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A 30-minute docent-led visit uses three collection works in the Pacific Ocean galleries to trace relationships across time, geography and the David Geffen Galleries.
All times are local to the venue · America/Los Angeles
The Pacific Ocean galleries are one of four sections in LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries, but this half-hour tour treats them as a point of departure. Three collection artworks anchor a docent-led look at visual and thematic connections across time and geography, along with histories that link areas of the building.
The tour’s compact format is built around comparison: visitors look at three works in the Pacific Ocean galleries while the interpretation reaches beyond that section. LACMA frames the visit around visual relationships across periods and places, and historical influences that connect different parts of the David Geffen Galleries.
Further reading: In Focus Tour: Coastal Connections, Pacific Ocean | LACMA ↗
The event description confirms a focus on three key works from LACMA’s collection but does not identify their titles. The emphasis is therefore on a docent-led thematic reading, rather than a published list of objects visitors can preview.
Further reading: In Focus Tour: Coastal Connections, Pacific Ocean | LACMA ↗
The listing describes one docent-led session focused on three key collection works in the Pacific Ocean galleries. Its interpretive frame extends across the David Geffen Galleries, connecting visual and thematic ideas across time and geography.
The tour runs from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036. The Sunday museum hours are 10 a.m.–7 p.m.
The event is located in the Pacific Ocean galleries in the David Geffen Galleries, but a specific gathering point within the galleries is not given. Ask a LACMA team member where the group is meeting when you arrive.
In Focus Tour: Coastal Connections, Pacific Ocean | LACMA ↗ · Visit-Plan-Hours | LACMA ↗
LACMA’s public docent tours are free with museum admission. The museum’s listed general admission is $25 for L.A. County residents with valid ID and $30 for visitors from outside the county. Seniors 65 and older and students 18 and older with ID, as well as visitors with disabilities, are listed at $21 for county residents and $26 for visitors from elsewhere. LACMA says disability admission does not require formal documentation.
Members are free. L.A. County residents age 17 and under are free; visitors from outside the county pay $15 for ages 3–17, while children 2 and under are free. NexGenLA members and one guest are also admitted free; NexGenLA is for children 17 and under who live in L.A. County. KCRW and KJAZZ members with member ID receive 25% off general admission, and Metro riders with a TAP card receive $2 off.
Additional free admission is available to reciprocal members of 25 museums and to Golden State Advantage EBT cardholders, who may bring two adults and accompanying children 17 and under. EBT visitors must present the card and valid photo ID at the Ticket Office on the day of the visit; this offer is not available online. A Professional Personal Care Attendant accompanying a paying visitor who requires care may request free admission at the Ticket Office. LACMA says formal documentation is not required for the attendant ticket.
LACMA recommends buying timed-entry tickets in advance because walk-up timeslots may sell out. The event listing does not specify a separate tour booking process.
Visit-Tours | LACMA ↗ · Visit-Plan-Tickets | LACMA ↗ · Visit-Accessibility | LACMA ↗
LACMA says all galleries and restrooms are wheelchair accessible, and motorized wheelchairs are welcome. Benches are available in the David Geffen Galleries. Wheelchairs, rollators and gallery stools can be borrowed at the Ticket Office; requests during museum hours may also be made by emailing [email protected].
Sensory-inclusive bags are available to borrow from the Ticket Office. They include noise-canceling headphones, tactile fidget tools, visual cue and feeling cards, strobe-reducing glasses, and weighted lap pads. Service animals are welcome; visitors with a service animal should pick up a wristband at entry.
For accessibility questions, contact [email protected] or call 323-857-6010 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The Metro D Line’s Wilshire/Fairfax Station is across the street from the museum. Metro Local 20 and Rapid 720 buses stop on Wilshire Boulevard; Local 217 and 218 and Rapid 780 stop on Fairfax Avenue, within half a block. From the La Cienega/Jefferson E Line station, three miles south, LACMA says visitors can transfer to the northbound Local 217.
By car from I-10, take Fairfax Avenue north for two miles to Wilshire Boulevard. From US-101, take Highland Avenue south for 3.5 miles to Wilshire, then turn right and continue west for one mile.
Visit-Plan-How to Get Here | LACMA ↗ · In Focus Tour: Coastal Connections, Pacific Ocean | LACMA ↗
The Pritzker Parking Garage is on Sixth Street just east of Fairfax Avenue and is open daily from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. LACMA lists self-parking at $24, or $16 for entry after 8 p.m.; parking is first come, first served, with no advance reservations. The garage clearance is 6 feet 10 inches. During peak attendance, LACMA may use valet-assisted stack parking in the garage at no additional charge.
Accessible parking is on level P1, including standard, van and electric-vehicle spaces. Free EV charging is available on P1 on a first-come basis. Accessible drop-off is on Wilshire Boulevard at South Ogden Drive, in front of Urban Light. Nearby options listed by LACMA include the Petersen Museum, Museum Square, 5900 Wilshire Boulevard and metered parking on Sixth Street and Wilshire Boulevard; check posted signs and restrictions.
Visit-Plan-Parking | LACMA ↗ · Visit-Accessibility | LACMA ↗
Bike racks are on Wilshire Boulevard near Spaulding Avenue and just inside the Sixth Street gate. During public hours, cyclists can request access to the onsite bike locker at the Ticket Office. A Visitor Services Associate escorts visitors to the locker and records a name and cell number.
LACMA describes a focus on three key collection works but does not name them in the event listing.
No. LACMA’s public docent tours are free with museum admission; general admission and eligibility vary.
It takes place in the Pacific Ocean galleries in the David Geffen Galleries. The exact gathering point is not specified, so ask a LACMA team member when you arrive.
LACMA says all galleries are wheelchair accessible. Benches are available in the David Geffen Galleries, and wheelchairs, rollators and gallery stools can be borrowed at the Ticket Office.
5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
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Event, planning and background information checked 2026-11-04 against the linked sources.