LACMA Black American Portraits
FREE EVERYDAY AFTER 3PM- Mid Wilshire District
LACMA presents Black American Portraits. Remembering Two Centuries of Black American Art, guest curated by David Driskell at LACMA 45 years ago, this exhibition reframes portraiture to center Black American subjects, sitters, and spaces.
Spanning over two centuries from c. 1800 to the present day, this selection of approximately 140 works draws primarily from LACMA’s permanent collection and highlights emancipation and early studio photography, scenes from the Harlem Renaissance, portraits from the Civil Rights and Black Power eras, and multiculturalism of the 1990s.
Black American Portraits chronicles the ways in which Black Americans have used portraiture to envision themselves in their own eyes. Countering a visual culture that often demonizes Blackness and fetishizes the spectacle of Black pain, these images center love, abundance, family, community, and exuberance.
Exhibition Soundtrack Available
The Black American Portraits exhibition soundtrack celebrates the radiance of Black musical culture in its most joyful forms, featuring song selections from several of the artists represented in the show: Karon Davis, Reggie Burrows Hodges, Shinique Smith, and Umar Rashid alongside additional song curation by dublab’s Mark “Frosty” McNeill.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is an art museum located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles; admission is FREE after 3pm on Tuesdays. Located on the Pacific Rim, LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection of more than 142,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe. Committed to showcasing a multitude of art histories, LACMA exhibits and interprets works of art from new and unexpected points of view that are informed by the region’s rich cultural heritage and diverse population. LACMA’s spirit of experimentation is reflected in its work with artists, technologists, and thought leaders as well as in its regional, national, and global partnerships to share collections and programs, create pioneering initiatives, and engage new audiences.
We offer Free General Admission for:
- LACMA members, every day
- Youth (12 & under) and Teens (13–17) Residing in L.A. County
- Youth (12 & under) Residing Outside L.A. County
- NexGenLA members and one guest. NexGenLA is a free membership for kids under 17 years who live in L.A. County
- L.A. County residents, weekdays after 3 pm with valid ID
- Active-duty military (including National Guard and Reserve) and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day, through the Blue Star Museums program
- Bank of America debit or credit card holders, first full weekend of every month
- All visitors, second Tuesday of each month
- SoCal Museums Annual Free-For-All Day
- Professional Personal Care Attendant (PPCA) accompanying a paying visitor who requires such care. Complimentary admission for a PPCA may be requested at a LACMA Ticket Office.
- Members from 24 museums nationwide receive free general admission through the Reciprocal Membership Program.
NexGenLA
Make LACMA a regular part of your life! NexGenLA is a free membership for kids under 17 years who live in L.A. County. As NexGenLA members, kids and teens can visit the museum for free anytime and bring one guest for free admission.
Learn more about NexGenLA
Discover LACMA as a great intergenerational family destination. Grab your kids, friends, and family to make, look, and talk about art at Andell Family Sundays, collaborate and create during our daily in-gallery pop-up art activities, join artist-led classes, and more! L.A. County children are invited to become members of NexGenLA—the museum’s free and award-winning youth membership!
At LACMA we welcome all self-defined manifestations of family. Family is family—regardless of biology, residence, gender, or marital status.
LACMA- The Largest Art Museum in the Western United States
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has been devoted to collecting works of art that span both history and geography, in addition to representing Los Angeles’s uniquely diverse population. Today LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection that includes nearly 130,000 objects dating from antiquity to the present.
For additional information, visit the website @
Find more
LACMA Black American Portraits
FREE EVERYDAY AFTER 3PM- Mid Wilshire District
LACMA presents Black American Portraits. Remembering Two Centuries of Black American Art, guest curated by David Driskell at LACMA 45 years ago, this exhibition reframes portraiture to center Black American subjects, sitters, and spaces.
Spanning over two centuries from c. 1800 to the present day, this selection of approximately 140 works draws primarily from LACMA’s permanent collection and highlights emancipation and early studio photography, scenes from the Harlem Renaissance, portraits from the Civil Rights and Black Power eras, and multiculturalism of the 1990s.
