Long Beach Museum of Art

07/29/2026

Refer-a-Friend Summer at the Long Beach Museum of Art offers current and new members exclusive benefits!

From June 21–September 22, 2026, current LBMA members who refer a friend will receive their choice of:
🥂 A complimentary glass of sparkling wine at Claire's at the Museum
🍰 A complimentary dessert at Claire's at the Museum
📅 OR two extra months added to their membership

New members will immediately enjoy:
🎨 Free admission to both LBMA campuses for one year
✨ VIP invitations to exhibition openings
🎟️ Exclusive members-only previews
🎁 Two guest passes + a pre-selected Museum Store gift
🛍️ 10% off at the Museum Store
🍽️ 10% off at Claire's at the Museum

Redeeming is easy! Have your referred friend mention your name when purchasing a membership at the Hartman Pavilion Front Desk, or contact Karen Steffani, Manager of Membership & Visitor Services, at [email protected].

Not a member yet? Here's another reason to visit—when you dine at Claire's at the Museum, simply present your dine-in receipt at the front desk and receive 50% off museum admission.

Become part of our community, discover inspiring exhibitions, and share your love of art with a friend.

06/23/2026

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Email from Long Beach Museum of Art GET YOUR FREE TICKETS!   Enjoy live music from Lacuna, vinyl DJ sets from DJ Honey, and food & drinks for purchase as we celebrate the opening of Positive Fragmenta

06/03/2026

Thank you to the Long Beach Unified School District, the amazing fifth-grade students, and their teachers for visiting the Long Beach Museum of Art this year!

Through KidsVisions, we proudly support young learners in our community. As Long Beach’s largest visual arts school-visit initiative for fifth-grade, KidsVisions reached nearly 5,000 students this year, fostering creativity and connection through art.

KidsVisions is supported by the BCM Foundation, John Apostle and Helen Apostle Foundation, The Rudolph J and Daphne A Munzer Foundation, RuMBa Foundation of Long Beach, U.S. Bank Foundation, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture.

06/03/2026

Unexpected color. Bold gestures. Pure visual energy.
Explore a few of the vibrant works featured in this year’s LBMA Uncorked! silent auction ✨

Bid online or join us June 13 for LBMA Uncorked!🍷LBMA.org/events/uncorked

Featured artworks:
1 - Osceola Refetoff L'Orange - Multispectral Exposure - Palm Springs, California
2 - Dr. Brent Estabrook - If You Can Dream It
3 - Lynnie Sterba - Joy United
4 - Vlad Bibik - Joy

06/03/2026

Uncorked! Artist Spotlight: Shanna Cox✨
Every piece has a story. Take a closer look at this featured work from this year's LBMA Uncorked! silent auction.

Explore the full auction and discover more artwork through the link in bio or visit lbma.org/events/uncorked. 🍷 Tickets are not required for online bidding. Proceeds support exhibitions and programs at the Long Beach Museum of Art.

Artwork: Shanna Cox - Selfie I
Acrylic and oil on canvas
12 x 12 x 1 1/2 inches

05/29/2026

The Long Beach Museum of Art is pleased to present Positive Fragmentation: From the Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, opening June 26, 2026, in connection with our annual summer kick-off party, AfterDark. Ticketing info coming soon.

For many artists, the act of creation begins with one of destruction as they dissect shape, color, perspective, text, idea, or stereotype. For some, the result is enough: pulling apart and fragmenting images and ideas exposes what lies beneath or heralds the inherent value of each part. Other artists assemble fragments to create a new whole defined by its different parts. This exhibition explores the impulses that drive these creative approaches in the work of contemporary artists.

Positive Fragmentation includes over 180 prints drawn from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, each a work by a contemporary artist who employs fragmentation in different ways. Feminist scholar and critic, Lucy Lippard, describes positive fragmentation, or the “collage aesthetic,” as particularly suited to historically marginalized artists (including women), as it “willfully takes apart what is or is supposed to be and rearranges it in ways that suggest what it could be.”

Major exhibition funding is provided by:
• Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation
• BCM Foundation
• Bess J. Hodges Foundation
• RVCA Artist Network Program

Organized by the National Museum of Women in the Arts 
Curated by Virginia Treanor, Senior Curator, National Museum of Women in the Arts; and Kathryn Wat, Deputy Director for Art, Programs, and Public Engagement, and Chief Curator, National Museum of Women in the Arts

Kara Walker, Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated): Buzzard’s Roost Pass, 2005, offset lithography and screenprint, edition 21/35, published by LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies, Columbia University, New York, NY, Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer

05/28/2026

Final days to experience Robert Williams: Fearless Depictions

Closing this Sunday, May 31, this exhibition showcases Williams’ bold, unapologetic vision, pushing boundaries with striking imagery and uncompromising storytelling.
 
See link in bio or visit LBMA.org/visit for advanced tickets
LBMA Ocean is open Thursday-Sunday, from 11:00-5:00 PM
 
Exhibition support for Robert Williams: Fearless Depictions is provided by RVCA Artist Network Program. Images by Jeff McLane.

05/27/2026

BECOME A DOCENT!

Are you passionate about art and engaging with students of all ages? If so, join our docent program, where you become an ambassador of the museum, engage our public, lead tours and support workshops for our field trip programs, and learn with a community of like-minded peers.

No art or teaching experience required. Applications for the 2026-2027 school year are now open. See link in bio or visit LBMA.org/learn/docent-program for details.

05/27/2026

STROLLER TOUR: Join us for a fun morning stroll with your little one and meet other caregivers at our Stroller Tour for ages 0-2! Ticketing info in bio or at LBMA.org/events. Advance registration required.

🗓️ May 29, 2026
⏰ 10:30 - 11:00 AM
📍 LBMA Ocean - 2300 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach 90803

Stroller Tours are held on the last Friday of each month, allowing caregivers to bring their youngest museum-goers (ages 0-2) for an engaging tour before the Museum opens to the public. Explore highlighted works from our exhibitions led by Museum staff.

Loud little ones are welcome! Advance registration required. Free with general admission.

05/26/2026

For the lovers of bold compositions and modern abstraction. ♣️ Featured works from the LBMA Uncorked! silent auction

Bid online or join us June 13 for LBMA Uncorked! Link in bio or go to uncorked2026.cbo.io to start bidding!🍷✨

Featured artworks:
1 - Barbara Kerwin - Fleur
2 - Katie Elizabeth Stubblefield - Between...
3 - R. Lee Willmore - Considering Franz Kline...
4 - Charles Arnoldi - Untitled (Utah)