Plan Your Visit

Hours

LACMA is open every day except Wednesdays, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

Regular Hours

  • Monday 12 noon–8 pm
  • Tuesday 12 noon–8 pm
  • Wednesday Closed
  • Thursday 12 noon–8 pm
  • Friday 12 noon–9 pm
  • Saturday 11 am–8 pm
  • Sunday 11 am–8 pm

Early Closures
The Ahmanson Building, Level 4 will close at 6:30 pm on Friday, June 1. All levels of BCAM will close at 4 pm on Saturday, June 3.

Getting Here

LACMA is located in central Los Angeles, midway between downtown and Santa Monica, 1/2 mile south of the Grove.

By bus: Metro 20 & 720 on Wilshire and 217, 218 and 780 on Fairfax all stop within half a block of the museum. For public transportation information, call 1.800.COMMUTE or use the Metro Trip Planner. (Enter 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles 90036 as your destination.)

By bike: Visitors traveling by bicycle may wish to plan their route using a bike map. Bicycle racks are located on Wilshire near the intersection of Spaulding, and north of the BP Grand Entrance just inside the 6th Street gate.

By car:
From the Santa Monica Freeway (10), take Fairfax Avenue north 2 miles to Wilshire Boulevard.

From the southbound Hollywood Freeway, take Highland Avenue 3.5 miles south to Wilshire Boulevard; take a right on Wilshire and proceed 1 mile west to LACMA.

The Pritzker Parking Garage is located on Sixth Street just east of Fairfax Avenue. Parking is also available in the lot at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Spaulding Avenue. The charge is $10 and may be prepaid at all Welcome Centers. Credit cards are accepted. Vehicles entering the Pritzker Parking Garage after 7 pm park for free.

Please note that parking may be impacted on weekends due to programming and high attendance.

Valet parking is available Fridays through Sundays from 11 am–4 pm for $15 on Wilshire Boulevard in front of Chris Burden's Urban Light.

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: Charging stations are located on the first level of The Pritzker Parking Garage. There is no cost for visitors with electric vehicles to use the chargers while visiting the museum. Charging stations are available on a first-come-first-served basis.


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Visitors with Disabilities

LACMA offers wheelchairs and assisted-listening devices for use during your visit. There is no additional charge; photo identification is required.

Guests requiring assistance should plan to arrive curbside along Wilshire Boulevard in front of Urban Light, at the intersection of Ogden Drive and Wilshire, or at the intersection of Spaulding Avenue and Wilshire. Proceed to the Welcome Centers for assistance.

For wheelchair access to the plaza and galleries at the eastern half of the museum's campus, elevators are located to the right, immediately inside the entrance at Spaulding Avenue and Wilshire.

Restaurants

Ray's & Stark Bar

Designed by famed architect Renzo Piano, the restaurant is named after Ray Stark, the late film producer and former LACMA Trustee. Executive chef Kris Morningstar presides over the kitchen. The Mediterranean-inspired menu includes a host of dishes from the wood-burning oven and wood grill. A separate menu is served in the adjoining Stark Bar, and both locales offer seasonal cocktails, a California-centric wine list, and artisan beers and spirits.

Ray's is open for lunch from 11:30–3 pm and dinner from 5–10 pm every day except Wednesdays.

Stark Bar is open 11 am–11 pm every day except Wednesday.

View menu and make reservations

Pentimento—CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS

Plaza Café

Café dining with indoor and outdoor seating. Wine and beer available.

Tours

The museum offers a wide variety of tours throughout the week for individuals, groups, and students. For details please visit the calendar, or find out more about recurrring tours.

Self-guided tours are welcome, except in specially-ticketed exhibitions. Such tours must not conflict with previously scheduled LACMA tours (see calendar) and are subject to restrictions on gallery capacity.

Museum Maps

To make the most of your visit be sure to pick up a free LACMA map, available at Welcome Centers in the BP Grand Entrance and the Los Angeles Times Central Court. Online map

Photography Policy

Visitors to permanent collection galleries are welcome to take photographs or video for personal use provided that no tripods or flash lighting is used. The taking of photographs and videos, however, is not permitted in special exhibitions. 

Wireless Service

LACMA visitors may now access the web via free wi-fi throughout the LACMA campus.