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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Sketch the View in the David Geffen Galleries
David Geffen GalleriesAdults
Sketch the View in the David Geffen Galleries
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Drop in for a relaxed drawing session exploring the architecture and landscapes of LACMA’s new David Geffen Galleries, where you’ll capture the building, light, and perspectives at your own pace, with tips from teaching artist Shannon Green. Bring your own drawing supplies (pencils and graphite only). A limited amount of supplies will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. All skill levels are welcome. Co-presented with Heavy Manners Library. This...
How Paul R. Williams Made Los Angeles
East West Bank CommonsAdults
How Paul R. Williams Made Los Angeles
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Hear from artist Janna Ireland and LACMA curators Staci Steinberger and Sarah Locke, who will explore Paul R. Williams’s profound impact on Los Angeles at a talk presented alongside the exhibition Paul R. Williams: Architect for Living, which examines the legacy of the most prominent Black American architect of his generation. They’ll discuss the indelible marks Williams left on his native Los Angeles from the 1920s through the early 1970s...
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: 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
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...
Film Screening: 2001: A Space Odyssey
LACMAAdults
Film Screening: 2001: A Space Odyssey
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Stanley Kubrick's science fiction masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) not only redefined the genre, but also features some of the era’s most iconic set designs and depictions of the future. This cinematic vision of design and technology in the space age is presented alongside the exhibition Home of the Future, 1925–1985: Designing Domestic Utopias, which traces how the American home of tomorrow was imagined, packaged, and sold, and examines...
Saturday Morning Cartoons: The Jetsons
LACMA Adults, Kids & Families
Saturday Morning Cartoons: The Jetsons
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Your favorite Saturday morning pastime is now for both kids and adults! Take a ride with The Jetsons (1962–63) at a screening of this animated classic. This vibrant vision of family life in the space age is presented alongside the exhibition Home of the Future, 1925–1985: Designing Domestic Utopias, which examines the era’s future-facing fantasies that shaped media like The Jetsons and even includes some clips from the show. This...
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...
Boone Children's Gallery
Kids & Families
Boone Children's Gallery
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
The whole family is invited to explore the joy of art-making at the Boone Children's Gallery, located inside the W.M. Keck Education Center, LACMA's new home for hands-on learning, creativity, and family programs. This free, hands-on art-making space welcomes everyone. No experience necessary—just drop in, pick up a brush or a pencil, try something new, and create! The Boone Children's Gallery is free and open to all. No membership required...
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...
Chess at LACMA
W.M. Keck PlazaAdults
Chess at LACMA
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Come join other chess lovers as you learn or practice the game of kings at a session inspired by Max Ernst’s chess set on view in the David Geffen Galleries. Representatives from North Hollywood Chess Social will be on hand to offer instruction and guidance to those who want it. All levels are welcome. Please note that seating for this event is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and that...
In Focus Tour: Large Scale Art
Adults
In Focus Tour: Large Scale Art
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Join a LACMA docent for a thirty minute thematic tour of some of the most massive sculptures and installations around the museum's campus. 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: Home of the Future and The Kitchen and Its Discontents
Resnick Pavilion Adults, Kids & Families
Gallery Tour: Home of the Future and The Kitchen and Its Discontents
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Join a LACMA docent for a 60-minute tour of Home of the Future, 1925–1985: Designing Domestic Utopias and The Kitchen and Its Discontents. Home of the Future, 1925–1985: Designing Domestic Utopias Between 1925 and 1985, Americans were offered an astonishing array of domestic utopias. Self-cleaning kitchens, plastic houses assembled in a day, push-button appliances, and desktop computers all shaped aspirations about how to live. Through architectural models, drawings, photographs, films...
Artist Walkthrough with Roberto Gil de Montes
BCAM, Level 2Adults
Artist Walkthrough with Roberto Gil de Montes
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
To celebrate the opening of Roberto Gil de Montes: Water Drops on Burning Rocks, the artist’s first major exhibition surveying five decades of production, Gil de Montes and exhibition curator Rita Gonzalez will discuss his art and its existential questions imagining and connecting the United States and Mexico. This program is part of Third Weekends at LACMA, a monthly line-up of free and ticketed programs inspired by our collection and...
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...