LACMA GRAND OPENING WEEKEND, LA

Thursday, June 18, 2026 11:00 AM 11:00
Monday, June 22, 2026 7:00 PM 19:00

Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA, 90036 United States (map)

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Museum Hours: Mon-Tue, 11 AM-6 PM
Wednesday, Closed
Thursday, 11 AM-6 PM
Friday, 11 AM-8 PM
Saturday, 10 AM-7 PM
Sunday, 10 AM-7 PM

Deets: The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announces its Grand Opening Weekend, a community celebration of the new David Geffen Galleries. On June 18–22, the museum will host an array of dynamic programming, including a free, campus-wide Block Party, The Genesis Talks: Thelma Golden in conversation with Michael Govan, and SPIRITS Summer Solstice Dance with Richie Hawtin and john gerrard, and more.

Thursday, June 18

Children's Gallery | 11 am–5 pm | Free
Behind-the-Scenes: Designing LACMA’s Collection in the David Geffen Galleries | 3:30 pm | Free, RSVP required
Watch Party: Mexico vs South Korea | 6 pm | Free
An Evening with Annie Leibovitz | 7 pm | $40, Members: $35

Friday, June 19

Boone Children's Gallery | 11 am–5 pm | Free
Jazz at LACMA: Marvin "Smitty" Smith Septet | 6 pm | Free

Saturday, June 20

The All-Day LACMA Block Party will offer free museum admission, with family-friendly art activities, live music and DJ sets, and a hand-selected restaurant showcase across the museum’s campus:

Free Gallery Access (10 am–7 pm)
Free tickets to the new 110,000-square-foot David Geffen Galleries as well as the
Resnick Pavilion and BCAM, where nine special exhibitions are on view, including
Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity, which opens on June 14.
The Art Parade (6 pm)
Conceived two decades ago in New York by Jeffrey Deitch, The Art Parade brings
together more than 1,000 artists in a creative procession that transforms the streets
into a living gallery. This first Los Angeles edition of The Art Parade, in collaboration
with Deitch, will showcase mobile sculptures, costumes, banners, inflatables, music,
and movement-based works that activate public space through collective artistic
expression, and underscores LACMA’s longstanding commitment to celebrating
artists and presenting art in public spaces.
Music (10 am–6 pm | DJ sets and music performances; 6 pm | Latin Sounds)
Highlighting Los Angeles as a hub of world-class musical artists, the Block Party will
feature live music and DJs beginning at 10 am, continuing throughout the day. As part
of LACMA’s Latin Sounds concert series, Los Angeles’s own Roosevelt Cordova,
known worldwide as “El Presidente de la Salsa,” will perform at 6 pm.
NexGenLA Zone: Art-Making Activities (10 am–3 pm)
The whole family is invited to explore the joy of art-making through free, hands-on
creative workshops and activities taking place across LACMA’s campus, including a
Pop-Up Workshop at the Boone Children's Gallery, located inside the W.M. Keck
Education Center, LACMA's new home for hands-on learning. LACMA’s Maya Mobile
will also be open for tours. Families can create keepsakes, discover new ways to
make art together, and take a little piece of the museum home with them.
Food
Los Angeles food and culture platform MAMA has curated a roster of 15 vendors for
the Block Party, representing the global spectrum of L.A.’s cuisine, including Fuegos,
Heng Heng Chicken Rice, Riviera Seafood Club, Bridgetown Roti, and many more.