Event Calendar - Talks

How do you design spaces for thousands of works of art in a brand-new building? ...

At this exclusive talk accompanied by a presentation of her photographs, celebrated photographer and Library of Congress “Living Legend” Annie Leibovitz will share the stories behind the images in her iconic series Women, followed by a live Q&A moderated by LACMA ...

The Genesis Talks brings LACMA's CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director Michael Govan together with some of the most influential artists, architects, and cultural leaders shaping how we see and experience art today...

LACMA curators Erin Maynes and Claire Spadafora Baes discuss the works of early print masters, from Albrecht Dürer onward, exploring technique, craftsmanship, and innovation in block printing, and how these foundational practices shaped the development of printmaking in the ex...

Take a deep dive into how Chinese and Chinese American women’s fashion has acted as a mirror for centuries of sweeping sociopolitical change while remaining an outlet for expression and self-identity at this walkthrough of ...

Wear your favorite cheongsam, qipao, or other traditional Chinese garment for a gathering at Bakers Bench in Chinatown featuring a lecture from Clarissa Esguerra, co-curator of ...

Edition 15 of L.A. Print explores the enduring influence of block printing on contemporary printmaking...

Hear from artists rafa esparza, Shizu Saldamando, and Susan Silton, moderated by Lindsay Preston Zappas, who will discuss how Los Angeles shapes their work and communities, presented in conjunction with LACMA’s permanent collection installation and the broader context of local...

Join New York Times writer Sam Roberts in the David Geffen Galleries as he discusses his newest book, Are They Dead Yet?: The Art of the Obit, and leads...

Designer Humberto Leon will join LACMA senior curator Sharon Takeda to discuss his career, the impact of diasporic lived experiences on creative practice, and the importance of design in maintaining cultural connection for Chinese American communities in conjunction with the e...

At this conversation about Los Angeles as muse, mirror, and home, artist Guadalupe Rosales—whose new memoir chronicles her Boyle Heights upbringing—will be joined by Carolina Miranda and Pilar Tompkins Rivas, two fellow art world veterans whose work has been equally shaped by ...

Queering the Collection invites artists and scholars to explore artwork and objects from LACMA's collection and exhibitions, presenting queer perspectives alongside art-historical insights...