Petersen Automotive Museum

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The Petersen Automotive Museum is a major Los Angeles museum dedicated to the history, industry, and culture of the automobile, featuring extensive car collections and rotating exhibits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile museum
museum
nonprofit organization
architectOfRenovation Kohn Pedersen Fox
buildingCompleted 1962
city Los Angeles
collectionType automobiles
automotive memorabilia
motorcycles
country United States of America
surface form: United States
exteriorDesignFeature red and silver metal ribbons
focusesOn automotive culture
automotive industry
history of the automobile
formerUseOfBuilding Ohrbach’s department store
Seibu Department Store
founder Margie Petersen
Robert E. Petersen NERFINISHED
governedBy board of directors
hasBasement yes
hasExhibitionType permanent exhibits
rotating exhibits
hasFacility education center
gift shop
theater
vault collection area
hasParking on-site parking garage
inception 1994
locatedIn Miracle Mile
locatedInCulturalArea Miracle Mile district
surface form: Museum Row on the Miracle Mile
locatedOn Wilshire Boulevard
location California, United States
surface form: California

Los Angeles
United States of America
surface form: United States
name Petersen Automotive Museum self-link
namedAfter Robert E. Petersen NERFINISHED
near La Brea Tar Pits
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
neighborhood Miracle Mile
numberOfFloors 3
opened 1994
operatedBy Petersen Automotive Museum self-linksurface differs
surface form: Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation
reopenedAfterRenovation 2015
subjectOf architectural criticism
automotive media coverage
typeOfBuilding steel-framed structure
underwentRenovation 2015
website https://www.petersen.org

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Beverly Grove hasCulturalAttractionNearby Petersen Automotive Museum
Miracle Mile hasCulturalInstitution Petersen Automotive Museum
Central Los Angeles hasLandmark Petersen Automotive Museum
Miracle Mile hasLandmark Petersen Automotive Museum
this entity surface form: Petersen Automotive Museum building
Miracle Mile district hasLandmark Petersen Automotive Museum
Wilshire Boulevard hasLandmark Petersen Automotive Museum
Miracle Mile hasMuseum Petersen Automotive Museum
Hancock Park hasNearbyLandmark Petersen Automotive Museum
Petersen Automotive Museum name Petersen Automotive Museum self-link
Petersen Automotive Museum operatedBy Petersen Automotive Museum self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation