Cheech Marin’s museum legitimizes Chicano art and boosts local economy
“The fame of the museum is spreading far and wide, and people are coming from all over the United States,” says the award-winning comedian and…
Researchers solve decades-old color mystery in iconic Jackson Pollock painting
NEW YORK — Scientists have identified the origins of the blue color in one of Jackson Pollock’s paintings with a little help from chemistry, confirming for the…
Inside the Glorya Kaufman wellness hub at the Wende Museum of the Cold War
We whine and purr and howl, a collective release. About 20 of us are huddled in a patch of shade, beneath a cluster of palm…
Biden chooses Delaware for his presidential library as his team turns to raising money for it
WASHINGTON — Former President Biden has decided to build his presidential library in Delaware and has tapped a group of former aides, friends and political allies to…
US Holocaust museum removes anti-genocide post amid Gaza atrocities | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Holocaust Museum LA says the post was misinterpreted as a ‘political statement’ and promises to ‘do better’.A Holocaust museum in Los Angeles is facing backlash…
Ryan Coogler, Mary Corse to be honored at LACMA’s 2025 Art+Film Gala
Director Ryan Coogler and artist Mary Corse will be honored at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s 14th annual Art+Film Gala, the museum announced…
Trump expands crusade against ‘woke’ to museums across the country
President Trump on Tuesday said he intends to expand his crusade against what he calls “woke” ideology from the Smithsonian Institution to museums across the…
Border Patrol agents stage show of force at Newsom event
As Gov. Gavin Newsom prepared to announce that he would take on President Trump’s redistricting plans on behalf of California, scores of federal immigration agents…
Miami’s ‘Ellis Island of the South’ to reopen as Cuban exile museum amid Trump’s migrant crackdowns
MIAMI — For decades, its powerful lighthouse illuminated Miami’s Biscayne Bay, and during the height of the Cold War, what was known as the Freedom Tower stood…
12 things you probably haven’t done in San Francisco — but should ASAP
Maybe you’ve heard about San Francisco’s doom loop. But have you met its jumbo nude?As just about any San Franciscan could tell you, “doom loop”…
After a reference to Trump’s impeachments is removed from Smithsonian, questions arise
NEW YORK — It would seem the most straightforward of notions: A thing takes place, and it goes into the history books or is added to museum…
US museum denies political pressure in removal of Trump impeachment display | Donald Trump News
Smithsonian Institution says it will update exhibit to reflect all impeachments of US presidents following backlash.The parent organisation of a top-visited history museum in the…
Smithsonian removes Trump impeachment reference from an exhibit, says it’s temporary
NEW YORK — The Smithsonian Institution has removed from an exhibit a reference to President Trump’s two impeachments, a decision that comes as the White House exerts…
The Santa Ynez Chumash Museum: What to expect when you visit
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> For thousands of years, the Chumash people lived along California’s Central Coast and on its Channel Islands. Then the newcomers arrived — Spanish…
A photo booth museum is opening in L.A. Here’s how to experience it.
Picture this: A gaggle of 21-year-olds squeeze into a booth, pull the curtain and smile for the camera. After a series of mysterious analog rumblings,…
LACMA opens its new building for a sneak peek: Photos from the first preview
The concrete walls of the David Geffen Galleries were still bare Thursday evening. The landscaping outside was still settling in, and pockets of construction were…
Kamasi Washington gives new LACMA building its first listen
“The general public was admitted to new Los Angeles County Museum of Art for the first time on Friday night — not to look at…
At LACMA, new David Geffen Galleries are appealing and absurd
Ever since Brutalist architecture emerged in the 1950s, the style has been polarizing. Concrete might be gray, but public response rarely enters into gray areas.…
Secrets of the Lucas Museum landscape: The magic of the design
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, rising on what used to be a parking lot in Exposition Park in downtown L.A., is devoted to visual…
Louvre museum in Paris closes amid staff protest over crowds of tourists
The Louvre, home to the Mona Lisa, closed abruptly Monday as the museum’s staff staged an impromptu strike over large crowds of tourists and understaffing.…