The Honeycomb Museum in Downtown LA

At a Glance

The Broad is a private contemporary art museum on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles. It opened in September 2015 to present the 2,000-work collection of Eli & Edythe Broad, and it remains free to the general public—one of the most accessible contemporary museums on the US West Coast.

The Veil and the Vault

Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the building is wrapped in 2,500 diamond-shaped openings—the "Veil"—made of glass-fiber-reinforced concrete that filters daylight into the galleries. The storage area between the second and third floors, the "Vault," has glass walls that reveal part of the collection in transit. It faces Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall in a pointed dialogue.

Collection Highlights

• Jeff Koons — Tulips, Rabbit, foundational Broad pieces.
• Jean-Michel Basquiat — among the largest public Basquiat holdings anywhere.
• Andy Warhol, including a small torn Campbell's Soup Can.
• Takashi Murakami — his Superflat murals.
• Yayoi Kusama — Infinity Mirrored Room: The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away, with separate timed passes.
• Kara Walker, Cindy Sherman, Kerry James Marshall.

Visiting Tips

General admission is reservation-recommended with walk-up availability; the Kusama Infinity Room needs a separate timed pass (tickets release Monday mornings and sell out fast). Take Metro B/D to Civic Center/Grand Park. Pair with MOCA next door, lunch at Grand Central Market, dinner in the Arts District.