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• David Geffen donates $25M for academy museum

  Monday that the David Geffen Foundation made the donation for the museum scheduled to open in 2017 next to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.It's the largest contribution yet in the academy's $300 million fund drive for the museum.In recognition, the academy   Read more »

• Merger of 2 of LA's largest museums proposed

  -- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is proposing a merger with the city's financially troubled Museum of Contemporary Art, a move officials say could ensure MOCA's continued existence while transforming LA into a world-class hub for contemporary art.The   Read more »

Around the web

• James Turrell Shines at LACMA, Kayne Griffin Corcoran Gallery

  Turrell barrage began last week in Los Angeles with the opening of the 70-year-old artist’s retrospective at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Wednesday, the first major U.S. survey of his five-decade career since 1985. On its heels are an exhibition at   from Women's Wear Daily Read more »

• Jennifer Lawrence, Is That You?

  premiere at Bond Street Thompson Beverly Hills, September 14, 2009. The Teen Vogue Young Hollywood Party at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, September 18, 2008. The Burning Plain premiere at the Sala Grande during the 65th Venice Film Festival, August   from The Huffington Post Read more »

• 2,000 museums nationwide to offer free admission to active duty military personnel

  Some popular museums with admission fees are participating, including the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Some of the first-time participants include J. Paul Getty Museum   from The Washington Post Read more »

• Stolen-artifacts case has cost much, yielded little, critics say

  the museum said in a statement to The Times. Officials at the Pacific Asia Museum, the Mingei Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art would not comment on the investigation. Olson, who lives in an assisted-living facility in Van Nuys, did not respond   from Los Angeles Times Read more »

• Time Magazine's Angelina Jolie Cover (PHOTO)

  Jolie, sports an engagement ring as she and Brad Pitt, view works from the Chinese collection at the The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in Los Angeles Thursday April 12, 2012. Pitts manager Cynthia Pett-Dante confirmed their engagement on Friday. Robert   from The Huffington Post Read more »