As the 2020 elections approach, museums across Southern California are offering meaningful ways to engage in the electoral process. By presenting online historical and contemporary exhibitions, holding timely conversations about the ballot propositions, voter suppression and other relevant topics, and serving as polling places, local museums are underscoring how culture and art intersect with civic life.

“Museums and cultural institutions offer a place for people to gather, learn and share ideas, and while we aren’t able to convene during this time, SoCal Museums believes a vital exchange is still possible during the election season,” SoCal Museums President Lucy Spriggs said.

Participating museums include the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Armory Center for the Arts, the Getty Museum, Grammy Museum, Hammer Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Latin American Art, Natural History Museums of Los Angeles, Skirball Cultural Center and others.

From Oct. 1 through Nov. 30, the Skirball presents “The Official Unofficial Voting Station: Voting for All Who Legally Can’t.” On Oct. 13, the Skirball and the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles co-present a nonpartisan overview of the most pressing state ballot measures. From Oct. 24 through Election Day, the Skirball’s Ahmanson Hall will be a voting center.

The Hammer Museum is also an official 11-day vote center for the upcoming presidential election, Oct. 24 to Nov. 3. Additionally, the Hammer is currently in the middle of “California Ballot Measures 2020,” a programming miniseries examining four critical measures that will be on the Nov. 3 California ballot: Propositions 15, 16, 17 and 25.

On Oct. 14, LACMA presents “National Women’s Rights Convention: Reimagining Equality in the 21st Century.”

On Friday, Oct. 16, the Getty Museum presents “Shaping an Image: Political Women in History and Today.”

The Grammy Museum is partnering with the Los Angeles Urban League on a series of digital initiatives centered on diversity in music, including ways in which artists and industry professionals are using their voices to enact social change.

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