From August 2026 to July 2027, three major Los Angeles art institutions—Getty, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), and USC Fisher Museum of Art—will hold a coordinated series of exhibitions honoring architect Paul R. Williams.
Williams was an influential figure in twentieth-century architecture and civil rights. He became the first Black architect licensed west of the Mississippi and was the first Black member of the American Institute of Architects nationwide. In 2017, he received the AIA’s highest honor, the Gold Medal. Over nearly sixty years, Williams designed more than 3,000 projects.
LACMA is participating in this collaborative effort. The museum is recognized as the largest art museum in the western United States and maintains a collection exceeding 150,000 works that span 6,000 years and include regions such as Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the Islamic world. LACMA provides exhibitions, educational programs, public events for diverse audiences, research opportunities, conservation work through its facilities and offers free admission for Los Angeles County residents after 3 p.m. on weekdays (https://www.lacma.org/).
Details about each institution’s specific exhibitions or programming have not yet been released.
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