Los Angeles: What to See & Do: Museums & Galleries: Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA)

Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA)

In the 1980s, as this striking building, designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, was going up downtown, Frank Gehry was creating a temporary exhibition space in a warehouse and a police-car garage in nearby Little Tokyo. The “Temporary Contemporary” still exists, as the Geffen Contemporary at MoCA, and it’s long since become a vibrant, integral part of the museum. A third, smaller venue, MoCA Pacific Design Center, in West Hollywood, opened in 2001.

MOCA at Grand Avenue and Geffen Contemporary are closed Tuesday and Wednesday; open Monday and Friday 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Thursday 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Admission $8.00 covers both. MOCA Pacific Design Center is closed Monday; open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Thursday 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Admission is free.