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LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART (LACMA

General Overview

Officially established in 1961 as a museum , the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (also referred to as LACMA ) todate showcases more 100 ,000 works of art - the period covering the ancient times to the modern times . This gives LACMA the distinction of being the biggest art museum in the Western part of the United States

Its mission is To serve the public through the collection conservation , exhibition , and interpretation of significant works of art from a broad range of cultures and

historical periods , and through the translation of these collections into meaningful educational , aesthetic intellectual , and cultural experiences for the widest array of audiences (About LACMA , 2006

Housed in the 20-acres block surrounded by Wilshire Boulevard , Fairfax Avenue and 6th Street in the center of Los Angeles City , California - the museum is a 7-building complex that has attained for itself an international status due to the extremely varied guests and exhibitions and programs that transpire in the venue . The entire complex is made up of

The Ahmanson Building that houses the African Art collection the Modern Art collection the Art of the Ancient World collection the European Art collection the Middle Eastern Art collection the South and Southeast Asian Art collection the Robert Gore Rifkind Gallery for German Expressionism and the bookstore . In this building , LACMA will also open the Costume and Textiles exhibits

The Art of Americas Building houses the Latin American Art /Art of the Ancient Americas . The...