Black American Portraits chronicles the ways in which Black Americans have used portraiture to envision themselves in their own eyes. Countering a visual culture that often demonizes Blackness and fetishizes the spectacle of Black pain, these images center love, abundance, family, community, and exuberance.
Exhibition Soundtrack Available
The Black American Portraits exhibition soundtrack celebrates the radiance of Black musical culture in its most joyful forms, featuring song selections from several of the artists represented in the show: Karon Davis, Reggie Burrows Hodges, Shinique Smith, and Umar Rashid alongside additional song curation by dublab’s Mark “Frosty” McNeill.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is an art museum located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles; admission is FREE after 3pm on Tuesdays. Located on the Pacific Rim, LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection of more than 142,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe. Committed to showcasing a multitude of art histories, LACMA exhibits and interprets works of art from new and unexpected points of view that are informed by the region’s rich cultural heritage and diverse population. LACMA’s spirit of experimentation is reflected in its work with artists, technologists, and thought leaders as well as in its regional, national, and global partnerships to share collections and programs, create pioneering initiatives, and engage new audiences.
We offer Free General Admission for:
- LACMA members, every day
- Youth (12 & under) and Teens (13–17) Residing in L.A. County
- Youth (12 & under) Residing Outside L.A. County
- NexGenLA members and one guest. NexGenLA is a free membership for kids under 17 years who live in L.A. County
- L.A. County residents, weekdays after 3 pm with valid ID
- Active-duty military (including National Guard and Reserve) and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day, through the Blue Star Museums program
- Bank of America debit or credit card holders, first full weekend of every month
- All visitors, second Tuesday of each month
- SoCal Museums Annual Free-For-All Day
- Professional Personal Care Attendant (PPCA) accompanying a paying visitor who requires such care. Complimentary admission for a PPCA may be requested at a LACMA Ticket Office.
- Members from 24 museums nationwide receive free general admission through the Reciprocal Membership Program.
NexGenLA
Make LACMA a regular part of your life! NexGenLA is a free membership for kids under 17 years who live in L.A. County. As NexGenLA members, kids and teens can visit the museum for free anytime and bring one guest for free admission.
Learn more about NexGenLA
Discover LACMA as a great intergenerational family destination. Grab your kids, friends, and family to make, look, and talk about art at Andell Family Sundays, collaborate and create during our daily in-gallery pop-up art activities, join artist-led classes, and more! L.A. County children are invited to become members of NexGenLA—the museum’s free and award-winning youth membership!
At LACMA we welcome all self-defined manifestations of family. Family is family—regardless of biology, residence, gender, or marital status.
LACMA- The Largest Art Museum in the Western United States
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has been devoted to collecting works of art that span both history and geography, in addition to representing Los Angeles’s uniquely diverse population. Today LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection that includes nearly 130,000 objects dating from antiquity to the present.
For additional information, visit the website @
Find more
LACMA Black American Portraits
FREE EVERYDAY AFTER 3PM- Mid Wilshire District
LACMA presents Black American Portraits. Remembering Two Centuries of Black American Art, guest curated by David Driskell at LACMA 45 years ago, this exhibition reframes portraiture to center Black American subjects, sitters, and spaces.
Spanning over two centuries from c. 1800 to the present day, this selection of approximately 140 works draws primarily from LACMA’s permanent collection and highlights emancipation and early studio photography, scenes from the Harlem Renaissance, portraits from the Civil Rights and Black Power eras, and multiculturalism of the 1990s.
Black American Portraits chronicles the ways in which Black Americans have used portraiture to envision themselves in their own eyes. Countering a visual culture that often demonizes Blackness and fetishizes the spectacle of Black pain, these images center love, abundance, family, community, and exuberance.
Exhibition Soundtrack Available
The Black American Portraits exhibition soundtrack celebrates the radiance of Black musical culture in its most joyful forms, featuring song selections from several of the artists represented in the show: Karon Davis, Reggie Burrows Hodges, Shinique Smith, and Umar Rashid alongside additional song curation by dublab’s Mark “Frosty” McNeill.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is an art museum located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles; admission is FREE after 3pm on Tuesdays. Located on the Pacific Rim, LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection of more than 142,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe. Committed to showcasing a multitude of art histories, LACMA exhibits and interprets works of art from new and unexpected points of view that are informed by the region’s rich cultural heritage and diverse population. LACMA’s spirit of experimentation is reflected in its work with artists, technologists, and thought leaders as well as in its regional, national, and global partnerships to share collections and programs, create pioneering initiatives, and engage new audiences.
