United States • North America
15
curated places
Meier's white city above LA.
Eli Broad's gift to LA: a contemporary art museum that's free and features Koons, Basquiat, and the Infinity Room everyone queues for.
Serene, scholarly, and effortlessly grand – equal parts art sanctuary and architectural marvel. White travertine pavilions perched on a Santa Monica Mountain ridge, with gardens by Robert Irwin and views that stretch from downtown L.A. to the Pacific.
UCLA's contemporary art museum with a reputation for challenging programming. Free admission, excellent courtyard cafe, and shows that matter.
LA's encyclopedic art museum in the midst of a controversial Peter Zumthor transformation. The Urban Light sculpture is LA's most photographed art.