The Broad

The Broad
The Broad museum, 2017
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EstablishedSeptember 20, 2015 (2015-09-20)
Location221 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, United States
Coordinates34°03′16″N 118°15′04″W / 34.0544°N 118.2510°W / 34.0544; -118.2510
TypeArt museum
Collection sizeAlmost 2,000
FounderEli Broad and Edythe Broad
Public transit access Los Angeles Metro Rail
E Line  E Line
A Line  A Line
at Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill
Websitewww.thebroad.org

The Broad[1] (/brd/) is a contemporary art museum on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles. The museum is named for philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad, who financed the $140 million building that houses the Broad art collections.[2] It offers free general admission to its permanent collection galleries.[2] However, not all of its events are free and admission prices may vary by exhibit and/or by event. It opened on September 20, 2015.[3]

  1. ^ Cotter, Holland. (September 12, 2015). Review: The Broad Is an Old-Fashioned Museum for a New Gilded Age. The New York Times. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Boehm, Mike (September 17, 2013). "A look inside Eli Broad's museum, which will offer free admission". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  3. ^ Vankin, Deborah (2015-09-21). "The heat and the lines couldn't keep them from the Broad on opening day". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-09-01.