Wander

Wander through the new David Geffen Galleries which mark the culmination of a two-decade transformation of LACMA’s campus.

Designed by Pritzker Prize–winning architect Peter Zumthor, the new building offers more than ninety gallery spaces across a single, elevated level, without a fixed path or prescribed narrative. Instead, artworks from the ancient world to today are organized around four bodies of water—the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean—revealing networks of exchange, migration, and influence that span continents and centuries.

Wander: Exploring LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries brings together more than two hundred artworks from the museum’s encyclopedic collection, from longtime favorites to recent acquisitions and commissions. Whether you follow the oceanic framework or chart your own course through the galleries, Wander invites you to discover works of art spanning diverse histories and geographies—each encounter an opportunity for new perspectives on creative expression from around the world.