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LACMA

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA ) is located at 5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. The institution is the largest art museum in the western United States. Located on Museum Row on Wilshire Boulevard, LACMA’s expansive campus features a wide-ranging collection of over 142,000 objects from ancient times to the present. Notable works include pieces by Diego Rivera, Henri Matisse and René Magritte. The museum is known for its diverse collections encompassing Asian, Latin American, Islamic and European art. Significant installations include Chris Burden’s “Urban Light” and Michael Heizer’s “Levitated Mass.” LACMA hosts major exhibitions, such as “Renaissance and Reformation: German Art in the Age of Dürer and Cranach” and “Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters.” The museum also offers extensive educational programs, film screenings, and public events, contributing to its role as a vital cultural hub in Los Angeles. Read more about Museums.

A sweeping exterior view of the David Geffen Galleries building, its curved concrete façade lined with glass and punctuated by large bronze sculptures in the foreground.

LACMA’s Bold New Wing Can’t Quite Escape Its Own Contradictions

The new David Geffen Galleries has been broadly welcomed as a striking addition to Los Angeles's cultural landscape, but the museum's egalitarian gesture toward non-Western art remains largely aspirational.
By Jordan Riefe
A row of circular video screens displaying fragmented faces and text is installed across the back of a historic hall with arched architectural details.

The Best Exhibitions to See in L.A.

From Julia Stoschek’s cinematic takeover of the Variety Arts Theater to the high-voltage visions of Murakami, Quarles and Kahraman, these shows capture a city navigating turbulence not by retreating, but by doubling down on ambition and imagination.
By Elisa Carollo
A wooden hand holding a large gold coin meant to represent Bitcoin

A Collector’s Guide to Non-Cash Museum Donations

Crypto philanthropy is emerging as a meaningful funding stream, particularly among younger and wealthier donor demographics.
By Daniel Grant
A museum educator wearing a LACMA apron smiles while holding a sign supporting unionization inside a workspace lit with warm lights.

Museum Educator Sierra Schiano On the Structural Pressures Behind LACMA’s Union Vote

By Dan Duray

The Most Anticipated Art Museum Openings and Expansions of 2026 (Updated)

By Christa Terry

Observer’s 2025 Art Power Index: The Art Market’s Most Influential People

By The Editors, Christa Terry, Dan Duray, Elisa Carollo, Farah Abdessamad and Merin Curotto

The Best Gifts From Museum Shops

By Merin Curotto
A minimalist installation in a bright, white-walled gallery features a dark rectangular panel mounted on the wall, displaying rows of seemingly random white letters and numbers resembling an encrypted code or departure board. In front of it stands a small wooden kneeler with a cushioned pad and an attached cable, evoking a mix of prayer and machine interface. Large windows on the right side let in natural light, illuminating the polished concrete floor and serene, contemplative atmosphere.

Art Basel Launches Zero 10, a New Platform for Digital Art in the Era of Next Gen Collecting

By Elisa Carollo

Zheng Chongbin’s Dialogue With the Golden State

By Mya Ward
A collage of newspapers on which someone has drawn; the newspapers are set in a grid and several panels feature the evolution of man figures

Tavares Strachan’s ‘The Day Tomorrow Began’ Reveals Invisible Histories Through Reimagined Realities

By Mya Ward

Repeating Patterns: How Artist Eamon Ore-Giron Is Keeping Ancient Deities Alive

By Mya Ward
A frontal self-portrait drawing by Egon Schiele featuring a gaunt young man with tousled dark hair, intense wide eyes, and tightly pressed lips, rendered with expressive brown and flesh-toned washes against a muted brown background, with minimal line work defining the collar and shoulders on an otherwise blank sheet.

LACMA Secures Landmark Gift of Austrian Expressionist Works from the Kallir Family

By Elisa Carollo
Exterior view of the Geffen Galleries at LACMA, featuring a dramatic staircase and a large black geometric sculpture beneath the building’s cantilevered form.

Michael Govan On Building a Museum for the 21st Century

By Elisa Carollo
A woman stands in front of 'Rocker' by Kenneth Noland on display at Sotheby's in New York City

How Museums Can Engage a New Generation of Supporters

By Mazdak Sanii
The exterior of Los Angeles MOCA in the evening

L.A. Museums Are Rethinking the Rules of Art Ownership. Will Others Follow?

By Stephen Reily

MoMA Names Christophe Cherix as Glenn D. Lowry’s Successor

By Elisa Carollo
Two prints one featuring a half bust of a black woman the other a couch interior

What the Art World Needs to Know About the Next Generation of Museum Patrons

By Elisa Carollo
A man on the rostrum of an auction house offers a large painting of a girl with big eyes while two men bring in another painting.

Low Estimates and High-Quality Consignments: The London Evening Sales Achieve £208,145,400

By Elisa Carollo
Drawing of a boy dressed like a sailor

From Schiele to Banksy: What to Watch in London’s Spring Art Auctions

By Elisa Carollo
People ouside entering a white tent for a fair

Frieze L.A. Takes Off at Santa Monica Airport With Dynamic Sales and Community Support

By Elisa Carollo
A man with a hat, gilet and white shirt sorrounded by art.

Andrew Edlin Explains How the Outsider Art Fair Helped Establish a Market for the Genre

By Elisa Carollo
US-WEATHER-FIRE

Transcending Crisis Mode: Why Arts Philanthropy Must Move from Reactivity to Proactivity

By Aurelie Cauchy
People hanging around an hotel's pool

L.A. Museums Launch a $12M Emergency Fund as Felix and Frieze Go Ahead as Planned

By Elisa Carollo
Image of Getty villa on fire

As Wildfires Continue to Rage in L.A., Museums, Galleries and Collectors Consider What It Will Take to Rebuild

By Elisa Carollo
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