Featured Exhibitions
Currently on View
Hollywood Bowl: Soul of a City
Permanent exhibition
This exhibition explores the people, architecture, landscape, and community spirit that have shaped the Bowl for more than a century. Together, these stories reveal how an ambitious civic experiment became an enduring symbol of Los Angeles.
Building the Bowl: From Dream to Destination
On view through December 2027
In 1919, a collective of influential figures from Los Angeles’ cultural and civic life united to create the nation’s first urban open-air performing arts venue. Explore six key founders who helped build the Hollywood Bowl.
Past Exhibitions and Collections
Picture Perfect: Photos of the Hollywood Bowl by Otto Rothschild (1906-1981)
The exhibit highlighted the work of Otto Rothschild, a pioneering self-taught photographer who was responsible for some of the most memorable images in Hollywood Bowl history. This exhibition contained over 130 photographs and 26 artifacts, including some original cameras and personal possessions of Rothschild alongside two large murals.
Tapes Rolling: David Swedlow Records the Hollywood Bowl
This exhibition documented the LA Phil in performance at our iconic summer venue during the mid-to-late 1950s, through the innovative stereo recordings of pioneering acrylics manufacturer, music lover, and audio enthusiast David Swedlow. Visitors experienced the excitement of this golden era of sound with access to our collection of his rare high-quality recordings and ephemera, featuring over 100 audio selections and insight into his unique life and recording process.
Summer Nights: Jazz at the Bowl
Summer Nights: Jazz at the Bowl took nearly 19,000 patrons on a journey through the history of jazz performance at the Hollywood Bowl from the earliest days of the swing era through the modern age, as jazz - and all its tributaries - is globally embraced and recognized as an original, and originally American, art form.
Beatles at the Bowl
In 2014 the Hollywood Bowl Museum celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' first Bowl show. On display were vintage photographs, newspaper clippings, and live video footage of both the 1964 show and 1965 shows. This exhibit was on display from 2014 until 2016.