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David Geffen Galleries
About
The David Geffen Galleries are LACMA's new main building, designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor: a roughly 900-foot-long concrete structure spanning Wilshire Blvd, wrapped in floor-to-ceiling glass, showing the permanent collection in a nontraditional, cross-cultural layout. LA County residents get in free on weekday afternoons.
Jasmine says
Peter Zumthor's 900-foot span of exposed concrete across Wilshire: the new home of LACMA's permanent collection, opened April 19, 2026, with 26 galleries flowing on one level.
Insider tips
- 243 floor-to-ceiling windows; the building itself is on display.
- Free for LA residents on weekday afternoons; parking $24.
- Pair it with the Academy Museum and the Tar Pits on the same day.
- Address
- 5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
- Website
- lacma.org →
Where I wrote about it
Open on the interactive map →Open in Google Maps →The full page on the LA Guide →