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
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...
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
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...
Introduction to Tsutsumi: The Art of Wrapping
BCAM, Level 1Adults
Introduction to Tsutsumi: The Art of Wrapping
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Inspired by the exhibition Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō & NUNO, discover the history and motifs of Japanese gift wrapping—from the structured paper folds of origata to the versatile fabric wrapping of furoshiki—and how these intentional practices embody respect and care. At this workshop, you’ll learn how to use traditional folding techniques, creative stitching, and decorative binding to create your own beautifully crafted, reusable fabric gift wrap to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Legacy of Brockman Gallery
BCAM, Level 1Adults
The Legacy of Brockman Gallery
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Hear from artists Dale Davis and Tami Outterbridge and LACMA curator Lauren Hanson, moderated by independent curator jill moniz, who will discuss the legacy of Los Angeles’s Brockman Gallery, exploring how artists preserve community, memory, and place, and how art fosters resilience in the face of loss and change, at this conversation presented alongside the exhibition The Brockman Gallery: Los Angeles, 1967–1990. This program is part of Third Weekends at...
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...
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 .
For Whose Entertainment
LACMAAdults
For Whose Entertainment
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Hear from KAOS Network founder and artist Ben Caldwell and REDCAT curator Jheanelle Brown, who will expand on the themes of the exhibition The Brockman Gallery: Los Angeles, 1967–1990, which examines the historic gallery’s importance in nurturing the careers of young artists of color. At this screening of Caldwell’s documentary For Whose Entertainment (1979), they will reflect on his role in shaping South L.A.'s artistic landscape and the enduring legacy...
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...
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 .
Solstice Sound Bath
David Geffen GalleriesAdults
Solstice Sound Bath
May 5–Aug 11, 2019
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion
Celebrate the winter solstice with a restorative sound bath among artworks in the David Geffen Galleries led by sound artists Jahna and Michael Perricone, who will provide a mindful experience to help participants relax and connect mind, body, and spirit. 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...
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 .
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...