Upcoming Events
- 12 Jul, 24Upcoming
Summer of Salsa: Son Mayor featuring Super DJ Robby | Free
Friday, 6:00 pmLA Plaza's free Summer of Salsa series continues with dancing under the stars to one of LA's favorite salsa groups, Son Mayor. The group blends…
- 13 Jul, 24Upcoming
KCRW Summer Nights: “Cumbia Somos/We Are Cumbia” | Free
Saturday, 6:00 pmAn evening of Cumbia from across the continent. Curated by music journalist Betto Arcos, "Cumbia Somos" will showcase the rich and diverse sounds of cumbia…
- 14 Jul, 24Upcoming
Backyard BBQ Party – Opening Celebration of “Jaime Muñoz: Truth Is A Moving Target” | Free
Sunday, 3:00 pmJoin us for our backyard BBQ party to celebrate the opening of the first solo museum exhibition of artist Jaime Muñoz, Jaime Muñoz: Truth Is…
LA Plaza Blog
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27 Jun
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes presents “Jaime Muñoz: Truth Is A Moving Target”
Read moreThe artist’s first museum solo exhibition features over 25 major works and opens with a Backyard BBQ Party celebration and the release of a new
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12 Jun
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes Renames LA Plaza Cocina in Tribute to Gloria Molina
Read moreThe dedication ceremony, held one day before what would have been Gloria Molina’s 76th birthday, renames the teaching kitchen as LA Cocina de Gloria Molina
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03 May
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes Kicks Off its Summer of Salsa Concert Series on May 10 with Rumbankete featuring Super DJ Robby
Read moreThe crowd-favorite summer program welcomes hundreds of Angelenos to LA Plaza to dance to the vibrant rhythms of salsa. Taking place one Friday each month
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Exhibitions On View
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Los Angeles 1853 by Mario Hernández, 2021
In 1781, the Pobladores, a group of 44 people recruited from Mexico by the Spanish, established a new pueblo next to a river and in…
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Calle Principal: Mi México en Los Ángeles | Permanent Exhibition | 2d Floor
This interactive and educational permanent exhibition invites families to explore the sights, sounds, and smells of downtown Los Angeles during the 1920s. Calle Principal is…
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LA Starts Here! | Permanent Exhibition | First Floor
LA Plaza’s groundbreaking permanent exhibition presents an alternative to traditional interpretations of Los Angeles history, aiming to change what we know about Mexicans and Mexican…
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The View From Here: Architecture as Witness to History | Permanent Exhibition | 2d Floor
LA Plaza’s Vickrey-Brunswig Building, Plaza House, and adjoining two-and-a-half-acre campus are located in the historic heart of Los Angeles. The museum resides within both the El…
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LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes is seeking objects related to the upcoming exhibition, A Great Day in East L.A.: Celebrando the Eastside Sound.
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LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes offers a beautiful campus suitable for both indoor and outdoor events of all types. Guests are given the unique opportunity to explore and contribute to the ever-evolving story of Mexican and Mexican American culture in Los Angeles just steps from where it all began.
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LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes centers the history of Mexican and Mexican Americans in Los Angeles, and collects, preserves, and shares the stories, accomplishments, and experiences of Latinx people and Latino culture.
Located near the site where Los Angeles was founded in 1781, LA Plaza's 2.2-acre campus includes two historic and newly renovated buildings (the Vickrey-Brunswig Building and Plaza House) surrounded by 30,000 square feet of public garden and LA Cocina de Gloria Molina, a teaching kitchen and event space, located in LA Plaza Village.
LA Plaza is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Federal Tax ID# 75-3059288
LA Plaza is an official project of Los Angeles County and a Smithsonian Affiliate.
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