Man's Royal Ceremonial Robe, Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, early 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Marcel and Zaira Mis Collection, purchased with funds from the LACMA's 50th Anniversary Gala, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

This Week at LACMA

February 17, 2025

Ritual Expressions: African Adornment from the Permanent Collection is a focused presentation of a rich diversity of textiles, clothing, and headwear representing more than 20 cultures. The exhibition opens to the public on Sunday, February 23. Members see it first during Member Previews, Thursday, February 20, through Saturday, February 22.

Also on Sunday, February 23, don't miss Art & Music: Cosmologies Across Cultures with Guillermo Galindo. This live performance and soundscape experience by the Mexican composer, performer, and artist celebrates the exhibition Mapping the Infinite: Cosmologies Across Cultures and its exploration of art, science, and history.

Now On View

Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics

Digital Witness: Revolutions in Design, Photography, and Film

Mapping the Infinte: Cosmologies Across Cultures

We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art

Modern Art

New Acquisitions to the Rifkind Center

Artist Selects: Silke Otto-Knapp, The Living We Are Doing, Always Among Others

Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads

Mark Bradford: 150 Portrait Tone

Robert Irwin: Miracle Mile

Barbara Kruger: Untitled (Shafted)

Richard Serra: Band

Chris Burden: Metropolis II

Near and Far

Nature on Notice: Contemporary Art and Ecology
Charles White Elementary School

Before You Now: Capturing the Self in Portraiture
Lancaster Museum of Art and History

Museum Hours

Monday and Tuesday: 11 am–6 pm

Wednesday: Closed

Thursday: 11 am–6 pm

Friday: 11 am–8 pm

Saturday and Sunday: 10 am–7 pm

Public Programs

Communities Create LA! Magical Habitats
Wed, Feb 19 | 3:30 pm | Lennox Library

Eco-Expressions: Drop-In Letters and Art-Making Workshops with Michele Lorusso
Thu, Feb 20 | 1:30–4 pm | Charles White Elementary School

Boone Children's Gallery: Pop Up Art Workshop
Fri, Feb 21 | 11 am–5 pm | LACMA

Boone Children's Gallery: Pop Up Art Workshop
Fri, Feb 22 | 11 am–5 pm | LACMA

Art & Meditation: Nature on Notice
Sat, Feb 22 | 1:30 pm | Charles White Elementary School

Andell Family Sundays—Imagining Black Diasporas (In Person)
Sun, Feb 23 | 12:30–3:30 pm | LACMA

Fiber Maker's Circle
Sun, Feb 23 | 12:30–3:30 pm | LACMA

Art & Music: Cosmologies Across Cultures with Guillermo Galindo
Sun, Feb 23 | 7:30 pm | BCAM

Members Only

Member Monday | Imagining Black Diasporas, Digital Witness, and More!
Mon, Feb 17 | 6:30–9 pm | Resnick Pavilion and BCAM

Member Previews—Ritual Expressions: African Adornment from the Permanent Collection
Thu, Feb 20–Sat, Feb 22 | Resnick Pavilion

Art Classes & Camps

Adult Art Class: Navigate Nature and Art Through Drawing
Sat, Feb 22 | 1–4 pm | LACMA

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