they validate parking!

Century City, Los Angeles, CA: Fabulous destination for a Sunday activity!
Looking for some place new to visit, this was a standout. The current photography exhibit runs through May 3, 2015. «Sink or Swim» is a collection of photos shot specifically for the exhibit. There are multimedia documentary films and stunning still photos in the theme of new housing arising after the sea has generated irreparable damage to the physical sites.
There are two display areas and neither areas charge an admission fee. The Annenberg Space offers free guided tours daily and have audio tours that can be downloaded to a smartphone. The facilities are just five years old and are neither museums (they do not own the art) nor are they galleries (no sale of art here) but are spaces to share photography that will have an impact on the community. The Sink or Swim photography and documentary film, are displayed here through May 3, 2015.
«Tracks» is a documentary film highlighting the true story of Robyn Davidson, who spent 9 months walking, and by camelback, traveling from the middle of Australia to its western coast in 1977.
The Skylight Studios has the larger gift shop.
Parking on Sunday is just $ 1 all day with validation. Entrance is on Constellation, east of Avenue of the Stars, on the south side.

The Annenberg Space for Photography hosts interesting and relevant exhibits that coincide with great community outreach.
Country in the City series was great! Loved seeing country music celebrated smack dab in the middle of Los Angeles among the tallest skyscrapers and swankiest of financial institutions.
They hosted free concerts that featured Wynona and Shelby Lynne and a separate lecture series with the featured photographers of the exhibit. The organizers do an amazing job of turning a small exhibit into elaborate and awesome events.
Everything is very well organized with the classiest of staff and volunteers. It’s all free and a lot of fun! With parking costs at only $ 1 on the weekends the Annenberg Space for Photography makes for an affordable cultural excursion for all.