{"id":906811,"date":"2026-05-18T11:21:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/all-the-looks-from-the-lacma-opening-gala-for-the-david-geffen-galleries\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:21:14","slug":"all-the-looks-from-the-lacma-opening-gala-for-the-david-geffen-galleries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/all-the-looks-from-the-lacma-opening-gala-for-the-david-geffen-galleries\/","title":{"rendered":"All the Looks From the LACMA Opening Gala for the David Geffen Galleries"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s the start of a new era at LACMA.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art<\/a> celebrated the opening of its 347,500-square-foot David Geffen Galleries (named for a $150 million gift from the billionaire philanthropist) with a starry gala.<\/p>\n

While the evening\u2019s guest list included artists, actors, musicians, models, board members, and more, the real star of the evening was the brand-new David Geffen Galleries, a building designed by Pritzker Prize winner Peter Zumthor, who collaborated with architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill to create the stunning structure.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis museum lets LA be present\u2014the landscape and the \u00adhouses and everything, Beverly Hills, the whole thing, is also present,\u201d Zumthor told Vanity Fair<\/em>\u2019s arts and culture correspondent, Nate Freeman,<\/a> in advance of the opening. \u201cSo, they interact together. We thought it\u2019s a beautiful idea. You experience this art, which comes from the whole world, in LA and not in a box.\u201d<\/p>\n

From members of LACMA\u2019s board of trustees, like Nicole Avant, Carter Reum, Rich Paul, Viveca Paulin-Ferrell, and others, to musicians and art patrons Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz<\/a>, see who stepped out to celebrate at LACMA\u2019s opening gala.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n