December 14 to December 20

Wednesday, December 16

Drop-in Workshops  

Create and savor your own small-scale sculptural feast, inspired by the rich textures and delicious details in Clara Peeters’s Still Life with Cheeses (1625). Mold your own miniature food creations using clay—from wedges of cheese to sweet treats. ...

Wed Dec 16 | 3:30 pm PT
Lennox Library

Thursday, December 17

Tours  

Join a LACMA docent for a 30-minute tour of Eileen Cowin: Between Panic and Paradise.  ...

Thu Dec 17 | 1:30 pm PT
BCAM, Level 2
Talks  

Get a deeper look at Collecting Impressionism at LACMA with exhibition curator Leah Lehmbeck and LACMA curator of Japanese Art Rika Hiro, who will explore the dialogue between Japanese p...

Thu Dec 17 | 3 pm PT
Resnick Pavilion
Talks  

Hear from artist, activist and author Patrisse Cullors, who will discuss her newest book, We Make the World: Guided Aesthetics Practices for Art, Power, and Healing, with LACMA curator Dhyandra Lawson. A book signing will take place after the conversation. ...

Thu Dec 17 | 7 pm PT
LACMA

Friday, December 18

Drop-in Workshops  

Drop in for a relaxed drawing session exploring the architecture and landscapes of LACMA’s new David Geffen Galleries, where you’ll capture the building, light, and perspectives at your own pace, with tips from teaching artist Shannon Green...

Fri Dec 18 | 11:30 am PT
David Geffen Galleries
Talks  

Hear from artist Janna Ireland and LACMA curators Staci Steinberger and Sarah Locke, who will explore Paul R...

Fri Dec 18 | 7 pm PT
East West Bank Commons

Saturday, December 19

Drop-in Workshops  

Come join other chess lovers 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...

Sat Dec 19 | 12 pm PT
W.M. Keck Plaza
Films  

Stanley Kubrick's science fiction masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) not only redefined the genre, but also features some of the era’s most iconic set designs and depictions of the future...

Sat Dec 19 | 6 pm PT
LACMA
Talks  

To celebrate the opening of Roberto Gil de Montes: Water Drops on Burning Rocks, the artist’s first major exhibition surveying five decades of production, Gil de Montes ...

Sat Dec 19 | 6 pm PT
BCAM, Level 2

Sunday, December 20

Special Events  

Inspired by the exhibition Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō & NUNO, discover the history and motifs of Japanese gift wrapping—from the structured paper folds of origat...

Sun Dec 20 | 11 am PT
BCAM, Level 1
Tours  

Join a LACMA docent for a 30-minute tour of Eileen Cowin: Between Panic and Paradise.  ...

Sun Dec 20 | 12:30 pm PT
BCAM, Level 2
Talks  

Hear from artists Dale Davis and Tami Outterbridge and LACMA curator Lauren Hanson, moderated by independent curator jill moniz, who will discuss the legacy of Los Angeles’s Brockman Gallery, exploring how artists preserve community, memory, and place, and how art fosters resi...

Sun Dec 20 | 1 pm PT
LACMA
Films  

Hear from KAOS Network founder and artist Ben Caldwell and REDCAT curator Jheanelle Brown, who will expand on the themes of the exhibition The Brockman Gallery: Los Angeles, 1967–1990...

Sun Dec 20 | 4 pm PT
LACMA