Practice your acceptance speech at the Academy Museum

With the opening of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles now has a permanent home for the history of filmmaking. Renzo Piano, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Architecture, created a new and expanded location for the museum next to LACMA that has four complete levels of exhibition space, two theaters, a restaurant, and a gift shop.

The collection includes the kinds of movie memorabilia you'd expect from those who organize the Oscars, including the Rosebud sled from Citizen Kane, Dorothy's ruby red slippers, R2-D2 and C-3PO, the Dude's robe from The Big Lebowski, the lone shark from Jaws that has survived, and the floral May Queen dress from Midsommar, among many others. A rotating collection of galleries devoted to particular creators and niche specialties are also available. This is one of the things to do in Los Angeles.

Reservations must be made in advance and can be made using the museum's website or mobile application. Admission to all exhibitions is included in the ticket price of $25 for adults, $19 for seniors (62 and over), and $15 for students. Visitors 17 years of age and younger and California residents with an EBT card are admitted free of charge. An additional $15 will get you access to an immersive installation called the Oscars Experience. Free access is available to the foyer (which houses the modest Spielberg Family Gallery) and outdoor public areas.

A must-visit is the gift shop. Spend some money on a Totoro plush and a pair of Almodóvar earrings. Just be prepared if there is a line to enter.