Check out Ocula Magazine's review of Simone Leigh, now on view at LACMA & California African American Museum (CAAM) ↓ https://bit.ly/4bVJrhF
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Located between the beach and Downtown LA, LACMA features artwork covering the expanse of art history and the globe.
About us
Mission Statement To serve the public through the collection, conservation, exhibition, and interpretation of significant works of art from a broad range of cultures and historical periods, and through the translation of these collections into meaningful educational, aesthetic, intellectual, and cultural experiences for the widest array of audiences.
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http://www.lacma.org/
External link for Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
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- Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Type
- Nonprofit
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5905 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036, US
Employees at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Updates
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Latin Sounds, free concerts presented on Saturday evenings at LACMA, features world-renowned artists performing everything from Indigenous music to the latest hits. This weekend, join us for a concert with Cambalache!
Latin Sounds: Cambalanche
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Learn more about Chris Burden Estate's Path to Xanadu, a digital artwork entering our permanent collection ↓ https://bit.ly/3RgbOif
“A metaphorical city condensed to the essentials”: Chris Burden Estate's Path to Xanadu
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Join us for Study Day: Imagined Fronts ✨ This program invites guest presenters to respond to themes and works in Imagined Fronts: The Great War and Global Media. June 12 | 10 AM | Free with RSVP ↓
Study Day: Imagined Fronts
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Cultural historian Josh Kun leads a unique sonic tour of Sunset Boulevard inspired by ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN from atop a double-decker bus, exploring the relationship between the boulevard's architecture and its rich history of live music with a specially crafted playlist that runs the gamut from funk to Chicano rock to ska. This program is co-presented with the Getty Research Institute. June 15 | 11 AM | Get tickets ↓
Sunset Boulevard Bus Tour with Josh Kun
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Join us for Latin Sounds, featuring world-renowned artists performing everything from Indigenous music to the latest sounds from Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, and Los Angeles! This week, join us for a concert with Fausto Cuevas y La Moderna. Percussionist and band leader Fausto Cuevas began playing drums at the age of 11. Over the course of his career, he has recorded, performed and toured with artists ranging from Latin to Legend, including Julio Iglesias, Celia Cruz, Teena Marie, Al Jarreau, Nestor Torres, and Roy Hargrove. June 8 | 5 PM | Learn more ↓
Latin Sounds: Fausto Cuevas y La Moderna
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Get crafty at this hands-on workshop at Charles White Elementary School, which will introduce visitors of all ages to different art-making mediums and teach them to customize their tables through embroidery, watercolor, collage, and paper cutting ↓
Set the Table! Monthly Craft Workshop
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Ladi Kwali, a Nigerian artist renowned for making exquisitely incised ceramic vessels, used the forms and motifs of her native Gwari region. Her blending of Indigenous and European traditions, combined with her impact on several generations of artists in Africa and abroad, makes her one of the most deeply influential African ceramic artists of her time. We recently acquired Kwali's Water Jar during our 38th annual Collectors Committee Weekend → https://bit.ly/4e4R3Qb
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Enjoy a special presentation of student and community work inspired by Dining with the Sultan: The Fine Art of Feasting. The event will include drop-in hands-on-art workshops where you can make your own contribution to the community art gallery, a special Sandbox Experience demonstration with Arabic Coffee and Signature Egyptian Rose® Latte by Café Sheera and a music performance. June 4 | 1:30 PM | Free, RSVP required ↓
Dining with the Sultan Student and Community Showcase
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Celebrate L.A.’s finest jazz musicians with Jazz at LACMA ✨ This week, join us for a concert with the Sweet Baby J’ai. Award winning singer, songwriter, producer, arranger, actress and the founder and executive director for Sunset Music Festival, Sweet Baby J'ai has toured the world with her genre-defying work, which both embraces and expands the jazz tradition May 31 | 6 PM | Learn more ↓
Jazz at LACMA: Sweet Baby J'ai
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