The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s proposed $650 million new home received final approval Tuesday from the county Board of Supervisors, who voted unanimously to provide key funding as art-world notables turned out to support the LACMA plans.
over per-square-foot costs that are 35% or more higher than recent museum projects in L.A. and San Francisco. Artist Oscar Pena spoke out at the meeting Tuesday calling the LACMA proposal “a half baked design” and urging supervisors not to “rush into mediocrity.”
Supervisor Kathryn Barger praised museum Director Michael Govan, who hopes to offset the loss of gallery space in the new building with future satellite locations in South Los Angeles and elsewhere. In May 2017, the City Council asked the Bureau of Engineering to begin studying the project. The council will vote after the bureau delivers its report.
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