As It Moves Forward with Controversial Expansion, LACMA Receives $50 M. Pledge

With groundbreaking scheduled to begin on its controversial new building in a matter of months, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has raised almost the entirety of the $650 million needed to complete the project.
On Thursday, the museum has received a $50 million pledge from the L.A.-based W. M. Keck Foundation, which typically funds in science, engineering, medical research, and undergraduate education.
This brings the total amount of money promised for LACMA’s construction project to