Los Angeles County Museum of Art wheelchair accessibility
Disability Ticket priced below standard adult. Personal Care Attendant enters free. Every gallery, restroom and outdoor space is wheelchair-accessible. Free wheelchairs at the Ticket Office.
LACMA has the clearest disability-pricing policy of any major LA paid attraction. The Disability Ticket is $21 in-county or $26 out-of-county, and a Professional Personal Care Attendant enters free. Every gallery, restroom and outdoor space is wheelchair-accessible, with free wheelchairs at the Ticket Office and accessible parking in the Pritzker Garage.
Accessibility at a glance
| What | Details | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Step-free entrance | The main visitor entrance is at the Smidt Welcome Plaza, which is reached step-free from Wilshire Boulevard. Visitors arriving by car park in the Pritzker Garage off Sixth Street and ride one of the two passenger lifts up to plaza level. From the plaza the ticket office, every pavilion and the outdoor sculpture courts are on the same ground level. | Confirmed accessible |
| Vertical access | The Pritzker Parking Garage has two passenger lifts serving plaza level. Each pavilion (Resnick, BCAM, Hammer Building, Art of the Americas Building, Pavilion for Japanese Art) has its own lift to upper-floor galleries. Every gallery in every pavilion is reachable without stairs. | Confirmed accessible |
| Accessible toilets | Every restroom at LACMA is wheelchair-accessible. The Resnick Pavilion and BCAM Levels 2 and 3 are the named accessible-restroom locations on the official accessibility page, and they cover most of the typical gallery loop. | Confirmed accessible |
| Companion admission | A Professional Personal Care Attendant accompanying a paying visitor who requires such care enters free of charge. The Disability Ticket itself is $21 for LA County residents and $26 for non-county visitors, below the standard adult admission. Bring proof of disability and, where applicable, county residency for ticket validation. | Confirmed accessible |
| Wheelchair loan | Complimentary wheelchairs are available at the Ticket Office during regular operating hours. The Ticket Office is the first stop after arrival at the Smidt Welcome Plaza. Loaners are first come, first served; the supply runs lowest at weekend afternoons. | Confirmed accessible |
Getting there
LACMA sits at 5905 Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile district, between Fairfax Avenue and Sixth Street. Metro Bus 720 runs the length of Wilshire and stops directly outside the campus. The Metro D Line (Purple Line) Wilshire / La Brea station opened nearby, a step-free ride from downtown.
Driving is the most common arrival mode. The Pritzker Parking Garage off Sixth Street has accessible spaces and two lifts up to the plaza. Off-street kerb cuts on Sixth Street let ride-shares drop close to the garage entrance.
At the entrance
The Smidt Welcome Plaza is the main arrival point, with the Ticket Office on the plaza level. Disability Tickets are issued at the Ticket Office on arrival; ask for the PPCA companion seat at the same time if a personal care attendant is travelling with you.
Free wheelchairs are at the Ticket Office during regular hours. Standard timed-entry tickets are reserved online and scanned at the plaza; bring the email or phone screenshot to skip the printed-ticket queue.
Inside the museum
LACMA's campus is several pavilions arranged around outdoor sculpture courts and the Urban Light installation. The Resnick Pavilion holds the largest temporary exhibitions on one wide step-free floor. BCAM (Broad Contemporary Art Museum) has three floors of contemporary art reached by lift.
The Hammer Building, the Art of the Americas Building and the Pavilion for Japanese Art are joined by step-free outdoor paths. Every gallery, restroom, dining service and outdoor space is wheelchair-accessible. Plan for a full afternoon to see two major pavilions plus a temporary exhibition.
Programmes and tours
LACMA runs a small set of accessibility-specific programmes. Check the museum's events calendar for verbal-description tours, multi-sensory tours and sign-interpreted talks. These are not on the main accessibility page itself, so they may not be running on every visit; ask the Ticket Office on arrival or check the events listings ahead of time.
Audio guides are available for major exhibitions. Group accessibility tours can be arranged on request through the museum's group-visits office, typically with a two-week lead time.
Tips for visiting
Bring proof of disability and, if claiming the in-county rate, proof of LA County residency. Standard photo ID with a county address is usually enough. The Disability Ticket counter is at the Ticket Office, not at a separate accessible desk.
Avoid scheduling for the day before or after a major exhibition opening; the campus is busiest at those times and the wheelchair loaners run out fastest. The Urban Light installation outside the campus is open 24 hours and is a popular accessible photo stop after the museum closes.
Quick facts
Address: 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Disability Ticket: $21 in-county or $26 out-of-county. Personal Care Attendant: free. Wheelchair loans: free at Ticket Office, first come, first served. Accessible parking: Pritzker Garage off Sixth Street. Accessible restrooms: Resnick Pavilion and BCAM Levels 2 and 3. Nearest accessible transit: Metro Bus 720 on Wilshire.
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