1. Los Angeles County Museum of Art

2. With 100,000 objects dating from ancient times to the present, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is the largest art museum in the western United States. A museum of international stature as well as a vital part of Southern California, LACMA shares its vast collections through exhibitions, public programs, and research facilities that attract nearly a million visitors annually.

3. LACMA: seven-building complex

5. LACMA West BCAM Resnick Pavilion (under construction) BP Grand Entrance Art Collections Buildings

6. The BP Grand Entrance

7. The first phase of the project opened in early 2008, introducing an open-air pavilion called the BP Grand Entrance as well as the Broad Contemporary Art Museum at LACMA , featuring 60,000 square feet of exhibition space on three floors . The BP Grand Entrance

8. Broad Contemporary Art Museum

9. Broad Contemporary Art Museum at LACMA features 60,000 square feet of exhibition space on three floors . The Broad Contemporary Art Museum BCAM's inaugural installation includes expansive spaces devoted to the art of Richard Serra, Barbara Kruger, John Baldessari, Ed Ruscha, Cindy Sherman, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Damien Hirst, Chris Burden, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, and many more.

10. LACMA West

11. LACMA West

12. Art Collection Buildings

13. LACMA’s collections encompass the geographic world and virtually the entire history of art. Among the museum’s special strengths are its holdings of Asian art , housed in part in the Bruce Goff-designed Pavilion for Japanese Art ; Latin American art , ranging from pre-Columbian masterpieces to works by leading modern and contemporary artists including Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, and José Clemente Orozco; and Islamic art , of which LACMA hosts one of the most significant collections in the world.

14. Now showing (yay!)

15. New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape October 25, 2009–January 3, 2010

16. Heroes and Villains: The Battle for Good in India's Comics October 17, 2009–February 7, 2010

17. Luis Meléndez: Master of the Spanish Still Life September 27, 2009–January 3, 2010

18. "From the Spoon to the City": Objects by Architects from LACMA's Collection August 6, 2009–January 24, 2010

19. Art of the Ancient Americas

20. Costume and Textiles

21. How to get there

22. LACMA’s seven-building complex is located on twenty acres in the heart of Los Angeles, halfway between the ocean and downtown. The campus is undergoing a ten-year expansion and renovation known as the Transformation and designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop . Hours LACMA is open every day except Wednesdays, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. 11 am–8 pm Sunday 11 am–8 pm Saturday 12 noon–9 pm Friday 12 noon–8 pm Thursday CLOSED Wednesday 12 noon–8 pm Tuesday 12 noon–8 pm Monday

23. Where in LA? Which neighborhood?

24. West Hollywood

25. LACMA on map: 5905 Wilshire Blvd • Los Angeles California 90036 • 323-857-6000 • Located on Wilshire Boulevard between Fairfax and Curson avenues—midway between Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica

26. Metro Take red line Stop at: I oso donno HEHE

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