New Exhibition: On View June 8, 2014–January 4, 2015
Discover the facts and fiction surrounding the Mother Road through more than 250 extraordinary artifacts that trace the history of the route and its impact on American popular culture. See the oldest existing Route 66 shield alongside vintage gas pumps and neon art. Read from the pages of John Steinbeck’s original handwritten manuscript for The Grapes of Wrath and Jack Kerouac’s typewriter scroll of On the Road. Be moved by Dorothea Lange’s powerful photographs and Woody Guthrie’s Martin guitar, along with countless objects adorned with the Route 66 moniker or acquired
along the route.
Cost: $10 for adults, $6 for students and seniors 60+, $4 for children ages 3–12, and free for Autry members, veterans, and children age 2 and under. Admission is free on the second Tuesday of every month.
Open: Tuesday–Friday: 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
The Autry is closed most Mondays.
The Autry is closed on Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
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