L.A. Memo, Highlighting the Contribution of Chicano/a Artists to American Art, Opens March 18
In the 1970s and 1980s, Los Angeles-based Chicanas/os strove to scrutinize aspects of popular culture and advanced alternative narratives concerning race, gender, sexuality, and citizenship that were not represented within mainstream art practice at the time. These efforts are investigated in the new exhibition, L.A. Memo: Chicana/o Art from
LA Plaza Names Veteran Local Arts Administrator Leticia Rhi Buckley as New CEO
Long-time Los Angeles-based arts advocate and administrator Leticia Rhi Buckley has been selected as Chief Executive Officer of LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in downtown Los Angeles, succeeding retiring CEO John Echeveste. Buckley assumes the position at the Los Angeles County museum and cultural center on April 4, beginning
LA Plaza Cocina Opens its First Exhibition Celebrating Maize, Mexico’s Gift to the World
. . LA Plaza Cocina, the first museum dedicated to Mexican food, opened its doors on Monday, February 7, with its inaugural exhibition Maize: Past, Present and Future, a tribute to the cuisine’s most essential ingredient. Curated by Maite Gomez-Rejón and Ximena Martin, visitors will recognize many
Founding Board Chair Esteban Torres Dies
LA Plaza today mourns the passing of its founding chairman Esteban Torres, who died of natural causes yesterday just two days short of his 92nd birthday. Esteban led a distinguished life of service as a community organizer, labor leader, ambassador to UNESCO, Special Assistant to President Jimmy Carter and eight-term
Visit “A View From Here” Via Your Cellphone
Although we’ve been welcoming back guests since June of this year, our Curatorial Team continues to make our exhibitions accessible for those who are not able to visit our campus on Main Street. The latest virtual offering: A new cellphone tour of our reimagined The View From Here exhibit on the second floor. The







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