We offer Free General Admission for:
- LACMA members, every day
- Youth (12 & under) and Teens (13–17) Residing in L.A. County
- Youth (12 & under) Residing Outside L.A. County
- NexGenLA members and one guest. NexGenLA is a free membership for kids under 17 years who live in L.A. County
- L.A. County residents, weekdays after 3 pm with valid ID
- Active-duty military (including National Guard and Reserve) and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day, through the Blue Star Museums program
- Bank of America debit or credit card holders, first full weekend of every month
- All visitors, second Tuesday of each month
- SoCal Museums Annual Free-For-All Day
- Professional Personal Care Attendant (PPCA) accompanying a paying visitor who requires such care. Complimentary admission for a PPCA may be requested at a LACMA Ticket Office.
- Members from 24 museums nationwide receive free general admission through the Reciprocal Membership Program.
NexGenLA
Make LACMA a regular part of your life! NexGenLA is a free membership for kids under 17 years who live in L.A. County. As NexGenLA members, kids and teens can visit the museum for free anytime and bring one guest for free admission.
Learn more about NexGenLA
Discover LACMA as a great intergenerational family destination. Grab your kids, friends, and family to make, look, and talk about art at Andell Family Sundays, collaborate and create during our daily in-gallery pop-up art activities, join artist-led classes, and more! L.A. County children are invited to become members of NexGenLA—the museum’s free and award-winning youth membership!
At LACMA we welcome all self-defined manifestations of family. Family is family—regardless of biology, residence, gender, or marital status.
LACMA- The Largest Art Museum in the Western United States
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has been devoted to collecting works of art that span both history and geography, in addition to representing Los Angeles’s uniquely diverse population. Today LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection that includes nearly 130,000 objects dating from antiquity to the present.
For additional information, visit the website @
Find more
LACMA Black American Portraits
FREE EVERYDAY AFTER 3PM- Mid Wilshire District
LACMA presents Black American Portraits. Remembering Two Centuries of Black American Art, guest curated by David Driskell at LACMA 45 years ago, this exhibition reframes portraiture to center Black American subjects, sitters, and spaces.
Spanning over two centuries from c. 1800 to the present day, this selection of approximately 140 works draws primarily from LACMA’s permanent collection and highlights emancipation and early studio photography, scenes from the Harlem Renaissance, portraits from the Civil Rights and Black Power eras, and multiculturalism of the 1990s.
Black American Portraits chronicles the ways in which Black Americans have used portraiture to envision themselves in their own eyes. Countering a visual culture that often demonizes Blackness and fetishizes the spectacle of Black pain, these images center love, abundance, family, community, and exuberance.
Exhibition Soundtrack Available
The Black American Portraits exhibition soundtrack celebrates the radiance of Black musical culture in its most joyful forms, featuring song selections from several of the artists represented in the show: Karon Davis, Reggie Burrows Hodges, Shinique Smith, and Umar Rashid alongside additional song curation by dublab’s Mark “Frosty” McNeill.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is an art museum located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles; admission is FREE after 3pm on Tuesdays. Located on the Pacific Rim, LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection of more than 142,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe. Committed to showcasing a multitude of art histories, LACMA exhibits and interprets works of art from new and unexpected points of view that are informed by the region’s rich cultural heritage and diverse population. LACMA’s spirit of experimentation is reflected in its work with artists, technologists, and thought leaders as well as in its regional, national, and global partnerships to share collections and programs, create pioneering initiatives, and engage new audiences.
We offer Free General Admission for:
- LACMA members, every day
- Youth (12 & under) and Teens (13–17) Residing in L.A. County
- Youth (12 & under) Residing Outside L.A. County
- NexGenLA members and one guest. NexGenLA is a free membership for kids under 17 years who live in L.A. County
- L.A. County residents, weekdays after 3 pm with valid ID
- Active-duty military (including National Guard and Reserve) and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day, through the Blue Star Museums program
- Bank of America debit or credit card holders, first full weekend of every month
- All visitors, second Tuesday of each month
- SoCal Museums Annual Free-For-All Day
- Professional Personal Care Attendant (PPCA) accompanying a paying visitor who requires such care. Complimentary admission for a PPCA may be requested at a LACMA Ticket Office.
