LA Plaza Launches 10-Year Anniversary Celebration with Re-opened Museum

As Los Angeles moves into less restrictive COVID-19 tiers, LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes reopens to the public on Thursday, April 15 at 50% capacity, just in time to begin a year-long celebration of its ten-year anniversary as the region’s first museum recognizing the artistic, cultural and historic contributions

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Welcome Back to LA Plaza! Members Only Preview

LA Plaza is excited to welcome you back! We’re thrilled to offer LA Plaza Members the bienvenida as we reopen to launch our ten-year anniversary! Our galleries are the perfect place to feel uplifted, and inspired by our history, art and cultura. We’re so grateful for your tremendous support over

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Help LA Plaza Preserve L.A.’s Latino History!

You can help can preserve the legacy of one of the leading figures of California history, Governor Jose Figueroa, who served during Mexican rule from 1833 to 1835, by writing the Los Angeles City Council, urging them to keep Figueroa Street intact.     LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes

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LA Plaza Eastside Arts Initiative Announces Recipients of COVID-19 Relief Grants

LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes’ (LA Plaza) Eastside Arts Initiative (EAI) announces recipients of two grant funds totaling $75,000 supporting artists, public arts projects, and arts organizations serving Eastern Los Angeles County. “Through their endurance and creative work, our grantees are keeping the arts alive in Eastern LA County. We are pleased to be helpful to them during these challenging times,”

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Pedro Puentes Joins LA Plaza as Curatorial Intern

Pedro Puentes is a curatorial intern at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, assisting with research for the permanent exhibition LA Starts Here! He is a second-year History Master’s student at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) where he is studying Latinx, Chicanx and U.S-Mexican history by way of the American

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