Museum of Neon Art — Attraction in Glendale

If you love NEON, this is the place for you. Nostalgic signs from defunct businesses around Los Angeles. There was a friendly, knowledgeable docent whom you can ask questions about the various signs on the day we visited.

Matsu no Sushi sign graced an old school, pre-Nouvelle Sushi restaurant run by what may have been two older, no nonsense sisters in Little Tōkyō, Los Ángeles in the 1960's. You can still sample a near exact copy of their down home Sushi at Sakaè Sushi in Gardena.

Museum is compact and can be seen in about 45 minutes. I wish there were a viewing room to show a video of past, glorious neon signs that existed in Los Ángeles. Gift shop has a nice selection for the neon aficionado.

MONA restores neon signs and leaves them en site to keep them in context of their neighborhood. MONA also trains budding neon artists to continue the artistic tradition. They are a positive organization that strives to create a more aesthetically liveable city scape. Bravo!!!

Parking near the Grove is tricky, but there is street parking as well as...

The business follows black people around and yell at their children. They bully and discriminate against individuals with disabilities. Went here today with my twin daughters for my birthday and had a horrible racist experience. No other visitors were inside the museum. I asked a staff member(who didn't greet me but was following me like i was going to rob the place.) if I could take my daughters out of their wagon. She said yes, but they can not go past the black tape. I was inside less than 3 minutes when a different woman walked right past me then screamed at my daughter (both are 3 and autistic) telling her to stop running in the museum, even though she wasn't even running. They were nowhere close to any of the exhibits. Then the lady came and laughed in my face when I went to the front desk to ask for a refund. This was beyond rude and disrespectful. It's sad how much of Glendale is very racist. Not all, but much. I just leave immediately and...

A really small but pretty museum. I think it’s more about the artistry of neon and the brief history of the signs themselves. It was nice to learn more about neon and see all the different styles but my favorite part was seeing some real signs taken from all over Los Angeles and the valley which have now been restored and are fully lit up and on display.

The staff is extremely nice and helpful and answered all of my questions that I had regarding some of the pieces. Parking can be tricky in that area because it is close to the Americana mall but depending on the time and day street parking can usually be found within a block. I would definitely recommend although if you don’t have an interest in neon or marketing it may be pretty boring for you. I saw a lot of kids in there so I think that may be one of their most...