Our Free Community Weekend was a blast–lots of people and lots of fun. We hope you were here and got a chance to see the new Resnick Pavilion and its three exhibitions, and that you enjoyed the live music and family activities we had planned. Here are just a few photos to commemorate the occasion. Thanks to everyone who came and made the weekend a success.
Arriving by the busload!
Visitors getting ready to get inside the Resnick Pavilion
Art-making tents on the North Piazza
LACMA President Melody Kanschat was among the many "Ask Me" staffers around campus
Kids could design their own Fashioning Fashion-inspired clothes
More vest-making
Runway ready!
LACMA staffers take a quick lunch break
A NexGen member gets in on the act with We Tell Stories
Some people call it "Urban Light"; I prefer "Tag Arena"
Yeah kid, that's how we felt by the time the weekend was over, too.
We were glad to see you all here this weekend. And if you liked the price, don’t forget:
LACMA is free for L.A. County residents every weekday after 5 pm (closed Wednesday)
LACMA is free on the second Tuesday of every month
NexGen is a free membership group for all kids under 18, and they get to bring one adult to the museum for free, any time!
The Boone Children’s Gallery is open every day; it’s a great place for young and old alike to make some art
We also have free family art-making activites every Sunday as part of Andell Family Sundays
Today (Friday) is the last day of Members-Only Preview Days (11 am–4 pm). If you’re not yet a member, come down today and join—you’ll get right into the new building, parking is on us, and we’ll also give you an invite to tomorrow’s New Members Party for the Resnick Pavilion—and a 20% discount on membership (onsite only). While you’re here, be sure to stick around into the evening for the Tom Rizzo Quartet, part of our weekly Jazz at LACMA series.
Saturday and Sunday mark the official opening of the Resnick Pavilion and its three exhibitions—finally! LACMA is free all weekend, though admission to the new exhibitions requires a timed ticket. Online reservations are now sold out—though there will be some held for walkups on both days (first come, first served). In any case, there is plenty happening at the museum all weekend long even if you miss your chance for the tickets. There are other exhibitions, special installations, and tons of permanent collection galleries that are also totally free and don’t require tickets of any kind. There’s also a lot happening all around campus, also free and not requiring a ticket: Saturday in Hancock Park we’ll have live Latin music from noon to 6 pm, including performances by the Plaza de la Raza Youth Mariachi Ensemble, Angel Lebron y su Sabor Latino, and, starting at 4 pm, Quetzal. If you’re not familiar, check out the video below, or some of their songs on their website—they’re terrific.
Sunday will be a great day for kids with art-making activities and performances from We Tell Stories. If you’re looking for a fun and free party in the park, it’s here at LACMA. Click here for specific details on the weekend’s events. As Sunday draws to a close, be sure to stop into the Bing Theater in the evening for our weekly free Sundays Live concert. This week guests from the New England Conservatory will be performing works in celebration of Robert Schumann’s bicentennial.
While you’re on campus this weekend, take a minute to interact with Michael Tirigilio’s Resonant Pavilion. Where is the Resonant Pavilion? In your ears: download the sound file and listen while you’re in the vicinity of the Resnick Pavilion. While you’re at it, call 1-888-361-4NPR (4677) and sing, speak, or make any other noises you want—your sound will be folded into the Resonant Pavilion when others call in the future.
It’s busy and fun-filled weekend at LACMA and we really hope to see you all down here. We want to hear from you while you’re here! Tell us on twitter how you’re liking the new building, the exhibitions, the concerts, and anything else happening on campus this weekend. As long as you mention @LACMA, Your tweets will appear on the front page of lacma.org (as they do every day—just click on the “community” tab under Twitter to read what everyone is saying about LACMA).
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