Special Events

Let’s Play: Chess at LACMA

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  • Location: LACMA
  • Price: Free, RSVP required
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Come join other chess lovers and explore how art and play can create community as you learn or practice the game of kings at a session inspired by Max Ernst’s chess set on view in the David Geffen Galleries. Representatives from the Los Feliz Chess Club will be on hand to offer instruction and guidance to those who want it. All levels are welcome.

Please note that seating for this event is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and RSVP does not guarantee a specific seat.

This program is part of Third Weekends at LACMA, a monthly line up of free and ticketed programs inspired by our collection and special exhibitions.

Go Metro. The D Line now brings you directly to LACMA (Wilshire/Fairfax Station). Plan your trip at Metro.net.

Max Ernst, Chess set, modelled and cast c. 1929–30, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of A. Jerrold Perenchio, photography ©2015 Fredrik Nilsen, All Rights Reserved
Max Ernst, Chess set, modelled and cast c. 1929–30, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of A. Jerrold Perenchio, photography ©2015 Fredrik Nilsen, All Rights Reserved

All education and outreach programs organized by LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Education Fund. 

Major support is provided 

Generous additional support is provided by the Judy and Bernard Briskin Family Foundation, Capital Group, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, William Randolph Hearst Endowment Fund for Arts Education, Alfred E. Mann Charities, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, Gloria Ricci Lothrop, Flora L. Thornton Foundation, U.S. Bank, and The Yabuki Family Foundation.