Full Coverage: LACMA's big rock

1:34 PM PDT, June 27, 2012

LACMA's rock opens: Let the photo taking begin

3:56 PM PDT, April 5, 2012

LACMA building 700-ton crane to install 'Levitated Mass' boulder

How do you lift a really heavy rock? First, you need an even heavier crane.

11:24 AM PDT, June 22, 2012

From Riverside to Los Angeles: The rock's roundabout route

5:23 PM PDT, April 3, 2012

Video: Watch the LACMA rock's 11-night adventure

The tale of a 350-ton piece of granite traveling from a quarry in Riverside County to the LACMA campus captivated much of Southern California over the last two weeks.

5:23 PM PDT, April 3, 2012

Tweet by tweet: Following LACMA's big rock through Long Beach

The circuitous 11-day journey of LACMA's giant boulder finished its most challenging route yet Thursday morning, squeezing through the busy byways of Long Beach.

LACMA's rock gets its own block party in Long Beach

Some neighborhoods throw block parties. On Wednesday, the Bixby Knolls neighborhood of Long Beach is throwing a rock party. And the area is going all-out.

5:23 PM PDT, April 3, 2012

The LACMA rock: The overnight run to Long Beach

"We've had crowds at every stop, and a lot of people have been following it the whole way," said LACMA spokeswoman Miranda Carroll.

March 1, 2012

Westward, ho! for LACMA's art rock

After the glitch-free first leg of a long-planned and long-delayed journey, a 340-ton boulder making its way from a Riverside quarry to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art stopped in the small town of Glen Avon on Wednesday and couldn't help but turn some heads.

12:21 PM PDT, June 21, 2012

On the road with LACMA's big rock, minute by minute

1:15 PM PDT, May 25, 2012

Photos: Giant rock rolls toward LACMA

See the rock on the move.

1:44 PM PDT, March 20, 2012

Interactive: Getting the rock ready to roll

340-ton boulder to begin tortuous trip to LACMA

A 340-ton boulder is expected to begin its difficult trek Tuesday night from a Riverside County quarry, rolling to a stop 11 days later in a new art exhibit at LACMA.

February 28, 2012

Giant rock will soon be on a roll to LACMA

After nearly half a year of delays, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's 340-ton monolith, sitting in a Riverside County quarry, will begin its long, circuitous journey to the museum Tuesday night.

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