The Broad
A free contemporary art museum downtown with a honeycomb-shaped white exterior. It houses Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Room and Jeff Koons’s balloon dog.
The Broad was founded by philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad and opened in 2015. The building was designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and a honeycomb-shaped white “veil” wraps around a central “vault,” complementing Walt Disney Concert Hall across the street. The collection includes about 2,000 postwar and contemporary works. Permanent exhibits feature Jeff Koons’s Balloon Dog and Tulips, along with works by Takashi Murakami, Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Cindy Sherman. The most sought-after piece is Yayoi Kusama’s “Infinity Mirror Room: Lost in Light.” Once you enter, you need to sign up in a separate queue, and each person is allowed about one minute inside. Permanent exhibits are free, but you must book a timed entry on the official website, with tickets released monthly, and same-day standby lines are also available. Special exhibitions require a fee. Getting there: the Metro A/E Line Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill station is a 3-minute walk. The museum is closed on Mondays, and it can be combined with Walt Disney Concert Hall and MOCA for a half-day walking route.
Opening hours
Tue–Fri 11:00–17:00; Sat & Sun 10:00–18:00 (Thursdays often extended); closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Walt Disney Concert Hall
- Grand Central Market
- Little Tokyo
- Olvera Street
- Dodger Stadium
- California Science Center
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- Griffith Observatory