Lacma Seeks to Expand Its Footprint Into South Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is planning to expand beyond its mid-Wilshire campus to create a satellite campus, or possibly two, in South Los Angeles — the area once known as South Central but rebranded 15 years ago because of its association with riots and crime.
The City Council has scheduled a vote for Friday on one site, owned by the city, and Michael Govan, the director of Lacma, said he is in “very serious discussions” with county leaders about the other. The goal, he noted, is for the museum, which receives about 25 percent of its financing from the county, to reach what he called “underserved”