Upcoming events
Events and programs presented by LACMA welcome all audiences with a wide array of offerings—from traditional talks, tours, classes, and film screenings to experimental forms of performance and unexpected experiences designed to cultivate community. In the warmer months, Jazz at LACMA and Latin Sounds create lively gatherings of Angelenos of all ages with free weekly concerts by renowned artists. Programs and events are presented at the main campus on Wilshire and throughout Los Angeles County. Please note the event location in each listing.
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A Conversation with Stephanie Shih
David Geffen GalleriesAdults
A Conversation with Stephanie Shih
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Hear from artist Stephanie Shih and LACMA curator Susie Ferrell, who will discuss the artist’s practice and her 梅國 (Still life with chamoy and Dirty T Tamarindo). For this photographic work, which is now on view in the David Geffen Galleries’ presentation The Global Appeal of Blue-and-White Ceramics, Shih incorporated ceramics from LACMA’s permanent collection with decadent floral arrangements and confections. This program is part of Third Weekends at LACMA...
Curator Walkthrough of Home of the Future
Resnick PavilionAdults
Curator Walkthrough of Home of the Future
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
How did the designers of the past imagine the world of tomorrow? Explore the exhibition Home of the Future, 1925–1985: Designing Domestic Utopias with curators Grace Converse and Margaret Hanson and discover the stories behind groundbreaking visions that imagined, packaged, and predicted the way we live today, from self-cleaning kitchens and plastic houses assembled in a day to push-button appliances and desktop computers. This program is part of Third Weekends...
LACMA Family Tours
Resnick LawnKids & Families
LACMA Family Tours
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Join a LACMA docent for a 30-minute, interactive family tour of outdoor sculptures and highlights from our Modern Art Galleries. These tours meet outdoors on the on the W.M. Keck Plaza. Museum admission is required. Do you live in Los Angeles County? Find out about LACMA's free NexGenLA membership for kids and teens 17 and under. NexGenLA members can visit the museum for free anytime and bring one guest for...
Michele and Peter Berton Memorial Lecture on Japanese Art: Lyric Voices for Dark Days
BCAM, Level 1Adults
Michele and Peter Berton Memorial Lecture on Japanese Art: Lyric Voices for Dark Days
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
How do we find beauty and hope during challenging times? Professor Tom Hare of Princeton University will explore this question by examining a stunning 18th-century album from LACMA’s collection featuring poems and paintings by Tosa Mitsunari. Join us for an intimate look at this rare album, on view during the presentation, to discover how artists and poets of the past used their work to find solace and inspiration in the...
Artist Walkthrough: Chase Hall
David Geffen GalleriesAdults
Artist Walkthrough: Chase Hall
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Join artist Chase Hall, who will discuss his artistic practice and residency focused on LACMA’s Blackburn Collection of Oceanic Photography as he leads a tour exploring works from the collection on view in the David Geffen Galleries. 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...
Chase Hall, Dhyandra Lawson, and Michael Govan in Conversation
W.M. Keck PlazaAdults
Chase Hall, Dhyandra Lawson, and Michael Govan in Conversation
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Join artist Chase Hall for a conversation inspired by his exploration of LACMA’s Blackburn Collection of Oceanic Photography. Comprising 9,700 rare objects and photographs made between 1840 and 2016 across 10 Pacific Island nations, the collection offers a rich record of beach life, tourism, land ownership, and European conquest in the Pacific. An artist, surfer, and collector of American vernacular photography, Hall focused his research on the archive’s images of...
LACMA Family Tours
Resnick LawnKids & Families
LACMA Family Tours
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Join a LACMA docent for a 30-minute, interactive family tour of outdoor sculptures and highlights from our Modern Art Galleries. These tours meet outdoors on the on the W.M. Keck Plaza. Museum admission is required. Do you live in Los Angeles County? Find out about LACMA's free NexGenLA membership for kids and teens 17 and under. NexGenLA members can visit the museum for free anytime and bring one guest for...
