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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LACMA Family Tours

Resnick LawnKids & Families

LACMA Family Tours
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
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...
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LACMA Family Tours

Resnick LawnKids & Families

LACMA Family Tours
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
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...
Painting of field of flowers

Personal Connections (In Person)

LACMAAdults

Personal Connections (In Person)
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
In this free in-person program, LACMA teaching artist Elonda Norris will guide an in-person tour of art highlights for people living with early stage Alzheimer’s and dementia and their care partners. This program will take place at LACMA. Parking will be provided. Please meet on the Smidt Welcome Plaza, next the Ticket Office. Schedule: 10:30–11 am: Gather and meet 11 am–12 pm: Exhibition tour To RSVP, contact aoh@alza.org.
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LACMA Family Tours

Resnick LawnKids & Families

LACMA Family Tours
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
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...
TBA

LACMA Family Tours

Resnick LawnKids & Families

LACMA Family Tours
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
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...
TBA

LACMA Family Tours

Resnick LawnKids & Families

LACMA Family Tours
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
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...
TBA

LACMA Family Tours

Resnick LawnKids & Families

LACMA Family Tours
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
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...
TBA

LACMA Family Tours

Resnick LawnKids & Families

LACMA Family Tours
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
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...
TBA

LACMA Family Tours

Resnick LawnKids & Families

LACMA Family Tours
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
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...
Painting of field of flowers

Personal Connections (Virtual)

OnlineAdults

Personal Connections (Virtual)
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
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 .
Watercolor illustration of a large white colonial-style mansion with green roof and shutters, a columned two-story porch, set before tall dark trees with a fountain and garden path in the foreground.

Paul R. Williams and the Idea of Home

East West Bank CommonsAdults

Paul R. Williams and the Idea of Home
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Discover the enduring legacy of the most prominent Black American architect of his generation at a conversation presented alongside the exhibition Paul R. Williams: Architect for Living. Hear from author Karen E. Hudson, Williams’s granddaughter; interior designer Brigette Romanek; and Ford Foundation president Darren Walker, who lives in a historic Los Angeles residence designed by Williams, at a conversation moderated by scholar and curator Sandra Jackson-Dumont. Together, they will consider...
The New Yorker cover illustration of a glass of orange juice on a grey background

A Century of The New Yorker Covers

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A Century of The New Yorker Covers
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
For a century, the cover of The New Yorker has amused, provoked, and captured the spirit of the times. As the magazine's art editor for over three decades, Françoise Mouly has guided that iconic format into new territory, treating covers as comments on current affairs and expanding its range with a roster of world-famous illustrators. In her new book, Mouly presents hundreds of covers charting the magazine's visual evolution decade...
Canvas painting outline of a man’s profile

Curator Walkthrough of The Brockman Gallery: Los Angeles, 1967–1990

BCAM, Level 1Adults

Curator Walkthrough of The Brockman Gallery: Los Angeles, 1967–1990
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Hear from Lauren Hanson, curator of The Brockman Gallery: Los Angeles, 1967–1990, and art historian Charmaine Branch at a focused discussion on the history and impact of the Brockman Gallery as they lead a tour the exhibition. Founded in South L.A. in 1967, the gallery played a pivotal role in championing Black artists in Los Angeles and shaping a vital network for artistic production, exhibition, and cultural visibility. This program...
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Behind the Scenes: Lighting LACMA

David Geffen GalleriesAdults

Behind the Scenes: Lighting LACMA
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
How do you bring thousands of works of art to life with light? Get an insider’s look at the David Geffen Galleries at this tour led by senior gallery lighting designer Christine Ferriter, who will discuss the design strategies, technical challenges, and creative choices that illuminate LACMA’s collection as we learn how light directs attention, transforms space, and shapes how we see art. This program is part of Third Weekends...
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Eileen Cowin and Fred Tomaselli on Making Art in Turbulent Times

BCAM, Level 2Adults

Eileen Cowin and Fred Tomaselli on Making Art in Turbulent Times
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
In conjunction with the exhibition Eileen Cowin: Between Panic and Paradise, hear from artists Eileen Cowin and Fred Tomaselli, moderated by LACMA curator Rebecca Morse, as they explore Cowin's five-decade career and discuss the intersections of photography and memory, the blurred lines between fiction and reality that define her work, and the universal experience of making art in turbulent times. This program is part of Third Weekends at LACMA, a...
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LACMA Family Tours

Resnick LawnKids & Families

LACMA Family Tours
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
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...