Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
5905 Wilshire Blvd (between Fairfax and Curson)
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323-857-6000
http://www.lacma.org/
Mon-Tues, Thurs: 12p-8p
Fri: 12p-9p
Sat-Sun: 11a-8p
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas
Adults $12
Seniors 62+/Students (18+ w/ID) $8
Children <17 Free
After 5p, you may pay what you wish for general admission to the permanent galleries and non-ticketed exhibitions.
Free admission on the second Tuesday to all permanent galleries and non-ticketed exhibitions.
Target Free Holiday Mondays - includes special programming. Contact the museum for dates.
Parking: $7, Pritzker Parking Garage on 6th St just east of Fairfax. Free after 7p.
Alternate pay parking: Petersen Automotive Museum, Page Museum, and metered city parking
With 100,000 objects dating from ancient times to the present, LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States. The museum has 7 buildings on 20 acres.
LACMA's collections encompass the geographic world and virtuallly the entire history of art. Museum strengths include:
- Asian art
- Latin American art, ranging from pre-Columbian masterpieces to Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo - Islamic art
Other collections include African, American, Contemporary, and European art, as well as costume and textiles, and prints and drawing.
LACMA hosts a number of special events including guest lectures, film screenings, live music, anbd more. Some of the events are free in the evening.
Several galleries are closed for transformation and others are newly renovated. Contact the museum for the latest information.
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