At Art + Film gala, LACMA celebrates coming ‘unstuck,’ with new building 50% done
As part of its ongoing commitment to building new spaces for the collection and exhibition of art and photography, LACMA is opening its new building to the public for the first time in its history: on July 20, the museum will host its first-ever public event in the new, expanded lobby and reception area.
The lobby space is part of LACMA’s ongoing expansion to make more space available to the museum’s permanent collection, curators, galleries, programs, and events. This is in addition to the museum’s new galleries, which will open to the public in 2017.
The reception area, also new for this building, will be a space for the public to explore and learn more about LACMA. The reception area will be transformed into a vibrant gallery space that showcases the contemporary artwork of emerging and mid-career artists across a variety of media and media forms, including painting, photography, video, sculpture, and mixed-media installations.
It can also be used for special themed events, such as a pop-up exhibition or symposium, and as a large-scale teaching platform for education programs and master classes.
As we enter the new year, LACMA is taking a moment to celebrate how far we’ve come and how far we’ve come. With this new space we’re proud to be able to meet our commitment to our patrons and our public, to meet our institutional and cultural goals, and to build a public experience not only for visitors, residents and the local community, but for a newly educated public, too.
LACMA welcomes our public—our visitors, community members, students, and staff—to enter the newly expanded lobby with us for the July 20 opening event.
“The transformation of the new LACMA lobby to become the first ever public event space in the museum’s history is a significant event for our museum,�
