The largest encyclopedic art museum in the western US, Los Angeles County Museum of Art was founded in 1910 and moved to its present home in 1965. Its vast collection features art from Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East. There is a lively schedule of concerts, lectures, and film screenings, too. In 2010, the Resnick Pavilion was added, a vast open-plan space designed by Renzo Piano that houses rotating exhibitions.
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A collection of works by Flemish and Dutch masters and French Impressionists, including Monet’s In the Woods at Giverny.
LACMA’s Art of the Ancient World collection spans more than 4,000 years and features horse trappings, stone reliefs, and pottery. The renowned Islamic Art section covers a wide range of art forms.
This collection offers a survey of American art from the 1700s to the 1940s. Among the highlights are works by late 19th-century figurative artists such as Winslow Homer. Other works include paintings by George Bellows and Mary Cassatt, specifically Mother About to Wash her Sleepy Child.
LACMA’s photography collection focuses on images produced in the last 60 years, whereas the Prints and Drawings exhibition displays art from the 15th century to the present day.
This area has European and American decorative design from the Middle Ages to today. The Palevsky Arts and Crafts collection is superb.
This collection is one of the world’s finest, with sculpture, watercolors, illustrated manuscripts, ritual art, and coins from the 11th to the 20th century. Among the highlights are Indian art and sculpture.
The Pavilion for Japanese Art is the only building outside Japan devoted to its art. It is closed for retrofitting and will reopen in mid-2020.
The largest space devoted to Korean art outside of South Korea has work from the 5th to the 20th century. Chinese works include ceramics, paintings, and bronzes.
These galleries feature ancient American, Spanish colonial, contemporary, and modern works. Key pieces range from Mayan works and art by, Orozco, Wifredo Lam, and Torres-Garcia.
Matisse, Picasso, and Magritte are among the artists represented in the Modern Art section. The collection here spans from 1945 to now and ranges from paintings to video installations.
European painting and sculpture, modern art and art of the Pacific are in the Ahmanson Building. The Hammer Building houses Chinese and Korean art, the LACMA store and Children’s gallery. The Japanese Art Pavilion is another attraction. The Art of the Americas building is open for research purposes (by appointment). The Broad and Resnick buildings house special exhibitions..
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