This Is a Story' to 'The Kingdom of Pylos,' there was no shortage of captivating art at Southern California museums in 2025.

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, is scheduled to open to the public on ...

Raul de Lara, "Tornado" (2020), cedar, walnut, pine, leather, 17-year-old Tennessee walking horse hair, lacquer, acrylic, and steel (image courtesy the artist) This fall, museums around Los Angeles ...

LACMA might be a museum often seen in movies, but its influence reaches far beyond a selfie at the famous “Urban Light” installation. The galleries bring L.A.’ artistic identity to life — its work ...

Every petal is a brushstroke on the landscape, each new bud of vegetation a fleck of bright paint on the canvas. And as spring appears across the environs of Los Angeles, it also arrives at the city’s ...

Alfredo Ramos Martínez, study for "Vendedoras de Flores (Panel 6), Scripps College, Claremont, California" (c. 1945), Conté crayon and tempera on kraft paper mounted on nonwoven polyester sheet (© The ...

The 300,000-square-foot building will open Sept. 22 and showcase comic art, illustrations and more across 35 galleries. It began construction in 2018 but faced multiple delays. By Derrick Bryson ...

Los Angeles' ascension coincided with the 46-year career of art critic Christopher Knight. In his final column for The Times, ...

Concrete and glass. Raw, untouched finishes. A single level. No interior columns. At first glance, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s (LACMA) new landmark appears deceptively simple. But realizing ...

Despite rumors that the Getty Villa had been destroyed by the fires in January, it survived. Officials credit that to their planning and preparations that can serve as models to other institutions. By ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SOLVANG, CA, August 12, 2025) The California Nature Art Museum (formerly the Wildling Museum) is thrilled to announce a very ...