- Members from 24 museums nationwide receive free general admission through the Reciprocal Membership Program.
NexGenLA
Make LACMA a regular part of your life! NexGenLA is a free membership for kids under 17 years who live in L.A. County. As NexGenLA members, kids and teens can visit the museum for free anytime and bring one guest for free admission.
Learn more about NexGenLA
Discover LACMA as a great intergenerational family destination. Grab your kids, friends, and family to make, look, and talk about art at Andell Family Sundays, collaborate and create during our daily in-gallery pop-up art activities, join artist-led classes, and more! L.A. County children are invited to become members of NexGenLA—the museum’s free and award-winning youth membership!
At LACMA we welcome all self-defined manifestations of family. Family is family—regardless of biology, residence, gender, or marital status.
LACMA- The Largest Art Museum in the Western United States
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has been devoted to collecting works of art that span both history and geography, in addition to representing Los Angeles’s uniquely diverse population. Today LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection that includes nearly 130,000 objects dating from antiquity to the present.
For additional information, visit the website @
Find more
LACMA Black American Portraits
FREE EVERYDAY AFTER 3PM- Mid Wilshire District
LACMA presents Black American Portraits. Remembering Two Centuries of Black American Art, guest curated by David Driskell at LACMA 45 years ago, this exhibition reframes portraiture to center Black American subjects, sitters, and spaces.
Spanning over two centuries from c. 1800 to the present day, this selection of approximately 140 works draws primarily from LACMA’s permanent collection and highlights emancipation and early studio photography, scenes from the Harlem Renaissance, portraits from the Civil Rights and Black Power eras, and multiculturalism of the 1990s.
Black American Portraits chronicles the ways in which Black Americans have used portraiture to envision themselves in their own eyes. Countering a visual culture that often demonizes Blackness and fetishizes the spectacle of Black pain, these images center love, abundance, family, community, and exuberance.
Exhibition Soundtrack Available
The Black American Portraits exhibition soundtrack celebrates the radiance of Black musical culture in its most joyful forms, featuring song selections from several of the artists represented in the show: Karon Davis, Reggie Burrows Hodges, Shinique Smith, and Umar Rashid alongside additional song curation by dublab’s Mark “Frosty” McNeill.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is an art museum located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles; admission is FREE after 3pm on Tuesdays. Located on the Pacific Rim, LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection of more than 142,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe. Committed to showcasing a multitude of art histories, LACMA exhibits and interprets works of art from new and unexpected points of view that are informed by the region’s rich cultural heritage and diverse population. LACMA’s spirit of experimentation is reflected in its work with artists, technologists, and thought leaders as well as in its regional, national, and global partnerships to share collections and programs, create pioneering initiatives, and engage new audiences.
We offer Free General Admission for:
- LACMA members, every day
- Youth (12 & under) and Teens (13–17) Residing in L.A. County
- Youth (12 & under) Residing Outside L.A. County
- NexGenLA members and one guest. NexGenLA is a free membership for kids under 17 years who live in L.A. County
- L.A. County residents, weekdays after 3 pm with valid ID
- Active-duty military (including National Guard and Reserve) and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day, through the Blue Star Museums program
- Bank of America debit or credit card holders, first full weekend of every month
- All visitors, second Tuesday of each month
- SoCal Museums Annual Free-For-All Day
- Professional Personal Care Attendant (PPCA) accompanying a paying visitor who requires such care. Complimentary admission for a PPCA may be requested at a LACMA Ticket Office.
- Members from 24 museums nationwide receive free general admission through the Reciprocal Membership Program.
NexGenLA
Make LACMA a regular part of your life! NexGenLA is a free membership for kids under 17 years who live in L.A. County. As NexGenLA members, kids and teens can visit the museum for free anytime and bring one guest for free admission.
