NexGenLA Celebration: Family Fun Begins with the David Geffen Galleries
- Sun, May 3, 2026
- 10 am - 2 pm PT
- LACMA
Explore, create, and celebrate art and imagination at a free, fun-filled day for NexGenLA members and their families! Be among the first visitors to experience LACMA's permanent collection in the new David Geffen Galleries. Designed by world-renowned Pritzker Prize–winning architect Peter Zumthor, this new space reflects the creativity and diversity of our city. Celebrate LACMA's next chapter with hands–on art workshops, face painting, and performances with your L.A. community.
Sign up to become a member of NexGenLA, LACMA's free youth membership for kids and teens 17 and under who live in L.A. County
Schedule
W. M. Keck Education Center
10 am–2 pm | Boone Children’s Gallery Open House
W.M. Keck Plaza
10 am–2 pm | Art-Inspired Face Paint | Maya Mobile Tour & Workshop | Andell Family Sundays: Art Workshops
Performances
10 am | TAIKOPROJECT
10:45 am | CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance Theater
11:30 am | Bob Baker Marionette Theater
12 pm | KCRW DJ Set by Novena Carmel
North Staircase
10 am–2 pm | Family Portraits by Las Fotos Project
Reserve Your Tickets
Free advance timed-entry NexGenLA tickets are required for access to the David Geffen Galleries. A limited number of walk-in tickets will be available in person. Tickets will be released on Thursday, April 2, at 12 pm.
Major support for NexGenLA is provided by The Smidt Foundation. Generous additional support is provided by The Eisner Foundation.
All education and outreach programs at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Education Fund.
Major support is provided by
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.
Image credit: Exterior view of the David Geffen Galleries east from BCAM, courtesy of Atelier Peter Zumthor/The Boundary
Major support for NexGenLA is provided by The Smidt Foundation. Generous additional support is provided by The Eisner Foundation.
All education and outreach programs at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Education Fund.
Major support is provided by
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.
Image credit: Exterior view of the David Geffen Galleries east from BCAM, courtesy of Atelier Peter Zumthor/The Boundary