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NEWS ABOUT: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art stories: 4 news summaries


 Troubled LA Museum 
 Wins $30M Bailout 

MoCA warms to Eli Broad amid reports that director has resigned

Dec 19, 08 7:27 AM CST
(Newser) - LA's troubled Museum of Contemporary Art is moving toward a bailout deal with Eli Broad, reports the Los Angeles Times. The billionaire real estate investor and art collector offered MoCA a $30 million donation contingent on improved performance, which board members favored over a merger with the Los Angeles County... More »

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Crisis-Stricken LA Museum Mulls Merger

MoCA director prepares to resign as bigger museum offers lifeline

Dec 17, 08 8:13 AM CST
(Newser) - The future of LA's troubled Museum of Contemporary Art became somewhat clearer yesterday, as the institution's director began negotiating his resignation and the larger Los Angeles County Museum of Art proposed a merger. Tomorrow the MoCA board will meet to decide the fate of the troubled museum, which has teetered... More »

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art museum • Eli Broad • mergers and acquisitions • Los Angeles • Los Angeles County Museum of Art • financial crisis • Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

As Museums Struggle,
LA's MOCA Seeks Merger

MoCA holds talks with other institutions as endowment dries up

Nov 21, 08 7:36 AM CST
(Newser) - The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, one of the nation's leading modern art galleries, is holding talks with other LA institutions about a possible merger. MoCA has already announced a 10% cut in staff and the temporary closure of 50% of its exhibition space. For the New York ... More »

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art museum • Eli Broad • art • Los Angeles • University of Southern California • USC • endowment • Los Angeles County Museum of Art • financial crisis • Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

LA Museum's Extension Has Split Personality

Tug of war between benefactor and director evident

Feb 7, 08 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Critics are assessing Los Angeles's newest art institution, the Broad Contemporary Art Museum, housed in a building by Renzo Piano on the campus of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. It's a strange mix of public and private: The new building—to open Feb. 16—was funded by billionaire... More »

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Eli Broad • art • Los Angeles • Los Angeles County Museum of Art • Renzo Piano

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