When my cousins (self -proclaimed art snobs) called to ask what they deserve to make a brief scale in Los Angeles, without delay I directed them to Grand Avenue. With museums, surprising architecture and stimulating exhibitions that have been shown in a few houses of houses (and even more if you walk ten minutes further), it is a simple way to explore the artistic scene of Los Angeles on foot.
Whether it is in a position for an immersive delight or just need to wander and see what attracts your attention, this small corner of the city center has a lot to keep curiosity.
Here’s my suggested itinerary, which, spoiler alert, was a big hit even with the fancy cousins:
A year since its debut, the Conrad Los Angeles has firmly established itself as an architectural landmark all its own. Designed by Frank Gehry as part of the multi-billion-dollar Grand LA development, the hotel, with 305 room on 28 floors, occupies a prime location directly across from his most iconic creation, the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The design takes full advantage of its setting, with floor-to-ceiling windows in the bar, guest rooms, and penthouse suites offering striking framed views of the concert hall’s undulating steel facade.
Interior designer Tara Bernerd has designed interiors that evoke the loft of the complicated city in the midst of her dreams: oak soils in hand, walls wrapped in linen and furniture that establish the best balance between the aesthetics worthy of Instagram and genuine comfort The corner rooms have an impressive view of the cultural establishments below, while the 1,600 square feet penthouse on the 24th floor allows you to see the Hollywood panel and the fireworks in the Dodgers stadium.
Start your day early at The Broad (it’s pronounced “brode,” by the way). This contemporary art museum is a five-minute walk from the Conrad, and it’s worth booking the first time slot of the day for Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Rooms. These mind-bending installations sometimes have long queues, but ticket holders (and early birds) can often walk right in.
Up, the “tulips” of Jeff Koons bring joy to any morning, and the museum is recently organizing giant exhibitions of Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Now you will be hungry, so walk on the hill to Grand Central Market. Yes, it is tourist, but the population also loves it. Take a sandwich with Eggslut (the line moves quickly, I promise) or check the vegan ramen to Ramen Hood; It is strangely intelligent even if it is not in plants. Too healthy? Sit at Wexler’s delicatessen counter and ask for a pastrami in Rye.
After lunch, go to the MOCC (Fresh Art Museum). Although it is smaller than the sea, the permanent MOCC collection is the one who in the history of fashion art. Jackson Pollock’s room only deserves the visit. Until May, people: photorealism and art paintings from 1968 re -exist the artistic movement after the war from the 1960s until today through more than 40 artists, adding Chuck Close, Duane Hanson, Amy Sherald and Gina Bearvers, and a diversity of paintings, drawings and sculptures, redesign photorealism as early instead of the finishing of figuration and representation.
Return to Conrad for drinks at sunset in Beaudry’s room, where Pisco’s signature is perfectly related to the view of the enveloping terrace. From this point of view, you can look at the metallic suns of the Disney Hall facade in lighting sunlight.
At San Laurel, chef José Andrés created a menu as artistic as the art you enjoyed all day. The ‘Mac
Three words: Don’t miss this! Olafur Eliasson’s OPEN at MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary (be aware that this location is in Little Tokyo) isn’t your typical “immersive” art show—it’s a thought-provoking exploration of how we see and experience the world around us. Towering, mirror-lined stacks transform skylight reflections into infinite dimensions, while deceptively simple elements—like pendants casting vivid flares or moving water mimicking shimmering landscapes—elevate the everyday physics of light and perception into sublime moments. Part of PST ART: Art & Science Collide, the exhibition challenges viewers to embrace vulnerability and agency, offering a lens through which to reconsider our environment and our place within it. The event is free on first Fridays for a timed-ticketed experience through July 6, 2025
Back at your hotel, freshen up before heading to the Disney Hall. Even if there isn’t a performance scheduled (though I highly recommend catching the LA Phil if possible), the architecture tour is fascinating. Fun fact: the concert hall’s curved steel panels were so reflective when first installed that they had to be dulled down because they were heating up nearby buildings.
It’s worth seeing conductor Gustavo Dudamel before he heads to New York next year to lead the New York Phil. In February, he’ll lead the LA Phil for the first time in playing Mahler’s Seventh, which the maestro calls “a symphony of everything, from chaos to glory, sarcasm to tenderness, from a funeral march to a seductive tango.” It’s part of the Mahler Grooves Festival running from February 20-23.
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