LACMA: David Geffen Galleries
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David Geffen Galleries
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
April 15, 2026
After 20 years of planning and with over $700 Million invested from both private and public sectors, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries is finally open.
The monumental architectural project was designed by the Swiss architect and Pritzker Prize winner, Peter Zumthor, offering a reimagined world-class museum for the 21st century, reflecting the city’s innovative style and offering a different presentational approach for experiencing one of the richest art collections in the Southern California region.
When you step into the museum, you will not find a typical Eurocentric and encyclopedic display, but rather a non-linear conversation between past, present, and future that isn’t based on geopolitical or cultural hierarchies. Carefully organized and placed in collaboration by dozens of LACMA’s curators, ancient masterpieces stand next to contemporary art, inviting visitors to wander through 6,000 years of time and place, seeing connections between artworks in an ongoing rotation. The world’s art heritage has never been more in conversation with Los Angeles’ complex cultural identity and history.
Welcome to the David Geffen Galleries at LACMA - visitors can reserve a timed entrance for members only through May 3 and general public starting May 4.
After you visit, let us know what you think.
We’ll also be posting follow up videos with extended coverage from the April 15th Press Preview of the David Geffen Galleries featuring opening remarks by LACMA CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director, Michael Govan, Architect Peter Zumthor and many more as well as a special video interview with LACMA’s Vice President, Education and Public Programs,Naima Keith and the Senior Curator and Department Head of Costume and Textiles Sharon Takeda. Be sure to subscribe to our LA Art Documents channel to experience more coverage of the contemporary art scene in Los Angeles and Beyond. Thanks for watching.
