The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has officially opened its new David Geffen Galleries, a major wing designed by architect Peter Zumthor. The 900-foot-long glass-and-concrete structure, which opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 19, 2026, houses the museum's permanent collection and features an open-concept layout intended to let visitors explore freely.
The opening marks the culmination of a 20-year development and fundraising effort, providing a new, purpose-built home for LACMA's vast collection. The inaugural exhibition, curated collaboratively by 45 curators, organizes artworks around the theme of the world's oceans to connect cultures across time and space, reflecting a deliberate curatorial philosophy that places all eras and traditions on equal footing.