Programs • MOCA

EVERY THURSDAY: 5:30PM & 6:30PM | EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: 12PM & 2PM

EVERY THURSDAY: 5:30PM & 6:30PM

EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: 12PM & 2PM

Exhibition Highlight Tours

Educators offer walkthroughs of current exhibitions at MOCA Grand Avenue and The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Walkthroughs begin in the lobby and last about 45 minutes; no reservations are required for individuals.
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Thursday
May 4, 7pm

Lecture
Thursday
May 4, 7pm

Lecture

Bennett Simpson

MOCA Senior Curator Bennett Simpson leads a walk-through of Carl Andre: Sculpture as Place, 1958–2010.
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Saturday
May 6, 12pm

All Ages
Saturday
May 6, 12pm

All Ages

NTS @ MOCA w/ B&O PLAY

NTS Radio and MOCA present an afternoon of live, outdoor music at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA.
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Sunday
May 7, 3pm

Reading
Sunday
May 7, 3pm

Reading

Robin Coste Lewis

Robin Coste Lewis is the author of Voyage of the Sable Venus, winner of the 2016 National Book Award. This collection of poems is a meditation on the cultural depiction of women in the African diaspora. Coste Lewis considers the roles desire and race play in the construction …
MOCA Grand Avenue
Thursday
May 11, 7pm

Screening
Thursday
May 11, 7pm

Screening

Los Angeles Filmforum at MOCA Presents Arthur Jafa's Dreams Are Colder Than Death

In person: Saidiya Hartman
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
May 12 — May 14

MOCA Store
May 12 — May 14

MOCA Store

MORE for Members

As a thank you for your support, we are delighted to offer MOCA members a 20% discount (some exceptions apply) in the MOCA Stores from Friday, May 12 to Sunday, May 14.
MOCA Grand Avenue MOCA Pacific Design Center The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Thursday
May 18, 6pm

MOCA Store
Thursday
May 18, 6pm

MOCA Store

Product Launch: Scribble by Jimenez Lai

Join designer Jimenez Lai at the MOCA Store for the launch of his new lamp, Scribble.
MOCA Grand Avenue
Thursday
May 18, 7pm

Lecture
Thursday
May 18, 7pm

Lecture

Greg Tate

Greg Tate, a leading voice on contemporary Black music, art, literature, film, and politics, lectures on the work of Kerry James Marshall.
MOCA Grand Avenue
Thursday
May 25, 5pm

MOCA Store
Thursday
May 25, 5pm

MOCA Store

Tortoise General Store: Tenugui Demonstration from Kamawanu

Kamawanu demonstration: How to Use TenuguiThere are no rules for how to use tenugui. Tenuguis are multipurpose hand-dyed cotton towels that have a long tradition in everyday life in Japan. With their colorful inks and patterns, the tenugui are often used for wrapping items for gifts, turned into accessories…
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA