Los Angeles County Museum of Art, popularly known as LACMA belongs to one of the largest and most important museums in US. Built in a style similar to Los Angeles Music Center or Lincoln Center, the museum originally consisted of three buildings: the Lytton Gallery , the Ahmanson Building, and the Bing Center. At present, it stores over 100,000 works in its collection, ranging from art dating back to 6000 B.C., through paintings of Renaissance masters to the the 20th century sculpture and photographs. All the holdings are divided among the numerous departments of the museum by region, media, and time period and can be seen in various museum buildings. For instance, the Ahmanson Building is reserved for The Modern Art collection, African art and Greek and Roman Art galleries. The Art of the Americas Building houses American, Latin American and pre-Columbian collections. The Hammer Building displays Korean and Chinese galleries. The Pavilion for Japanese Art features the Shin’enkan collection and the 60,000 square foot Broad Contemporary Art Museum is dedicated to The Contemporary Art collection. All in all, there is something for every art lover and the vast collection takes weeks to explore it. Apart from its permanent collection, it regularly displays various interesting theme exhibitions. LACMA is also host to film screenings and free concert series throughout the year. There is possibility to become a member to find out about current and upcoming events. The good news is that the second Tuesday of each month is free to all visitors, but for ticketed exhibitions full admission is required.
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