Exhibitions in Los Angeles
January 2026
January 2026 at a glance: 1 exhibition opened, 0 closed, and 15 more were on view across the city.
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Deep Cuts: Block Printing Across Culturesto 13 SeptLos Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
More than 150 works from Asia, Europe and the Americas explore block printing, the world's oldest way of making multiple images. Resnick Pavilion; closes 13 Sept.
Belongings: Changing Hands and Shifting Meanings in African Artsto 20 SeptFowler Museum at UCLA · Free
Traces African art objects from their origins through colonial acquisition and European markets into the Fowler's collection, layering the stories within each piece.
ReVOlt 1680/2180: Sirens & Sikasto 4 OctAutry Museum of the American West
Cochiti Pueblo artist Virgil Ortiz reimagines the 1680 Pueblo Revolt as speculative fiction, with futuristic characters and installations fusing Indigenous resistance history with sci-fi aesthetics.
Enrique Martínez Celaya: The Sextantto 11 OctWende Museum · Free
A scaled recreation of a modernist Cuban house built 1957-1963, exploring memory, displacement, and the gap between reality and dream during the Cold War.
Performance & Prestige: A History of Aston Martinto 11 OctPetersen Automotive Museum
Over 112 years of Aston Martin excellence, from racing heritage to modern hypercars, including the DB5 of James Bond fame.
the eight directions of the wind: Edmund de Waal at The Huntingtonto 26 OctThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Yearlong exhibition of site-specific installations by British artist Edmund de Waal across the Huntington Art Gallery, Chinese Garden, and Japanese Garden.
Sculpted Portraits from Ancient Egyptto 9 NovGetty Villa · Free
Striking stone portraits of court officials and priests from Egypt's 26th Dynasty (664-526 BCE), on long-term loan from the British Museum.
Charles Ross: Spectrum 14to 29 NovGetty Center · Free
A calibrated array of prisms casts shifting bands of spectral light across the Museum rotunda, tracking the sun's changing arc through the seasons; commissioned for PST ART.
Collecting Impressionism at LACMAto 3 JanLos Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
LACMA's own Impressionist holdings set among the prints, photography, decorative arts and fashion of late-19th-century France. Resnick Pavilion.
The American Motorcycle: Pioneering Machines from the Bunch Family Collectionto 7 MarPetersen Automotive Museum
Nearly 200 rare early American motorcycles from Professor Richard Bunch's collection, spanning the pioneer era through the Great Depression.
Unearthed: Raw Beautyto 18 AprNatural History Museum of Los Angeles County · Free
Rare, spectacular mineral and crystal specimens, some displayed publicly for the first time.
Creative Continuities: Family, Pride, and Community in Native Artto 27 JunAutry Museum of the American West
Works from the Autry's Native American collections explore Knowing, Creating and Transference, curated in part by three contemporary Plains Indian artists reflecting on their traditions.
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilightto 30 NovThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Betye Saar's Huntington-commissioned site-specific installation: a 17-foot vintage wooden canoe with found objects including birdcages and antlers.
Driven by Possibility: Waymo's Road to Autonomous Transportto 30 JulPetersen Automotive Museum
Traces Waymo's evolution from Google's self-driving car project to a leading autonomous vehicle company, showing the tech turning sci-fi into reality.
GAME ON! Science, Sports & Playto 31 AugCalifornia Science Center · Free
17,000-sq-ft exhibition with 25+ interactive activities exploring the science of sports and movement, featuring LA-based mentor athletes; on view through the 2028 Olympics.
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