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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Gallery Tour: David Geffen Galleries, Contemporary Works in Context
David Geffen Galleries Adults, Kids & Families
Gallery Tour: David Geffen Galleries, Contemporary Works in Context
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Discover contemporary art in LACMA's collection through a historical lens. At this docent-led tour, we’ll examine visual, historical, and stylistic conversations across time and geography between six key artworks and new commissions in the context of their respective presentations in the David Geffen Galleries. Please be aware that these tours are volunteer-led and subject to cancellation. Ask a member of our team on the day for details. Go Metro. The...
Gallery Tour: Modern Art
BCAM, Level 3Adults
Gallery Tour: Modern Art
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Join a LACMA docent for a 60-minute tour in the Modern Art Galleries. Please be aware that these tours are volunteer-led and subject to cancellation. Ask a member of our team on the day for details. Go Metro. The D Line now brings you directly to LACMA (Wilshire/Fairfax Station). Plan your trip at Metro.net .
Gallery Tour: Collecting Impressionism at LACMA
Resnick Pavilion Adults, Kids & Families
Gallery Tour: Collecting Impressionism at LACMA
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Join a LACMA docent for a 60-minute tour of Collecting Impressionism at LACMA. Inspired by breakthroughs in industry and technology, visual culture in the final quarter of the 19th century in France expanded well beyond the traditional media of painting, sculpture, and drawing to include advances in printmaking, photography, decorative arts, and fashion. Yet, 150 years later, French Impressionism single-handedly defines this period at American art museums. Unpacking the reasons...
In Focus Tour: Coastal Connections, Atlantic Ocean
David Geffen Galleries Adults, Kids & Families
In Focus Tour: Coastal Connections, Atlantic Ocean
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Get an introduction to the Atlantic Ocean galleries, one of four sections in the David Geffen Galleries where you’ll discover visual and thematic connections across time and geography. At this 30-minute docent-led tour, we’ll examine three key artworks in LACMA’s collection to uncover stories and influences across the section’s “coasts.” Please be aware that these tours are volunteer-led and subject to cancellation. Ask a member of our team on the...
In Focus Tour: Coastal Connections, Pacific Ocean
David Geffen Galleries Adults, Kids & Families
In Focus Tour: Coastal Connections, Pacific Ocean
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Get an introduction to the Pacific Ocean galleries, one of four sections in the David Geffen Galleries where you’ll discover visual and thematic connections across time and geography. At this 30-minute docent-led tour, we’ll examine three key artworks in LACMA’s collection to uncover stories and historical influences across the building’s “coasts.” Please be aware that these tours are volunteer-led and subject to cancellation. Ask a member of our team on...
Gallery Tour: Textile Alchemy
Resnick Pavilion Adults, Kids & Families
Gallery Tour: Textile Alchemy
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Join a LACMA docent for a 60-minute tour of Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō and NUNO. Reiko Sudō is a textile alchemist who, for more than 40 years, has pioneered innovative textiles that merge tradition with experimentation and handicraft with technology. Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō and NUNO provides an in-depth survey of the acclaimed Japanese designer’s work created with her textile collective NUNO, often in...
In Focus Tour: Coastal Connections, Atlantic Ocean
David Geffen Galleries Adults, Kids & Families
In Focus Tour: Coastal Connections, Atlantic Ocean
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Get an introduction to the Atlantic Ocean galleries, one of four sections in the David Geffen Galleries where you’ll discover visual and thematic connections across time and geography. At this 30-minute docent-led tour, we’ll examine three key artworks in LACMA’s collection to uncover stories and influences across the section’s “coasts.” Please be aware that these tours are volunteer-led and subject to cancellation. Ask a member of our team on the...
In Focus Tour: Eileen Cowin
BCAM, Level 2 Adults, Kids & Families
In Focus Tour: Eileen Cowin
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Join a LACMA docent for a 30-minute tour of Eileen Cowin: Between Panic and Paradise. Eileen Cowin: Between Panic and Paradise presents the provocative photography and video of the Los Angeles–based artist who has explored romance and rivalry, the personal and the political, and the monotony and mystery of daily life, for more than 50 years. Often blurring the distinction between nonfiction and fiction, Cowin draws on cinema, literature, poetry...
