The Man, the Metropolis, and the $720 Million Museum

For the last 20 years, LACMA director Michael Govan has faced off with billionaires and bureaucrats to reinvent the encyclopedic museum in Los Angeles, courtesy of a new building by Pritzker Prize ...

Why LACMA Is the Perfect Location for Vanity Fair ’s Oscar Party

Mark Guiducci writes about Michael Govan’s quest to make LACMA the power center for Hollywood’s art scene—and the site for the town’s biggest party.
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How to see the new LACMA up close: Museum sets opening for plaza around new building

LACMA will open key areas of the plaza level of its new David Geffen Galleries to the public this summer. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) This summer, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art ...

Watching the Ex-Raymond Loewy Studebaker Roll onto the LACMA Museum Floor Is an Intense Experience

This supercharged 1963 Avanti R2, once personally owned by designer Raymond Loewy, is on display at the L.A. museum now.
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New LACMA building to get monumental artworks to join ‘Urban Light’ and the Rock

One artwork is a plaza of embellished and brushed concrete that’s the size of three football fields. The second commission is a massive tapestry invoking the topography of Mars. The third work, an ...
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LACMA employees unionize as museum works to open $720-million building

The new David Geffen Galleries, opening in 2026, are composed entirely of Brutalist concrete. (Christopher Knight / Los Angeles Times) Employees at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced ...

Academy Museum, LACMA and 27 SoCal museums that'll be free Sunday

More than two dozen museums are participating in the Museums Free-for-All on Sunday, Feb. 22. The annual event is an ...
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The David Geffen Galleries will debut at LACMA this spring

The incredible collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has long been prized by Southern Californians seeking to connect with timeless artworks, thought-provoking paintings, and pieces that ...

Will Wasserman resign from LACMA's board?

Embattled media mogul Casey Wasserman is under pressure for his ties to the Epstein files. Will that imperil his position on ...
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Natural History Museum, La Brea Tar Pits Museum, and LACMA offer free entry

Cultural institutions across Southern California are reaching out to those impacted by the fires, including the families and children who have faced displacement, school closures, and the loss of ...
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LACMA Workers Move to Unionize

Employees at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) are unionizing, staff announced on Wednesday, October 29. LACMA United will represent over 300 workers across all eligible departments within ...
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LACMA employees unionize as museum works to open $720-million building

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The new David Geffen Galleries, opening in 2026, are composed entirely of Brutalist concrete. (Christopher Knight / Los Angeles ...