Los Angeles County Museum of Art

"I never had the chance to go and I was just invited to their Art + Film Gala and it was just great." - Edward Barsamian

"The largest art museum in the western United States, offering a vast collection of art from around the world."

"LACMA describes itself an "encyclopedic museum." There are different buildings for different collections, separated by culture (i.e. the Korean Art Galleries, Pavilion for Japanese Art). Though right now, the museum is going through a massive, controversial construction project, which is set to complete in 2024. When it's complete, there will be one large building—the Geffen Galleries, by Peter Zumthor—that will house LACMA's vast collections. The collections, when they come back on view, are world-class. There's a mix of Islamic, Korean, Japanese, Greek, and Mexican art, as well as collections of contemporary art, jewelry, fashion, and design. Chris Burden's Urban Light (rows of street lamps) and Michael Heizer's Levitated Mass (a giant boulder suspended above a walkway), are two of the most popular selfie spots in town." - Maxwell Williams

"LACMA is the quintessential Los Angeles museum that sprawls along the stretch of Wilshire Boulevard known as Museum Row. It offers a permanent collection and traveling art exhibitions and is currently undergoing a Peter Zumthor–designed expansion and renovation expected in late 2024. The museum is committed to investing in substantial public art pieces making it a recognizable beacon of the Los Angeles art world." - Travel + Leisure Editors

"Swing into the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from December 17 to August 4, 2024, to check out the Dining with the Sultan: The Fine Art of Feasting exhibition. Exploring Islamic art in the context of culinary traditions, the exhibition features some 250 works from the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East." - Cathy Chaplin