Autry Museum Changes Its Name

The Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum has a new name: It is now the Autry Museum of Western Heritage, museum officials said.

Joanne Hale, the museum’s chief executive officer, said the change was made to “more clearly communicate (the museum’s) focus.”

The nonprofit museum, which opened in 1988, is considered one of the most comprehensive repositories of Western history and art, museum officials said. It is situated in Griffith Park at 4700 Western Heritage Way, near the Los Angeles Zoo. It is open daily, except Monday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.