Six L.A. Museums Have Closed Permanently in the Past Two Years

The A+D Architecture and Design Museum will not re-open its downtown L.A. building, citing a plan to pivot to digital and pop-up exhibitions. The news follows last week's announcement that the Annenberg Space for Photography is shutting down.

In the past 21 months, six L.A. museums have closed their physical sites permanently. The COVID pandemic was a factor only for the A+D and the Annenberg.  

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Anonymous said…
One museum has at least symbolically, if not also technically, closed down too: the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

People like the William Ahmansons, Edward Carters and Anna Bing Arnolds are spinning in their grave.
Anonymous said…
Building Project: June 19 Update
June 19, 2020
Editors
The following work will be conducted next week:

Abatement in the Ahmanson Building has been completed.
Structural demolition of the Hammer Building began and will continue.
Work on temporary utilities will be completed.
Installation of the western construction fence and access gate at the Spaulding Lot will continue.
Structural demolition of the Art of the Americas Building will continue.
Structural demolition of the Ahmanson Building will begin.

https://unframed.lacma.org/2020/06/19/building-project-june-19-update
Anonymous said…
https://archpaper.com/2020/06/facades-orange-county-museum-of-art/
Anonymous said…
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/feature/not-here-to-stay-what-makes-private-museums-suddenly-close
Anonymous said…
https://voiceofoc.org/2019/06/chapmans-hilbert-museum-of-california-art-to-expand-and-nearly-triple-in-size/
Anonymous said…
https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/news/heres-what-museums-will-look-like-when-they-reopen-in-l-a-061220
Anonymous said…
Look at the Orange County Museum and Hilbert Museum spending money to expand their galleries. What a novel concept!
Anonymous said…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/center-theatre-group-to-remain-dark-until-spring-2021-staff-furloughs-stretched/ar-BB15zwt6
Anonymous said…
https://laist.com/latest/post/20200622/LACMA-reopening-July-PPP-loan
Anonymous said…
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-06-20/california-museums-reopening-coronavirus-closure-list
Anonymous said…
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/compound-a-space-for-art-and-wellness-to-open-in-long-beach-california
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-06-25/compound-art-gallery-long-beach-glenn-kaino
Anonymous said…
https://www.vulture.com/2020/07/u-k-government-plans-nearly-2-billion-arts-covid-19-relief.html