Plan Your Visit

For accessibility information related to arriving at the museum, getting around the museum or attending an event, go to our accessibility information page here. You can also call (323) 265-8841 or email  info@vpam.org to arrange for special assistance.

You do not need a ticket for exhibitions. Admission is free. Events may require signing up in advance on our website. 

All visitors and members must check in at the front desk. LACCD and ELAC students will be asked to provide their student ID number and check out when leaving. General visitors will be asked to provide their ZIP Code so the museum can better serve its audiences.

• To find out more about current VPAM programming and events, visit our calendar here.
• Some events require a reservation or are limited to members. Our membership program pre-launches in October.
• To find out about future programming and events, sign up for our newsletter here.

Along with our permanent collection: Form and Function in the Ancient Americas, we have up to 5 exhibitions at any time in the museum. For more information on our current exhibitions go here.

Tuesday–Friday: 12PM–4PM and Saturday: 11AM–5PM

VPAM is closed on the following holidays. Please plan your visit with these closures in mind:

• New Year’s Day (January 1)
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January)
• Presidents’ Day Weekend (Friday–Monday, with the holiday on the third Monday in February)
• Cesar Chavez Day (March 31)
• Genocide Remembrance Day (April 24)
• Spring Break ***
• Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
• Juneteenth (June 19)
• Independence Day (July 4)
• Labor Day (first Monday in September)
• Veterans Day (November 11)
• Thanksgiving Weekend (fourth Thursday–Sunday in November)
• The two weeks of Christmas and New Years Day (last week of December and the first week of January)
  

Check our calendar for any additional closures or special holiday hours.

1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, CA 91754

VPAM is located at the corner of Avenida Cesar Chavez and Collegian Avenue on the campus of East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, California. The museum is located in Building S1. See the campus map here.

• Parking is available in Parking Structure 4, located at the corner of Collegian Avenue and Floral Drive. See the campus map here. It is about a 5-minute walk to the museum.

• The daily parking fee is $2.00. You can purchase a permit at kiosks on the top and bottom levels of the structure. Kiosks accept Visa, MasterCard, and $1 bills.

• Please do not park in spaces marked for faculty or staff.

• Non-flash photography and video for personal use is allowed in most galleries unless otherwise noted.

• Filming of guided tours is at the discretion of the individual guide.

• Unauthorized photoshoots and staged photography (photo/film shoots, modeling shoots, engagement shoots) are not permitted.

• The Museum reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to withhold and/or withdraw permission to photograph on its premises or to reproduce photographs of objects in its collections.

Check our Monterey Park/East LA page here. for information about our staff’s favorite restaurants and things to do in the surrounding neighborhoods.

• VPAM offers curator-led tours of exhibitions as part of its member experience. If you are already a member, check the event calendar and register. If you would like to become a member, our Membership program launches in January.
• For school groups, please arrange a tour or visit in advance with our Curator of Education Miranda Ynez.
• We do not provide private or general group tours at this time.

• Small backpacks are allowed but must be worn on your front or carried in your hand.

• Water is allowed in a secure bottle. No other liquids are permitted.

• Strollers and front-facing baby carriers are welcome. Jogging strollers and wagons are not allowed.

• Mobility scooters are allowed.

• Service dogs are welcome.

The following items are not allowed in the building or at coat check:

• Large bags, luggage, musical instruments, electronics, and oversize camera equipment
• Glass containers, jars, aerosol cans, and liquids other than water
• Food and drink (other than water in a secure bottle or for medical reasons)
• Pets or emotional support animals
• Oversized strollers, jogging strollers, wagons, bicycles, skateboards, roller-skates, rollerblades, helmets, and scooters
• Selfie sticks, tripods, monopods, drones, and professional video equipment, unless previously arranged and approved by the Communications Department
• Any other item that could put the art or visitors at risk, to be determined at the sole discretion of VPAM staff.

• All visitors and members must check in at the front desk. LACCD and ELAC students will be asked to provide their student ID number and check out when leaving. General visitors will be asked to provide their ZIP Code so the museum can better serve its audiences. 

• Children twelve and under must always be accompanied by an adult.

• Visitors to VPAM may be photographed, filmed, or otherwise recorded. By entering the museum, you grant permission for VPAM to use your image or voice in photographs or audiovisual recordings for archival, documentary, publicity, advertising, or other purposes.