NexGen Programs
Arts for NexGen LACMA
Arts for NexGen LACMA is the nation's only free youth membership program! NexGen offers free general admission to anyone 17 and under as well as one accompanying adult. This includes permanent collection galleries and selected special exhibitions. To join, visit the LACMA box office or print the enrollment form and mail it in.
- Art Camps
- Art Classes
- Art Tote
- Boone Children's Gallery
- Exhibitions
- Family Days
- Family Guides
- Just For Teens
- Online American Art Game
- Library Workshops
- Target Free Holiday Mondays
Providing parents and children a unique way to experience art at the museum, family guides feature activity cards with images and easy-to-read explanations highlighting works from LACMA's permanent collection. The guide offers parents simple questions to begin a dialogue about art with their children and lends an explorative approach to capture the imagination of kids between the ages of six and twelve years old. Your free copy to keep is available at the Welcome Center Box Office. Available in English and Spanish.
Collection Highlights
Use these eight activity cards and your imagination to travel through time and around the globe. From an Egyptian coffin to an ancient cup that was used to drink chocolate, look at the art people have created for thousands of years. Imagine how they lived. And have fun as you experience the world through art!
Costume and Textiles
Use these seven activity cards to unravel the secret life of fibers. These are materials—like thread and yarn—that are woven or sewn to make fashionable clothes, warm bedspreads, and textiles used on special occasions. Who wore these costumes? Why did people treasure textiles? Follow the fibers and find the answers in beautiful and useful costume and textiles.
Due to LACMA's reinstallation project and rotations of art, not all works of art featured in the Family Guide are currently on view.
To help families further explore the works highlighted in the family guide, the kid's art tote contains touch objects and hands-on materials to assist children in learning more about art through engaging activities. The activities are customized to aid children in developing a well-rounded connection and understanding of art. Check out is free at the Welcome Center Box Office with deposit and valid ID. Available in English and Spanish.
Due to LACMA's reinstallation project and rotations of art, not all works of art featured in the Art Tote are currently on view.
Families & Children in American Art: Online Game
Play LACMA's online game to learn more about American art in LACMA's collection.
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Education Department | English: 323 857-6512 | Spanish: 323 857-6504 | educate@lacma.org
NexGen Enrollment Form English | (PDF: 253Kb)
NexGen Enrollment Form Spanish | (PDF: 271Kb)
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