Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

About

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art sits on Wilshire Boulevard's Museum Row in the Miracle Mile, next to the La Brea Tar Pits and Hancock Park. Its collection runs from ancient art to contemporary work, spread across several buildings and an open campus that is free to walk.

The David Geffen Galleries, the museum's newest building, hold much of the permanent collection, alongside BCAM and the Resnick Pavilion, which host major exhibitions. Outside are two of the most photographed artworks in the city: Urban Light, the rows of restored antique street lamps on Wilshire, and Levitated Mass, a 340-ton boulder over a walk-through channel. Jazz at LACMA plays on Friday evenings from April through October. The free Bloomberg Connects guide adds audio about the art, so bring headphones.

In 2026, general admission is $25 for adults who live in L.A. County and $30 for visitors from elsewhere, with lower rates for seniors, students and visitors with disabilities. Children 12 and under who live in the county get in free, as does everyone on the second Tuesday of each month, and L.A. County residents are free on weekdays after 3 p.m. Timed-entry tickets sell out, so book online. LACMA posts current hours on its website.

The underground Pritzker Parking Garage off Sixth Street charges a flat $24. Metro's D Line now stops at the Wilshire/Fairfax station by the museum. Erewhon at LACMA serves casual food every day except Wednesday, and picnics are welcome. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the Petersen Automotive Museum and the La Brea Tar Pits are all within a few blocks.

Accessibility

LACMA is wheelchair accessible. The museum says every gallery, restroom, dining service and outdoor space is wheelchair accessible.

The easiest drop-off is on Wilshire Boulevard at S. Ogden Drive, in front of Urban Light. Accessible parking for standard vehicles, vans and electric vehicles is on level P1 of the underground Pritzker Parking Garage off Sixth Street, one block east of Fairfax Avenue. The garage clearance is 6 feet 10 inches, the marked paths are smooth and well lit, and two elevators serve it. Parking is a flat $24, first come, first served.

Complimentary wheelchairs are lent at the Ticket Office, first come, first served, and motorized wheelchairs are welcome. Benches are in the galleries of BCAM, the Resnick Pavilion and the Geffen Galleries, with outdoor tables around the campus. Every restroom is wheelchair accessible; they are in the Resnick Pavilion, BCAM levels 2 and 3, and the Geffen Galleries, and family restrooms are on the East West Bank Commons.

Visitors with disabilities pay a reduced rate, $21 for L.A. County residents and $26 for others, with no documentation required, and a professional personal care attendant gets in free. Some galleries have large-print labels. The Bloomberg Connects guide supports VoiceOver, captions, transcripts and adjustable text, and staff in the lobbies lend headphones.

LACMA calls itself sensory inclusive. Sensory bags with noise-canceling headphones, fidgets, cue cards, strobe-reducing glasses and weighted lap pads are lent at the Ticket Office. The quietest times are 1 to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 10 a.m. to noon on Sundays. Service animals are welcome; pick up a wristband at entry. Questions go to access@lacma.org or (323) 857-6010.

Checked by Accessible America, September 2026. Report a change

More accessible places in California

• Griffith Observatory (Los Angeles)
• Universal Studios Hollywood (Los Angeles)
• The Getty Center (Los Angeles)
• San Diego Zoo (San Diego)
• Yosemite National Park (Yosemite)
• Exploratorium (San Francisco)

Photo credits

• LACMA's pale stone pavilions and palm trees beside a wide paved walkway and lawn.: Gunnar Klack, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)
• A visitor stands among the rows of gray antique street lamps of Urban Light at LACMA.: joey zanotti from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 (source)
• Visitors walk a paved courtyard under bamboo and hanging blue sculptures at LACMA.: Kata Kovács and Tom O’Doherty, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)