Everything to know about David Geffen Galleries as a new LACMA emerges

LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries will open April 19 after about six years of construction. The building cost nearly $724 million — here’s where that money went.

Our critic picks 17 unmissable works of art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries. The list is eclectic and unexpected, composed of some of the museum’s greatest hits as well as quieter pieces susceptible to being overlooked.

Peter Zumthor opens up about the evolution of LACMA’s new David Geffen Galleries, how L.A. changed his practice and why certain criticisms of the building are overblown.

Too expensive, too gray: The critiques of David Geffen Galleries have been swirling for years. But on opening day for LACMA members, we spoke to early visitors about their first impressions.

LACMA first commissioned Alexander Calder to create ‘Three Quintains (Hello Girls)’ for its 1965 opening in Hancock Park. The beloved fountain was reinstalled more than 60 years later to anchor the museum’s new David Geffen Galleries.

Erewhon, Los Angeles’ trendy health food cafe and retailer, will bring its signature smoothies, matcha and coffee to Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries.

The David Geffen Galleries opening gala created a gravitational pull for art and film heavyweights, including the building’s namesake and George Lucas, Ed Ruscha, Lauren Halsey, Tom Hanks and Ava DuVernay.

Catherine Opie marks the opening of the new LACMA building with seven portraits

The photographs, taken in a deep blue-glazed interior gallery designed by Peter Zumthor, were inspired by Irving Penn’s famous “corner portraits.”