Gallery Tour: David Geffen Galleries, Mediterranean Sea
David Geffen Galleries Adults, Kids & Families
Gallery Tour: David Geffen Galleries, Mediterranean Sea
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Get to know the Mediterranean Sea galleries, one of four sections in the David Geffen Galleries where you’ll discover visual and thematic connections across time and geography. This docent-led tour will explore seven key artworks in LACMA’s collection, from a restored 18th-century reception room from Damascus, Syria, to Lauren Halsey’s sphinx, Untitled (2026). Please be aware that these tours are volunteer-led and subject to cancellation. Ask a member of our...
In Focus Tour: Modern Art
BCAM, Level 3Adults
In Focus Tour: Modern Art
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Join a LACMA docent for a 30-minute tour in the Modern Art Galleries. Please be aware that these tours are volunteer-led and subject to cancellation. Ask a member of our team on the day for details. Go Metro. The D Line now brings you directly to LACMA (Wilshire/Fairfax Station). Plan your trip at Metro.net .
Gallery Tour: Get to Know the David Geffen Galleries
David Geffen Galleries Adults, Kids & Families
Gallery Tour: Get to Know the David Geffen Galleries
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Discover the David Geffen Galleries, LACMA’s new home for the permanent collection, at a docent-led tour that will cover the expanse of the building’s exhibition level. We’ll explore visual and thematic connections across time and geography through seven key artworks, from ninth-century Assyrian reliefs to Do Ho Suh’s installation Jagyeong Hall, Gyeongbok Palace (2025). Please be aware that these tours are volunteer-led and subject to cancellation. Ask a member of...
Gallery Tour: Modern Art
BCAM, Level 3Adults
Gallery Tour: Modern Art
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Join a LACMA docent for a 60-minute tour in the Modern Art Galleries. Please be aware that these tours are volunteer-led and subject to cancellation. Ask a member of our team on the day for details. Go Metro. The D Line now brings you directly to LACMA (Wilshire/Fairfax Station). Plan your trip at Metro.net .
In Focus Tour: Fashion in Art
David Geffen Galleries Adults, Kids & Families
In Focus Tour: Fashion in Art
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Get an introduction to the craft and artistry of fashion, costume, and textiles in the David Geffen Galleries at this 30-minute docent-led tour examining three key objects in LACMA’s collection. Please be aware that these tours are volunteer-led and subject to cancellation. Ask a member of our team on the day for details. Go Metro. The D Line now brings you directly to LACMA (Wilshire/Fairfax Station). Plan your trip at...
In Focus Tour: Modern Art
BCAM, Level 3Adults
In Focus Tour: Modern Art
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Join a LACMA docent for a 30-minute tour in the Modern Art Galleries. Please be aware that these tours are volunteer-led and subject to cancellation. Ask a member of our team on the day for details. Go Metro. The D Line now brings you directly to LACMA (Wilshire/Fairfax Station). Plan your trip at Metro.net .
In Focus Tour: Coastal Connections, Mediterranean Sea
David Geffen Galleries Adults, Kids & Families
In Focus Tour: Coastal Connections, Mediterranean Sea
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Get an introduction to the Mediterranean Sea galleries, one of four sections in the David Geffen Galleries where you’ll discover visual and thematic connections across time and geography. At this 30-minute docent-led tour, we’ll examine three key artworks in LACMA’s collection to uncover stories and influences across the section’s “coasts.” Please be aware that these tours are volunteer-led and subject to cancellation. Ask a member of our team on the...
In Focus Tour: Collecting Impressionism at LACMA
Resnick Pavilion Adults, Kids & Families
In Focus Tour: Collecting Impressionism at LACMA
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Join a LACMA docent for a 30-minute tour of Collecting Impressionism at LACMA. Inspired by breakthroughs in industry and technology, visual culture in the final quarter of the 19th century in France expanded well beyond the traditional media of painting, sculpture, and drawing to include advances in printmaking, photography, decorative arts, and fashion. Yet, 150 years later, French Impressionism single-handedly defines this period at American art museums. Unpacking the reasons...