Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Art Museum · Los Angeles, California
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, known as LACMA, is the largest art museum in the western United States, set along Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile district beside the La Brea Tar Pits, which are a separate site. Its collection runs from ancient and Asian art through European painting to Latin American, Islamic and contemporary work, and the campus is best known outdoors for Chris Burden's Urban Light, a field of restored street lamps that anyone can see for free at any hour. Levitated Mass, a large boulder over a walkway, is also outdoors. The campus is in the middle of a long rebuild around a new building designed by Peter Zumthor, so buildings open and close and works move around; confirm what is showing before you pay. It suits adults, students and families with older children, and two to three hours is typical. The Academy Museum next door is separate. Confirm fees, hours, resident free times and closed days before you go.
5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, 90036, United States
The museum is generally open from late morning to early evening on most days, with later closing on Friday and Saturday, and it closes one weekday each week - confirm which day on the official site before you plan, along with holiday closures. Last entry is a little before closing, and some galleries close earlier than the building. Because the campus is being rebuilt, individual buildings and galleries can be shut for installation or construction, so the open area changes between visits. Urban Light and Levitated Mass are outdoors and viewable at any hour, including after dark, with no ticket. Timed tickets are commonly used for major exhibitions and can sell out on weekends.
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