5905 Wilshire Blvd.
(323) 857-6000
(323) 857-6107

Los Angelesı premier art museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has struggled since its opening in 1965 to hold its own among the greatest art museums in the U.S.

Comprised of five separate buildings, the museum can seem ominous, even foreboding. Yet its permanent collection, which features Impressionist
paintings from Paul Cezanne and Claude Monet as well as works from artists such as Wassily Kandinsky and Piet Mondrian, is welcoming. Ever popular is
the museumıs Pavilion for Japanese Art, where the spiraling levels display Japanese paintings, prints, sculpture, decorative arts and textiles.

With its many film, lecture and music programs, the museum serves as a community and cultural center. Free jazz concerts are performed every Friday
from 5:30-8:30 p.m. and chamber music is performed every Sunday at 6 p.m. Sundays also feature family programs inspired by the museumıs collection.
Film series have recently included a tribute to director Blake Edwards.

In 1999, LACMA expanded westward to the former May Co. department store, noted for its art deco architecture. Named LACMA West, this annex also
houses the museumıs childrenıs gallery as well as the Southwest Museum (admission to the Southwest Museum is separate).

A new Welcome Center at the museumıs original location is currently under
construction, which is set to feature an expanded passage to neighboring
Hancock Park, a café and museum shop.

Spotlight talks and group tours are available to the public. Call (323) 857-6107 for arrangements.

Hours:
Wednesday Closed
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday Noon-8 p.m.
Friday Noon-9 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Information: (323) 857-6000

Admission/fees:
Adult $7
Senior (62+) $5
Student (with ID) $5
Children (6-17) $1
Free for children under 6
The second Tuesday of each month is free to all.

Insider tips: 
Restrooms are few and far between at the museum. Itıs advised that visitors scout their locations before beginning a tour.

Park across the street from the museum at Wilshire Boulevard and Spaulding Avenue for $5.

The famous Los Angeles tar pits -- one of the most important Pleistocene era sites in the world -- are located directly behind the museum in Hancock Park
at the George C. Page Museum of La Brea Discoveries adjacent to LACMA on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Curson Avenue.


Every Tuesday at 1 p.m., the museum presents a classic film from the Warner Bros./Turner Entertainment Companyıs library in the Bing Theater. Admission is $2, $1 for seniors.