Field trip to LACMA with the China Society of Southern California

A Private Tour for the China Society led by Christina Yu Yu, Ph.D., Assistant Curator, Chinese and Korean Art

The Newly Installed Chinese Art Galleries at LACMA 

A Private Tour for the China Society led by Christina Yu Yu, Ph.D., Assistant Curator, Chinese and Korean Art

 After a four-year hiatus LACMA’s Chinese art collection is back on display!  The new Chinese gallery showcases the museum’s comprehensive collection of Chinese art and the history of China’s five thousand years of civilization through selected key pieces dating from the Neolithic period through the Qing dynasty.  The installation highlights the strengths of the collection, including bronze vessels, ceramics, and lacquer wares.  Pieces on display trace the development of LACMA’s long history of collecting Chinese art, starting from the early 1930s with a Northern Song dynasty ceramic bowl of the yaozhou ware type and recently enriched by the acquisition of a seated Buddha of the Tang dynasty acquired through the Collectors Committee. Photo © 2012 Museum Associates/LACMA 

There will not be a group dinner. There are three cafes on the premise of LACMA. There are many good restaurants at The Grove a few blocks from LACMA. There are not any good Chinese restaurants nearby.  You may arrive early to see other galleries but you must pay admission unless you are a member of LACMA. 

Reservation is mandatory due to the limitation of the Gallery. If you must cancel, please call Mary at 323-257-9693. For last minute cancellations, please call China Society’s President Bob Lee, 213-284-4438.

Park in lot at the corner of Wilshire and Spaulding. Complimentary validation available.

Please arrive at the entrance to the Chinese Gallery around 5:30 P.M. to allow time for check-in.

 
Admission is free. Attendance limited to 40 persons. Members of China Society come first. Once all spaces are reserved, we will start a waiting list.