Founded by Dr. Armand Hammer, the museum was originally built to house his private collections of old master and 19th-century European paintings. It became part of UCLA in 1994, and since 2014, admission has been entirely free to the public.story
Join us for a two-hour guided tour and see up close how we design and fabricate our stained glass, fused glass, and architectural glass. The tour also includes information on the history of our studio, its legacy in Los Angeles, and the trajectory of this fifth-generation, family-owned studio.
In-depth, guided tours of the exhibition will focus on the artists, materials, techniques and styles in contemporary Japanese bamboo arts. Meher McArthur, Japanese art historian and former Curator of East Asian Art at Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, will lend her expertise as your guide.
Join a LACMA docent for a 30-minute family tour of outdoor sculptures and highlights from our Modern Art Galleries. Tours meet outdoors on the Resnick Terrace. Museum admission is required.