The Museum of Contemporary Art, known to locals as MOCA, features an impressive collection which evolves and adapts to the changing definitions of art through the ages. When MOCA Grand first opened its permanent quarters at California Plaza in 1987, Bunker Hill was a multi-level landscape of sprouting skyscrapers. Thanks to the vision of Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, MOCA is a stark contrast to the extreme heights of the Bunker Hill glass-and-steel high rise towers by designing MOCA as a sunken, red sandstone-clad space, creating an environment of low-rise tranquility with a deliberately different layout from traditional museums.
MOCA is committed to the collection, presentation, and interpretation of art created after 1940, in all media, and to preserving that work for future generations. MOCA provides leadership in the field by identifying and presenting the most significant and challenging art of our time, actively supporting the creation of new work.
With three distinct venues (MOCA Grand Avenue, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, and MOCA Pacific Design Center) and Michael Heizer's seminal artwork Double Negative (1969-70) in the Nevada desert, MOCA engages audiences through an ambitious program of exhibitions, educational programs, and publishing: - MOCA Grand - MOCA Geffen - MOCA PDC - Double Negative
NOTE: Most Local museums in LA offer free charging stations for electric vehicles thanks to a program called Adopt a Charger.
http://www.moca.org/visit250 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012