California is famous for its ghost towns, but you don’t expect to find one where L.A.'s major art museum once was. Or pay up to 25 bucks to see it. Read marymacTV on the deserted (but expensive) state of affairs at LACMA:
continues to provide an iconic selfie-station, as does the B. Gerald Cantor Sculpture Garden, though it is closing in November.sense, which made it a bit embarrassing to show to out-of-towners and just plain sad for the rest of us.I’ve never been a huge fan of nostalgia — loving mentions of the pony rides at Fairfax or those legendary orange groves bring on the dry heaves.
As no doubt is true for many Angelenos, these buildings have been part of my life for many years. My husband and I had our first real date at one of LACMA’s courtyard concerts. I brought my parents, now long gone, here, and my kids from the time they were infants. And, it must be repeated, the daily visit still costs the same , as does the membership. After dropping $130 only to find a museum that is already drastically reduced and will get only smaller over the next year, my husband was ready to ask for his money back.In the end he didn’t; because we have loved the museum for so long, we will continue to support it.“We’ve always tried to keep our membership prices attractive,” LACMA Director Michael Govan said in an email.
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