Mission
THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (THE MUSEUM) IS A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ESTABLISHED IN 1979 AS THE ONLY ARTIST-FOUNDED MUSEUM IN LOS ANGELES. THE MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO COLLECTING AND EXHIBITING CONTEMPORARY ART AND HOUSES ONE OF THE MOST COMPELLING COLLECTIONS OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE WORLD, COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY8,000 OBJECTS.THE MUSEUM IS COMMITTED TO THE COLLECTION, PRESENTATION, AND INTERPRETATION OF ART CREATED AFTER 1940, IN ALL MEDIA, AND TO PRESERVING THAT WORK FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE MUSEUM PROVIDES LEADERSHIP IN THE FIELD BY IDENTIFYING AND PRESENTING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND CHALLENGING ART OF OUR TIME, ACTIVELY SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF NEW WORK, AND PRODUCING ORIGINAL SCHOLARSHIP. THE MUSEUM ENGAGES AUDIENCES THROUGH AN AMBITIOUS PROGRAM OF FREE EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND PUBLISHING.