Grace Dee May Museum, Los Angeles

About Grace Dee May Museum

The Grace Dee May Museum, located at the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, presents curator Audrey Marie Stein's personal collections of Western art and historical artifacts in gallery settings. Visitors explore an extensive Western Bronze Collection depicting the American Cowboy, alongside Navajo rugs, Kachina dolls, paintings, and religious icons spanning Christian traditions. Galleries feature works by Western artists and highlight figures including Will Rogers, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Willa Cather, and Samuel Langhorne Clemens. The museum examines Freemasonry's contributions to American development, displaying the Arthur and Margaret Beddoe Collection of Glassware from 1893 to 1911. The Grace Dee May Museum hosts lectures, workshops, and performances alongside award-winning video presentations such as "The Knights of Early Los Angeles." Virtual tours and in-person VIP group tours are available for visitors.