| FEATURED STORE  Since its inception in 1965, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has been devoted to collecting works of art that span both history and geography, in addition to representing Los Angeles's uniquely diverse population. Today LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection that includes nearly 130,000 objects dating from antiquity to the present, encompassing the geographic world and nearly the entire history of art.
LACMA's mission is to serve the public through the collection, conservation, exhibition, and interpretation of significant works of art from a broad range of cultures and historical periods, and through the translation of these collections into meaningful educational, aesthetic, intellectual, and cultural experiences for the widest array of audiences.
The LACMA Store reflects the museum itself through its thoughtfully curated selection of books, jewelry, gift items, and one-of-a-kind Los Angeles-based designs as well as children's books and toys. The store has a wide selection of art and photography books, and special exhibition catalogues. It is located in the Resnick Pavilion. | | | Best Bookstores and Museum Shops
for Art, Photography, Architecture and Design BooksThe stores and museum shops listed here offer the finest selections of books on the arts, architecture, design and literature. These stores are curated, educational spaces operated by book lovers who know their books, know their customers, and who will stock unusual, adventurous titles rarely seen elsewhere. As such, they help to make your community a vital place to live. They are the stores that champion risky, mission-driven publishing. We encourage you to visit them regularly, to enjoy browsing through their selections and to order and make your purchases through them. | |