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, Indian Ocean

David Geffen Galleries Adults, Kids & Families

Gallery Tour: David Geffen Galleries, Indian Ocean
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Get to know the Indian Ocean 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 six key artworks in LACMA’s collection, from an Indonesian sarong (c. 1910) to Andreas Gursky’s photographic series Ocean I−VI (2009−10). Please be aware that these tours are volunteer-led and subject to cancellation. Ask a member of our team...

In Focus Tour: Eileen Cowin

BCAM, Level 2 Adults, Kids & Families

In Focus Tour: Eileen Cowin
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
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...
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Gallery Tour: Women Artists in the David Geffen Galleries

David Geffen Galleries Adults, Kids & Families

Gallery Tour: Women Artists in the David Geffen Galleries
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Get to know the work of women artists represented in LACMA’s collection. At this docent-led tour, we’ll examine six key artworks, both historical and contemporary, from Clara Peeters’s Still Life with Cheeses, Artichoke, and Cherries (c. 1625) to Dora De Larios’s Ocean (2009). 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...
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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
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...
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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
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...
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In Focus Tour: Modern Art

BCAM, Level 3Adults

In Focus Tour: Modern Art
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
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 .
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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
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...
Colorful Textured Fabric

Gallery Tour: Textile Alchemy

Resnick Pavilion Adults, Kids & Families

Gallery Tour: Textile Alchemy
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
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...
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Gallery Tour: Modern Art

BCAM, Level 3Adults

Gallery Tour: Modern Art
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
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 .
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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
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...
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Gallery Tour: David Geffen Galleries, Indian Ocean

David Geffen Galleries Adults, Kids & Families

Gallery Tour: David Geffen Galleries, Indian Ocean
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Get to know the Indian Ocean 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 six key artworks in LACMA’s collection, from an Indonesian sarong (c. 1910) to Andreas Gursky’s photographic series Ocean I−VI (2009−10). Please be aware that these tours are volunteer-led and subject to cancellation. Ask a member of our team...
Photo of people and artworks in gallery

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
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...
Painting of urban scene

Gallery Tour: The Everyday in Art

David Geffen Galleries Adults, Kids & Families

Gallery Tour: The Everyday in Art
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Discover surprising stories behind scenes of daily life, local landscapes, and contemporary events in art and objects from LACMA’s collection. At this docent-led tour, we’ll examine five key works in the David Geffen Galleries exploring the “everyday,” from George Bellows' Cliff Dwellers (c. 1913) to Betye Saar’s I’ll Bend But I Will Not Break (1998). Please be aware that these tours are volunteer-led and subject to cancellation. Ask a member...
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In Focus Tour: Modern Art

BCAM, Level 3Adults

In Focus Tour: Modern Art
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
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: Eileen Cowin

BCAM, Level 2 Adults, Kids & Families

In Focus Tour: Eileen Cowin
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
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...
Photo of building on street

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
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...