Learn more about NexGenLA
Discover LACMA as a great intergenerational family destination. Grab your kids, friends, and family to make, look, and talk about art at Andell Family Sundays, collaborate and create during our daily in-gallery pop-up art activities, join artist-led classes, and more! L.A. County children are invited to become members of NexGenLA—the museum’s free and award-winning youth membership!
At LACMA we welcome all self-defined manifestations of family. Family is family—regardless of biology, residence, gender, or marital status.
LACMA- The Largest Art Museum in the Western United States
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has been devoted to collecting works of art that span both history and geography, in addition to representing Los Angeles’s uniquely diverse population. Today LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection that includes nearly 130,000 objects dating from antiquity to the present.
For additional information, visit the website @
Find more
LACMA Black American Portraits
FREE EVERYDAY AFTER 3PM- Mid Wilshire District
LACMA presents Black American Portraits. Remembering Two Centuries of Black American Art, guest curated by David Driskell at LACMA 45 years ago, this exhibition reframes portraiture to center Black American subjects, sitters, and spaces.
Spanning over two centuries from c. 1800 to the present day, this selection of approximately 140 works draws primarily from LACMA’s permanent collection and highlights emancipation and early studio photography, scenes from the Harlem Renaissance, portraits from the Civil Rights and Black Power eras, and multiculturalism of the 1990s.
Black American Portraits chronicles the ways in which Black Americans have used portraiture to envision themselves in their own eyes. Countering a visual culture that often demonizes Blackness and fetishizes the spectacle of Black pain, these images center love, abundance, family, community, and exuberance.
Exhibition Soundtrack Available
The Black American Portraits exhibition soundtrack celebrates the radiance of Black musical culture in its most joyful forms, featuring song selections from several of the artists represented in the show: Karon Davis, Reggie Burrows Hodges, Shinique Smith, and Umar Rashid alongside additional song curation by dublab’s Mark “Frosty” McNeill.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is an art museum located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles; admission is FREE after 3pm on Tuesdays. Located on the Pacific Rim, LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection of more than 142,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe. Committed to showcasing a multitude of art histories, LACMA exhibits and interprets works of art from new and unexpected points of view that are informed by the region’s rich cultural heritage and diverse population. LACMA’s spirit of experimentation is reflected in its work with artists, technologists, and thought leaders as well as in its regional, national, and global partnerships to share collections and programs, create pioneering initiatives, and engage new audiences.
We offer Free General Admission for:
- LACMA members, every day
- Youth (12 & under) and Teens (13–17) Residing in L.A. County
- Youth (12 & under) Residing Outside L.A. County
- NexGenLA members and one guest. NexGenLA is a free membership for kids under 17 years who live in L.A. County
- L.A. County residents, weekdays after 3 pm with valid ID
- Active-duty military (including National Guard and Reserve) and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day, through the Blue Star Museums program
- Bank of America debit or credit card holders, first full weekend of every month
- All visitors, second Tuesday of each month
- SoCal Museums Annual Free-For-All Day
- Professional Personal Care Attendant (PPCA) accompanying a paying visitor who requires such care. Complimentary admission for a PPCA may be requested at a LACMA Ticket Office.
- Members from 24 museums nationwide receive free general admission through the Reciprocal Membership Program.
NexGenLA
Make LACMA a regular part of your life! NexGenLA is a free membership for kids under 17 years who live in L.A. County. As NexGenLA members, kids and teens can visit the museum for free anytime and bring one guest for free admission.
Learn more about NexGenLA
Discover LACMA as a great intergenerational family destination. Grab your kids, friends, and family to make, look, and talk about art at Andell Family Sundays, collaborate and create during our daily in-gallery pop-up art activities, join artist-led classes, and more! L.A. County children are invited to become members of NexGenLA—the museum’s free and award-winning youth membership!
At LACMA we welcome all self-defined manifestations of family. Family is family—regardless of biology, residence, gender, or marital status.
LACMA- The Largest Art Museum in the Western United States
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has been devoted to collecting works of art that span both history and geography, in addition to representing Los Angeles’s uniquely diverse population. Today LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection that includes nearly 130,000 objects dating from antiquity to the present.
For additional information, visit the website @
Find more
