LACMA & Urban Light

Los Angeles County Museum of Art — Urban Light (Chris Burden)

A forest of 202 old street lamps that glows at night

⚠ Museum closed Wednesdays

Hours

Museum Mon, Tue, Thu 11am–6pm; Fri 11am–8pm; Sat–Sun 10am–7pm; closed Wednesdays. The Urban Light plaza is always open

Tickets

Urban Light free. Museum about $30 for adults from outside LA County, about $15 ages 3–17, per 2026 third-party listings; timed tickets recommended at lacma.org

Address

5905 Wilshire Boulevard; Urban Light stands on the entrance plaza facing Wilshire

On the plaza in front of the museum, 202 cast-iron street lamps from 1920s and '30s Los Angeles stand in neat rows. This is Chris Burden's Urban Light, and the thing to do is wander between the posts taking photos; once the bulbs come on after dark, it's one of LA's two classic night shots alongside Griffith Observatory. The plaza is open to anyone, ticket or not. Inside, the David Geffen Galleries, opened in May 2026, span Wilshire Boulevard like a bridge, and the collection runs from Matisse and Van Gogh to Asian and Latin American art.