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Los Angeles has no shortage of excellent art museums, from the Getty Center, one of the best free museums in America,<\/a> to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, home to a dazzling artistic forest of antique lights<\/a>. However, art lovers should know about another hidden gem tucked away in Beverly Hills: the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation. The museum, brimming with a world-class modern art collection from abstract expressionism to Pop art,\u00a0was once the private mansion of the founder, Frederick Weisman, who lived there from 1982 to 1992.\u00a0The\u00a01920s-era Mediterranean residence\u00a0doubled as an exhibition space for his impressive collection, which features\u00a0works by the biggest names in 20th-century art, such as Pablo Picasso,\u00a0Mark Rothko,\u00a0Helen Frankenthaler, Jasper Johns,\u00a0and Andy Warhol. Beyond the main residence, Weisman’s extensive collection extended into a contemporary annex that was built in 1991, as well as onto the estate’s tropical grounds and swimming pool, which are dotted with\u00a0sculptures.<\/p>\n Weisman was passionate about the power of art and intended for his home’s collection to be shared with fellow art lovers. In 1994, the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation opened to the public with no admission fee,\u00a0and visitors could enjoy the spectacular collection and see what it was like for Weisman to live daily in the presence\u00a0of\u00a0hundreds of remarkable, museum-quality masterpieces.\u00a0While the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation is free to visit, you must register online\u00a0in advance for a guided tour.<\/a> Tours are held Monday through Friday either at 10:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m., and they\u00a0last one hour and 45 minutes. The museum is just a 5-minute drive from downtown Beverly Hills and a 40-minute drive from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n The eclectic collection of the Frederick R. Weisman Foundation<\/p>\n Ensconced behind gated hedges of a luxurious Beverly Hills neighborhood rises the discreet villa of the\u00a0Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation. The life-size\u00a0bronze figures\u00a0near the gate and mosaic artwork at\u00a0the doorway hint at the eclectic collection that awaits inside. The entire house pays homage to Weisman, as the furnishings have been kept just as they were when he resided there in the 1980s.\u00a0The original Mediterranean-style architectural details provide an elegant backdrop for the medley of modern abstractions and neon-hued pop art that adorn the walls, showcasing\u00a0Weisman’s bold curatorial eye.<\/p>\n In particular, Weisman was an avid champion of the contemporary pop art movement,\u00a0which captured the American cultural zeitgeist from the 1950s through the 1990s.\u00a0Throughout the home are Weisman’s acquisitions by the leading\u00a0artists of the movement, such as Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein, and Red Grooms. Andy Warhol was a dear friend of the Weisman family\u00a0and even made a screenprint portrait of Frederick in 1984.\u00a0“This is a must see in Los Angeles,” raved a Tripadvisor<\/a> reviewer.\u00a0“Every room in this house has amazing art treasures. The tour is really interesting and well done.”<\/p>\n The tour continues throughout the nearly 3-acre property, which features landscaped gardens and a swimming pool. From large-scale Fernando Botero figures set beneath palm trees to a sculpture of a sunburnt figure on a pool float\u00a0in the swimming pool, the collection is whimsical and thought-provoking.\u00a0After your tour, do as the residents of Beverly Hills do, and head for lunch nearby at the Beverly Hills Hotel, one of California’s most legendary hideaways that has hosted Hollywood royalty<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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