An evening out at LACMA
When you move out to a city as large and spread out as LA, it is pretty hard to catch all of the cultural sites in under four short months. Normally, I gravitate toward major music halls and art museums so you can imagine my surprise when I finally discovered LACMA just last night.
Really, discovering LACMA (the Los Angeles County Museum of Art) should not have been that big of a surprise. It is known, along with the Getty Center and MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), as one of the largest cultural institutions in LA. I just had no idea it would be so cool and full of depth.
Being more than just a presenter of the visual arts, I was drawn to LACMA last night because of their weekly "Sunday’s Live!" chamber music concert series. Danielle Harrell, coworker and ’04 Fellow alum, organized a mini staff outing to listen to the Colburn Orchestra at LACMA's Bing Theater. Being curious, I made sure to get there about an hour early to check out what LACMA was all about.
I was impressed to find a much-larger-than-anticipated facility accompanied by an equally impressive collection and events calendar. Aside from specially scheduled concerts and film screenings, LACMA also programs a regular Friday night Jazz and Sunday night chamber music series. On top of all of this, they are located just next to the famous La Brea Tar Pits (just another added attraction).
In the end, I was very impressed to say the least yet disappointed that I did not have the time to fully explore the museum, especially their Renoir exhibit. I guess I’ll just have to go back soon. Only five more weeks in LA to do it!
Really, discovering LACMA (the Los Angeles County Museum of Art) should not have been that big of a surprise. It is known, along with the Getty Center and MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), as one of the largest cultural institutions in LA. I just had no idea it would be so cool and full of depth.
Being more than just a presenter of the visual arts, I was drawn to LACMA last night because of their weekly "Sunday’s Live!" chamber music concert series. Danielle Harrell, coworker and ’04 Fellow alum, organized a mini staff outing to listen to the Colburn Orchestra at LACMA's Bing Theater. Being curious, I made sure to get there about an hour early to check out what LACMA was all about.
I was impressed to find a much-larger-than-anticipated facility accompanied by an equally impressive collection and events calendar. Aside from specially scheduled concerts and film screenings, LACMA also programs a regular Friday night Jazz and Sunday night chamber music series. On top of all of this, they are located just next to the famous La Brea Tar Pits (just another added attraction).
In the end, I was very impressed to say the least yet disappointed that I did not have the time to fully explore the museum, especially their Renoir exhibit. I guess I’ll just have to go back soon. Only five more weeks in LA to do it!
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