History Lessons in Los Angeles, CA

Made for museum lovers and skeptics alike, our Un-Highlights tour of the Getty Center will show you a side of the Getty you’ve never seen before!  Join our renegade tour guides on a high-energy, two-hour group tour through this visual arts mecca with a “tasting menu” approach as you learn the crazy true stories behind a selection of art...

This course will explore true crime through two real-life murders. We will deep-dive into the case, the suspects, and the tools that both law enforcement and lawyers use to make their case. You will learn how to look at a crime with a keen eye to determine who is guilty and who is not; you will explore the various ways in which evidence proves –...

History of Musicals is a class for anyone, from the Hamilfans to the rock dwellers who don’t even know their Do-Re-Mi’s. We will cover everything from operetta and vaudeville to the Disney Renaissance and what La La Land got wrong. There will be some lecture, but students should mostly expect an interactive environment with discussion, videos,...

The 20th century was an age of dramatic social and political change, with artistic movements simultaneously echoing and influencing those changes. Through the Jazz Age, the Great Depression, two world wars, and the increasing influence of European art upon American sensibilities, artists have captured the ebb and flow of social changes within their...

This course will introduce students to the power dynamics of varying aspects of gender and sexuality that play out in society. We will discuss gender as a social construct; get deep into feminist theory; seek out when, where, and in what ways femininity and masculinity are represented in the current culture; distinguish between “masculinity” and...

Through this course, students with an interest in planets, stars, galaxies, and outer space will become acquainted with the world of astronomy and astrophysics. From history to today’s theories on the expansion of the universe, students will navigate and understand this fascinating world around them while also receiving insights into science and...

Participants in this interactive workshop will be introduced to the herbal supplements industry and the products they sell.  Participants will also be introduced to the various health benefits and common mistakes involving medicinal plants and supplements advertised and sold in stores and the internet.   Participants in this class will...

Begin your Halloween celebration with an exploration of El Alisal, the rustic stone house built by Charles Lummis at the turn of the 20th century. Lummis, a seminal figure in early Los Angeles, built this home from river rock, and from its quarters he entertained a wide rage of prominent figures, including John Muir, Will Rogers, and Clarence...