First Look Inside Exposition Park's New Museum — Tickets Drop Today
Los Angeles, CA · September 4, 2026
That hum along the coast means the holiday weekend has arrived early. Wrap up your afternoon errands briskly—First Friday pop-ups and open-air concerts kick off across town by five.
The Lead
George Lucas and Mellody Hobson offered the first comprehensive look inside the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art this week, revealing the completed contours of the futuristic campus in Exposition Park. Designed by Ma Yansong of MAD Architects, the four-story, 300,000-square-foot building now arches over eleven acres of newly landscaped public parkland, replacing what was once an expanse of stadium parking lots. While the interior holds 100,000 square feet of gallery space spanning comic book archives, cinematic concept art, and Renaissance oil paintings, the surrounding green spaces designed by Studio-MLA will function as a free neighborhood park open to everyone. For South Los Angeles residents, the milestone marks the final turn of an eight-year construction odyssey that reshaped the neighborhood skyline. Public gallery ticket reservations open online at ten this morning for the official September 22 opening.
Local Pulse
SoCal Transit Month Begins Countywide Campaign Riders logging bus and train trips through regional transit agencies can enter weekly prize raffles all month.
County Crews Inspect Flood Control Channels Public Works teams are clearing regional basins and storm drains ahead of winter to reduce foothill runoff hazards.
Today's Outlook
- High 83°F · Low 64°F — Overcast
- A gray morning sky keeps things mild before afternoon warmth settles across the basin.
What's On Around Town
Malibu: 43rd Annual Chili Cook-Off 23575 Civic Center Way, 4:00–10:00 PM Opening night chili tastings, carnival rides, and live music for local youth.
Abbot Kinney First Fridays Abbot Kinney Boulevard, 5:00–9:30 PM Dozens of curbside food trucks, live beats, and late-night boutique browsing.
Jazz at LACMA: Clayton Cameron Collective LACMA Smidt Welcome Center (5905 Wilshire Blvd), 6:00 PM Free open-air jazz concert kicking off the holiday weekend on the plaza.
KCRW Summer Nights The Autry Museum of the American West (4700 Western Heritage Way), 6:00–10:00 PM Free outdoor DJ sets by Wooden Wisdom, dancing, and late gallery admission.
Maestro of the Movies: A Tribute to John Williams Hollywood Bowl, 7:30 PM David Newman conducts beloved cinematic scores live with iconic film projections.
Spotlight & Story
- Tarzana
- In 1919, author Edgar Rice Burroughs bought a 550-acre Valley ranch from Los Angeles Times publisher Harrison Gray Otis, christening the spread after his bestselling hero. Neighbors embraced the literary connection, prompting the postal service to officially stamp Tarzana onto mail routes in 1927.
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