LACMA Family Tours
Resnick LawnKids & Families
LACMA Family Tours
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Join a LACMA docent for a 30-minute, interactive family tour of outdoor sculptures and highlights from our Modern Art Galleries. These tours meet outdoors on the on the W.M. Keck Plaza. Museum admission is required. Do you live in Los Angeles County? Find out about LACMA's free NexGenLA membership for kids and teens 17 and under. NexGenLA members can visit the museum for free anytime and bring one guest for...
LACMA Family Tours
Resnick LawnKids & Families
LACMA Family Tours
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Join a LACMA docent for a 30-minute, interactive family tour of outdoor sculptures and highlights from our Modern Art Galleries. These tours meet outdoors on the on the W.M. Keck Plaza. Museum admission is required. Do you live in Los Angeles County? Find out about LACMA's free NexGenLA membership for kids and teens 17 and under. NexGenLA members can visit the museum for free anytime and bring one guest for...
Personal Connections (Virtual)
OnlineAdults
Personal Connections (Virtual)
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
In this free online program, we'll look at artworks from LACMA’s collection with Alzheimer’s LA. LACMA teaching artist Elonda Norris will guide people living with early stage Alzheimer’s and dementia in engaging conversation and activities. Care partners are encouraged to participate, but not required. This program is free and will take place online via Zoom. To RSVP, contact aoh@alzla.org .
Melissa Auf der Maur and Shirley Manson in Conversation
East West Bank CommonsAdults
Melissa Auf der Maur and Shirley Manson in Conversation
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
As bassist for Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins, Melissa Auf der Maur toured the world in the 1990s with a camera always in hand, requesting a roll of 35mm film backstage at every venue. The result is an archive of over 10,000 photographs—candid moments with Pavement, Sonic Youth, Drew Barrymore, and more—now collected in her book My '90s Rock Photographs, featuring over 200 images. Gritty, playful, and deeply personal, her...
LACMA Family Tours
Resnick LawnKids & Families
LACMA Family Tours
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Join a LACMA docent for a 30-minute, interactive family tour of outdoor sculptures and highlights from our Modern Art Galleries. These tours meet outdoors on the on the W.M. Keck Plaza. Museum admission is required. Do you live in Los Angeles County? Find out about LACMA's free NexGenLA membership for kids and teens 17 and under. NexGenLA members can visit the museum for free anytime and bring one guest for...
LACMA Family Tours
Resnick LawnKids & Families
LACMA Family Tours
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Join a LACMA docent for a 30-minute, interactive family tour of outdoor sculptures and highlights from our Modern Art Galleries. These tours meet outdoors on the on the W.M. Keck Plaza. Museum admission is required. Do you live in Los Angeles County? Find out about LACMA's free NexGenLA membership for kids and teens 17 and under. NexGenLA members can visit the museum for free anytime and bring one guest for...
LACMA Family Tours
Resnick LawnKids & Families
LACMA Family Tours
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Join a LACMA docent for a 30-minute, interactive family tour of outdoor sculptures and highlights from our Modern Art Galleries. These tours meet outdoors on the on the W.M. Keck Plaza. Museum admission is required. Do you live in Los Angeles County? Find out about LACMA's free NexGenLA membership for kids and teens 17 and under. NexGenLA members can visit the museum for free anytime and bring one guest for...
LACMA Family Tours
Resnick LawnKids & Families
LACMA Family Tours
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Join a LACMA docent for a 30-minute, interactive family tour of outdoor sculptures and highlights from our Modern Art Galleries. These tours meet outdoors on the on the W.M. Keck Plaza. Museum admission is required. Do you live in Los Angeles County? Find out about LACMA's free NexGenLA membership for kids and teens 17 and under. NexGenLA members can visit the museum for free anytime and bring one guest for...
LACMA Family Tours
Resnick LawnKids & Families
LACMA Family Tours
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Join a LACMA docent for a 30-minute, interactive family tour of outdoor sculptures and highlights from our Modern Art Galleries. These tours meet outdoors on the on the W.M. Keck Plaza. Museum admission is required. Do you live in Los Angeles County? Find out about LACMA's free NexGenLA membership for kids and teens 17 and under. NexGenLA members can visit the museum for free anytime and bring one guest for...