Project Updates

Dear Friend,

Learn more about the construction of the David Geffen Galleries, the new home for LACMA’s permanent collection.

Construction Update

The following work will be conducted next week:

• Major construction and commissioning of the new museum building are complete.
• Ground level interiors continue on the east side of the project, north of Wilshire Boulevard.
• Basement and ground level interiors continue on the Spaulding Lot, south of Wilshire Boulevard.
• Grading, concrete paving, and landscaping for new outdoor spaces continue throughout the project.
• The westbound center lane and eastbound center lane in Wilshire Boulevard between Spaulding Avenue and South Stanley Avenue are closed for work in the median. This closure will remain in place through April 2026. Other lanes in both directions will remain open.

Planting Jeff Koons's Split-Rocker

More than 45,000 plants will comprise Jeff Koons's Split-Rocker (2000). Learn more about this monumental living sculpture anchoring the ground-level public spaces of the Geffen Galleries. 

Installing Octavia's Gaze with Todd Gray

Last year, LACMA commissioned artist Todd Gray to create a new artwork for the David Geffen Galleries. Learn more about Octavia's Gaze and its installation in the Geffen Galleries. 

Construction Hours

• Monday–Friday: 7 am–7 pm
• Saturday: 8 am–6 pm

Thank you for your support of LACMA in this time of campus transformation and please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. We wish you and your family good health.