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Art museum · Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The largest art museum in the western United States, on Wilshire Boulevard, with more than 120,000 works from all periods, the new David Geffen Galleries by Peter Zumthor, and the Urban Light installation with 202 vintage street lamps.
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About Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LACMA, was founded in 1961 after the division of an older museum and opened on Wilshire Boulevard in 1965. It is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection of more than 120,000 works ranging from Antiquity to contemporary art, including Asian, Latin American and Islamic art as well as European and American painting.
The campus underwent a major transformation. The David Geffen Galleries, designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, opened to the public in May 2026 and display up to 3,000 works from the collection on a single elevated floor above the boulevard. The Broad Contemporary Art Museum, from 2008, and the Resnick Pavilion, from 2010, host modern and contemporary art and major temporary exhibitions.
Two outdoor works have become city landmarks: Urban Light, by Chris Burden, with 202 cast-iron lamp posts that came from Los Angeles streets and light up at dusk, and Levitated Mass, by Michael Heizer, a 340-ton rock under which visitors walk along a ramp. The museum is next to the La Brea Tar Pits and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
Before you go
Practical information
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How much time to set aside
2 to 4 hours.
Best time
During the hottest hours of the day for the galleries; at dusk to see Urban Light illuminated.
How to get there
It’s on Wilshire Boulevard, in the stretch known as the Miracle Mile, about 12 km from downtown Los Angeles. Wilshire buses stop in front; there is parking on site.
Tip
Combine it with the La Brea Tar Pits and the Academy Museum, neighbors of LACMA, and save Urban Light for late afternoon.
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Get your questions answered
Frequently asked questions about Los Angeles County Museum of Art
What to see at LACMA?
The collections in the new David Geffen Galleries, the exhibitions at the Broad Contemporary Art Museum and the Resnick Pavilion, and the outdoor works Urban Light and Levitated Mass.
What is Urban Light?
An installation by Chris Burden, from 2008, made up of 202 vintage street lamps from Los Angeles, at the entrance to LACMA.
Is LACMA close to the La Brea Tar Pits?
Yes, they are neighbors on Wilshire Boulevard, also alongside the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.