Opened Mar 9
2025
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Closes Mar 1
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Opened Mar 9 2025 – Closes Mar 1
Opened Mar 9 2025 –
Closes Mar 1Diary of Flowers: Artists and their Worlds
Past Events
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Closed Mar 16 2025 – Opened Feb 20 2025
Closed Mar 16 2025 –
Opened Feb 20 2025Wael Shawky: Drama 1882 
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Sunday
Mar 2, 2025 1pmArtist-led walkthrough of Ordinary People with Andrea Bowers 
Sunday
Mar 2, 2025 1pmArtist-led walkthrough of Ordinary People with Andrea Bowers
Join artist Andrea Bowers for a walkthrough of Ordinary People: Photorealism and the Work of Art since 1968. The first large-scale exhibition to reexamine the postwar art movement of photorealism and trace its lineages in art of the present day, Ordinary People includes more …MOCA Grand Avenue -
Friday
Mar 7, 2025 5pmFirst Fridays
“Musical Projections” by Colburn School Musicians
PerformanceFriday
Mar 7, 2025 5pmPerformanceFirst Fridays
“Musical Projections” by Colburn School MusiciansJoin us for a special presentation of works by John Cage, Alvin Lucier, György Kurtág, Luciano Berio and J.S. Bach in the galleries of Olafur Eliasson: OPEN, performed by Colburn School’s students Rebecca Beato, Dawid Kasprczak, Tom Mantel and Serge Kalinovsky. The program is presented as part…The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA -
Saturday
Mar 8, 2025Members’ Preview Day for Diary of Flowers: Artists and their Worlds 
Member EventSaturday
Mar 8, 2025Member EventMembers’ Preview Day for Diary of Flowers: Artists and their Worlds
All members are invited to the Members' Preview Day for Diary of Flowers: Artists and their WorldsMOCA Grand Avenue -
Sunday
Mar 9, 2025 1pmculture:LAB: Womxn in Windows: All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt by Raven Jackson 
ScreeningSunday
Mar 9, 2025 1pmScreeningculture:LAB: Womxn in Windows: All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt by Raven Jackson
Join us for a screening of Raven Jackson’s All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt in conjunction with Womxn in Windows: home—land. A lyrical, decades-spanning exploration across a woman's life in Mississippi, the feature debut from award-winning poet, photographer and filmmaker Ra…MOCA Grand Avenue -
Wednesday
Mar 12, 2025Artist-led Walkthrough of Ordinary People: Photorealism and the Work of Art since 1968 with Calida Rawles 
Member EventWednesday
Mar 12, 2025Member EventArtist-led Walkthrough of Ordinary People: Photorealism and the Work of Art since 1968 with Calida Rawles
Leadership Circle supporters at Curators Circle level and above are invited to an Artist-led walkthrough of Ordinary People: Photorealism and the Work of Art since 1968 led by Calida Rawles.MOCA Grand Avenue -
Saturday
Mar 15, 2025Curator-led Walkthrough of Ordinary People: Photorealism and the Work of Art since 1968 and MOCA Focus: Ana Segovia 
Member EventSaturday
Mar 15, 2025Member EventCurator-led Walkthrough of Ordinary People: Photorealism and the Work of Art since 1968 and MOCA Focus: Ana Segovia
Members at the Contributing level and above are invited to a walkthrough of Ordinary People: Photorealism and the Work of Art since 1968 and MOCA Focus: Ana Segovia led by Curatorial Assistants, Paula Kroll and Emilia Nicholson-Fajardo.MOCA Grand Avenue -
Saturday
Mar 15, 2025 1pmQuantum Listening: The Sound of Anime with James Fauntleroy 
Saturday
Mar 15, 2025 1pmQuantum Listening: The Sound of Anime with James Fauntleroy
Musician James Fauntleroy joins MOCA to share his love for anime and its music, exploring how iconic soundtracks have shaped his work and the influence of these scores on contemporary music and culture. In addition to his own albums, four-time Grammy Winner James Fauntleroy ha…MOCA Grand Avenue -
Sunday
Mar 16, 2025 11amMuseums Free-for-All 2025 
Sunday
Mar 16, 2025 11amMuseums Free-for-All 2025
MOCA is proud to once again participate in SoCal Museums’ 20th Annual Museums Free-for-All. On Sunday, March 16, 2025 MOCA and dozens of museums across Southern California will open their doors and invite visitors to experience their museums free of ch…MOCA Grand Avenue The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA -
Sunday
Mar 23, 2025 12pmMOCA Sunday Studio with Sustainable Skillbuilding Workshop 
All AgesSunday
Mar 23, 2025 12pmAll AgesMOCA Sunday Studio with Sustainable Skillbuilding Workshop
Enjoy a social time at MOCA for an afternoon of fun for all ages including artmaking, gallery activities, music, and more. Add to a large-scale photorealistic painting inspired by Ordinary People: Photorealism and the Work of Art Since 1968 and join MOCA’s family dance party. Plus, the Sustainable Skil…MOCA Grand Avenue -
Friday
Mar 28, 2025 11amResilience & Rebuilding: Learning from Other Cities 
VirtualFriday
Mar 28, 2025 11amVirtualResilience & Rebuilding: Learning from Other Cities
Resilience & Rebuilding is an open ended series of virtual programs exploring the impacts of the recent devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, offering a container for conversation and pathways for rebuilding that foreground ecology, community, and collective wellbeing. -
Saturday
Mar 29, 2025 3pmWalkthrough: MOCA Focus: Ana Segovia with rafa esparza 
Saturday
Mar 29, 2025 3pmWalkthrough: MOCA Focus: Ana Segovia with rafa esparza
Join artist rafa esparza for a walkthrough of MOCA Focus: Ana Segovia. In his paintings, Ana Segovia (b. 1991, Mexico City; lives in Mexico City) twists assumptions about masculinity through a queer lens. Working with an aggressive palette of fluorescent colors, daring compositions, a…MOCA Grand Avenue