The Petersen Automotive Museum will celebrate “Dream Cars” from the 1950s with its newest exhibit, “GM’s Marvelous Motorama: Dream Cars...
The Petersen Automotive Museum recently opened a new exhibit titled “Splendor and Speed: Treasures of the Petersen Collection” that unites the...
Appearing for the first time in North America in over 30 years, “Andy Warhol: Cars – Works from the Mercedes-Benz Art Collection” will go on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, CA. The groundbreaking exhibition will open to the public on July 23rd and will present a...
“Staying current” in the automobile industry is no easy task, especially when your first responsibility is to preserve the past....
By Dennis Gray, Bill Wagenblatt, & Rex McAfee On my way home from the Velocity Invitational held at Weathertech Raceway...
The Petersen Automotive Museum has announced a new exhibit that explores the world of hypercars, the fastest and most exclusive cars money can buy, which is coming to the museum on December 4, 2021. Over the next 18 months, the exhibit “Hypercars: The Allure of the Extreme” will rotate up...
On November 14, Sunday, Britweek – the annual celebration of British culture and innovation in Los Angeles – will be...
The Peterson Museum in Los Angeles is filled with wonderful automotive treasures. The eye-catching post-war muscle cars, sports cars, exotic...
The Petersen Automotive Museum will present a new exhibit celebrating the 60th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise through a highly diverse selection of iconic screen-used vehicles. Opening September 25, 2021, in the Mullin Grand Salon gallery, Bond in Motion will be the largest official Bond vehicle display to...
The Petersen Automotive Museum has opened the second of two Luftgekühlt exhibits, Prototype Giants, which focuses on the history and legacy of...
Petersen Automotive Museum, in partnership with Coker Tier who will be the presenting sponsor of the showcase recently announced that...
The Petersen Automotive Museum has announced the opening of its first-ever exhibit dedicated solely to Formula 1. “Pole Position: The Juan Gonzalez Formula 1 Collection” will present a varied collection of modern F1 cars surrounded by a 180-degree immersive video conveying the energy of the races in which these cars...
The Petersen Automotive Museum has announced an upcoming two-part exhibit series curated in partnership with renowned Porsche-themed event organizers Luftgekühlt....
Although the Petersen Automotive Museum remains closed to the public due to COVID-19, the museum will continue its eight-year tradition...
For enthusiasts looking for digital entertainment while practicing social distancing, the Petersen Automotive Museum will stream Vault tours during its temporary closure. Led by Collection Manager Dana Williamson, the hour-long digital tour provides rare access to never-before-seen race cars, movie cars and culturally significant vehicles from the Vault presented by...
The Petersen Automotive Museum will debut a new exhibit featuring 10 custom vehicles, donated from Metallica frontman James Hetfield’s personal...
The Petersen Automotive Museum will host Bruce Meyer’s ALL- AMERICAN CRUISE-IN with special programming celebrating Carroll Shelby and “Ford v...
On Saturday, February 23, 2019, the Petersen Automotive Museum will open its newest exhibit featuring 10 groundbreaking racecars, each with a unique story of triumph and victory, from the collection of Petersen Founding Chairman Bruce Meyer. Titled “Winning Numbers: The First, The Fastest, The Famous,” the exhibit will include exceptional...
After decades spent amassing one of the most significant private collections in the world, restaurant magnate Herb Wetanson has decided...
The Petersen Automotive Museum has announced its upcoming exhibits set to debut on May 26, 2018. The first part of...
In conjunction with its ongoing exhibit The Porsche Effect, L.A.’s Petersen Museum will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Porsche 964’s debut at the 1988 Frankfurt Auto Show by hosting “Luft X Petersen – 30 years of the 964,” a VIP Reception on Friday, April 20, during the weekend of...
Photos from opening night at the Petersen Museum’s new “The Porsche Effect” exhibition, which will run throughout 2018....
Beginning February 3, the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles will present “The Porsche Effect,” a new exhibit of 50 of...
Charles Gordon-Lennox, the Duke of Richmond, Lennox, Aubigny and Gordon — previously known as Lord March — will be honored at the Petersen Automotive Museum’s 23rd annual gala on October 14. The special event will be emceed by Late Late Show host James Corden and sponsored by Porsche. In bestowing...
The newly released documentary film chronicling Bruce McLaren’s life, McLaren, will have its Los Angeles premiere on Saturday, June 24,...
A special display of more than a dozen famously red Ferraris will open at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los...
The Petersen Automotive Museum will honor “The King,” Richard Petty (above, left, Hal Crocker photo), with the museum’s Robert E. Petersen Lifetime Achievement Award at a March 23 gala birthday celebration. The event will feature an all-star panel including son Kyle Petty, former NASCAR champions Jeff Gordon and Rusty Wallace,...
The “Eagles Have Landed” exhibit honoring Dan Gurney at LA’s Petersen Automotive Museum opened last Friday night with a reception...
The Petersen Museum on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles is preparing to open a new exhibit honoring Dan Gurney called...
The Petersen Automotive Museum (above, David Zaitz photo) is the recipient of the 2016 International Historic Motoring Award for Museum or Collection of the Year. The award was presented to Petersen Board Chairman Peter Mullin at the Guildhall in London last Thursday, November 17, given in honor of the facility’s...