Purchase your admission Tickets in advance
We look forward to welcoming you back to LACMA. Please carefully read LACMA’s enhanced health and safety measures and before proceeding to purchase your admission tickets online.
All visitors, including LACMA Members, must purchase or reserve an advance timed-entry online ticket. Tickets may not be purchased on site.
All visitors must agree to the guidelines and statements below to be able to purchase tickets.
All visitors are required to pass an on-site health confirmation screening prior to entry. Only those who pass this screening will be allowed entry to the museum.
Construction Update
The four buildings that primarily housed the galleries for the museum's permanent collection have been removed in advance of the construction of our new Building for the Permanent Collection—the David Geffen Galleries. It will open in 2024.
Exhibitions in BCAM and the Resnick Pavilion feature a rotation of artworks from the museum's permanent collection.
Learn more about LACMA's transformation and construction timeline.
Please help us keep you and our staff safe upon your visit.
In line with the guidelines provided by the L.A. County Department of Public Health for museums, LACMA has implemented new health and safety protocols and processes to help provide the safety of our staff, volunteers and visitors. We are working hard to protect you and our staff during the pandemic and it’s important that you do your part. Please follow all posted instructions and staff directions while visiting LACMA.
Failure to comply with guidelines or instruction from staff during your visit may result in you and your visiting party being asked to leave the premises without refund.
Stay at home if you are sick or have COVID-19 symptoms.
Please do not visit LACMA if you or any member of your party have experienced any of the following:
Fever of 100.4 F or higher, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills, fatigue, diarrhea, nausea, loss of smell and taste in the last 14 days.
If you come in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 or COVID-19 symptoms during the 14 days prior to your scheduled visit to LACMA, DO NOT VISIT.
Travel Quarantine Requirements
In accordance with the latest guidance from the L.A. County Department of Public Health, all visitors and staff are required to follow these updated guidelines:
If you or anyone in your party travelled outside of California in the last 10 days and the traveler or travelers is/are fully vaccinated (fully vaccinated means that 14 days have passed since your second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or two weeks have passed after the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine), you may visit LACMA. Please be prepared to show your vaccination card and photo ID when you arrive.
If you or anyone in your party travelled outside of California in the last 10 days and the traveler or travelers is/are NOT fully vaccinated, please do not come to LACMA at this time. Quarantine is required for those who are NOT fully vaccinated arriving in or returning to the County of Los Angeles from other states or countries for:
- Seven (7) days after the date of arrival from travel if you get tested and get a negative COVID-19 viral test (swab or saliva) result from a specimen collected three to five (3-5) days after arrival, or
- Ten (10) days after the date of arrival from travel if you do not get tested with a COVID-19 viral test (swab or saliva) after arrival.
Follow all guidelines and direction from LACMA staff.
All visitors are required to adhere to new health and safety protocols at all times which include the following:
A face covering must be worn over the nose and mouth at all times, except when eating or drinking.
This is required for all visitors over age 2 and all staff and volunteers.
Please practice good physical hygiene and wash hands frequently.
Hand sanitizer stations are located throughout the LACMA campus for your convenience.
A physical distance of at least 6 feet must be maintained from others; parties of a single household may remain together (6 people or fewer) and children must remain with supervising adults at all times.
All visitors are required to pass an on-site health confirmation screening prior to entry. Only those who pass this screening will be allowed entry to the museum.
Any bag that is 11 x 14 inches or larger is not permitted in the galleries. Please note that bag check is currently closed.
Additionally, we have implemented new COVID-19 safety measures at LACMA. Learn more.
Be aware of the inherent risks of COVID-19 exposure in public places.
COVID-19 is an extremely contagious disease that can lead to severe illness and death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, senior citizens and visitors with underlying medical conditions are especially vulnerable.
If requested, cooperate with any contact tracing efforts.
Participation in contact tracing is an important part of controlling the spread of COVID-19.
For 14 days following your visit to LACMA, please contact LACMA at @email should you or anyone in your party test positive for COVID-19 or experience any COVID-19 symptoms.
On the day of your visit, you will be again asked to confirm these statements before entry to the museum.
If you have any questions or need reschedule your visit should a change arise, please contact LACMA at @email.