Founded in 1965, the Museum is located on a 20-acre campus in the heart of Los Angeles. More than 120,000 objects dating from antiquity to the present are housed in five major buildings. LACMA is the largest and most comprehensive art museum in the western United States.
Strengths include Japanese art, modern and contemporary art, Latin American works from pre-Colombian to present, a significant collection of Islamic art, and a naturally lit, open-plan museum space with a rotating selection of major exhibitions.
The grounds also include a 600-seat theatre for public programs.
Please check the museum website for updated exhibition information. Scheduling may have been modified as a result of the temporary museum closure.
Exhibitions & Dates
Simone Leigh
May 26 2024 - Jan 20 2025
Surveys twenty years of production in ceramic, bronze, video, and installation
Imagined Fronts: The Great War and Global Media
Dec 3 2023 - Jul 7 2024
200 objects by artists, war photographers, and filmmakers as well as soldiers from several continents
Dining with the Sultan: The Fine Art of Feasting
Dec 17 2023 - Aug 4 2024
250 works of Islamic art contextualize its associated culinary traditions
Korean Treasures from the Chester and Cameron Chang Collection
Feb 25 2024 - Jun 30 2024
35 traditional Korean paintings, calligraphic folding screens, mid-20th century oil paintings
ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN
Apr 7 2024 - Oct 6 2024
250+ works explore his contributions to postwar American art
Vincent Valdez and Ry Cooder: El Chavez Ravine
Nov 12 2023 - Aug 11 2024
Recently acquired by LACMA, a monument to a disturbing chapter in L.A. history
War Stories: World War I Print Portfolios by German Artists
Nov 23 2023 - May 5 2024
Selections from eight print portfolios about the war
Painting in the River of Angels: Judy Baca and The Great Wall
Oct 26 2023 - Jun 2 2024
Murals and archival materials from the 1960s reveal Baca’s process and innovations
