The Big Review | Lacma’s David Geffen Galleries ★★★★ – The Art Newspaper – International art news and events
This vast, visionary new building on the Los Angeles County Museum of Art campus finds its strengths in the objects that work best in concrete environments Source: The Big Review | Lacma’s David Geffen Galleries ★★★★ – The Art Newspaper – International art news and events… Continue reading
A first look inside Francis Kéré’s optimistic design for the Goethe-Institut Dakar | Wallpaper*
Francis Kéré’s newly launched Goethe-Institut Dakar is a powerful, purpose-built cultural beacon, dedicated to German cultural exchange. It also marks the Pritzker prize-winning, Berlin-based architect’s first project of this scale and institutional ambition to reach completion. Conceived following what Kéré describes as an ‘Arcadia architecture’ approach, the project embodies… Continue reading
LACMA | The David Geffen Galleries
This month, LACMA exclusively invites members to preview its newest debut, the David Geffen Galleries, a new permanent-collections building. With the official opening on April 19, 2026, the museum’s newest endeavor holds fresh perspectives and cultural visions, bringing Los Angeles a distinctively profound global art collection.Designed by Architect… Continue reading
LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries Are a Formless Maze – WSJ
The David Geffen Galleries building, the newest of four that constitute the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, is a work of furious originality and ambition. It is the most significant American museum built this century, and not merely because of its architecture. For Michael Govan, its director,… Continue reading
The David Geffen Galleries at LACMA – WSJ
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LACMA: A Star Is Born, Spotted Crossing Wilshire Boulevard | National Review
don’t go to press previews for exhibition openings, since spinning is wasted on me. I’d rather visit in stealth, chameleon that I am. But the preview for the new LACMA — more precisely the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s David Geffen Galleries — was exceptional. The $750… Continue reading
The Triumphant New LACMA Has the Potential to Rewrite Art History
Can an art museum tell a non-linear version of art history and still be legible to its visitors? That’s the question guiding the David Geffen Galleries, the new building for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art that opens to members on April 19 and to the public on… Continue reading
Taiwan’s New Typologies – ArtReview
A series of new museums are reshaping the cultural ecology of Taiwan. Within that, museums are merging with libraries. But is the arts landscape really joined up?First came the New Taipei City Art Museum, with its striking aluminium-clad facade designed by homegrown architect Kris Yao. Opened in April 2025… Continue reading
Peter Zumthor’s Bold Behemoth for LACMA Finally Opens | Architectural Record
More than 20 years in the works, with multiple schemes and fervid controversy, architect Peter Zumthor’s main building for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has finally opened. Called the David Geffen Galleries, this ambitious, serpentine concrete structure—which spans over a major boulevard—emerged from a process… Continue reading
The David Geffen Galleries by Peter Zumthor open at LACMA | Wallpaper*
The David Geffen Galleries, which will open on 19 April 2026 to members and on 4 May to the public, offer Los Angeles an entirely new way of experiencing the diverse collections of its premier art museum. Architect Peter Zumthor worked closely with museum director Michael Govan and executive… Continue reading
Inside LACMA’s 2026 Reopening: What to Know About the New David Geffen Galleries | Artsy
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) will reopen its new David Geffen Galleries on April 19, 2026, marking a major turning point for the largest museum in the Western United States. The opening will cap nearly 20 years of collaboration between Pritzker Prize–winning Swiss architect Peter Zumthor… Continue reading
Diller Scofidio + Renfro Rebuilds a Manhattan Apartment to House Museum-Quality Art and Its Collector | Architectural Record
On rare occasion, architects get to explore particular design ideas to the fullest—all it takes is a sympathetic client with the right means and discernment. Fortunately, Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) had this opportunity in revamping a penthouse apartment in New York City. Although the project is not… Continue reading