On this love-filled holiday weekend, LACMA’s the place to be. Friday starts it all with off with two films from the new series Return to Oz: Costuming the Big Adventures of 1985. In The Goonies, written and produced by Steven Spielberg, a group of seven friends embark on a journey to save their neighborhood. Right after, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure marks the first feature film from director Tim Burton. See more from Academy @ LACMA on Saturday during Two Sides of a Costume Designer. A true sci-fi classic, Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner is set in 2019 Los Angeles and stars Harrison Ford as a type of bounty hunter. Then, Fight Club, based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk, is the violent and twisting cult favorite from director David Fincher. On each night, one ticket gets you into both films.
During your visit, check out a few exhibitions that are about to close. Delacroix’s Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi features a monumental painting from leading French Romantic painter and Art Deco Textiles focuses on designs full of brilliant color palettes, angular forms, and futurist concepts. Learn more about the collection during free docent-led tours covering the museum. On Saturday at noon, also be sure to visit the Art + Technology Lab for drop-in sessions based around the very high-tech EEG AR: Things We Have Lost project dealing with brainwave technology and augmented reality.
Happening Saturday off-site at the Charles White Gallery in MacArthur Park, a free Family Day at Bari Kumar: Remembering the Future invites children and parents to tour the temporary exhibition alongside a hands-on art project. The open house runs from noon to 4:30 pm. For more family fun, Andell Family Sundays continues to tinker with materials and styles, as seen in Variations: Conversations in and around Abstract Painting. This weekly program is free with general admission. In the evening, Sundays Live presents cellist Christine Lamprea and pianist Kevin Loucks at 6 pm in the Bing Theater.
And on this three-day weekend, visit LACMA on Monday for yet another Free Holiday Monday brought to you by Target. All day, general admission is free and special programming, including bilingual tours, art-making activities, and musical performances from Hawaiian musicians Chuck and Yolanda Kaimikaua, turn the museum into something of a party!