Dear fellow LACMA Lover,

Thank you for joining more than 600 concerned citizens who have signed the petition urging the Los Angeles County Supervisors to reconsider their approval of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for LACMA's Wilshire-straddling redevelopment plan.

Almost two years ago, as part of our advocacy to raise consciousness about the threatened work of architect Wlliiam Pereira, we and our Pereira in Peril collaborator Alan Hess first sat down with LACMA director Michael Govan to talk about historic preservation, our concerns about the planned demolition of the 1965 William Pereira campus, and our hopes that the museum could become a leader in advocating for adaptive reuse and restoration of threatened landmarks.

The museum still plans to demolish its mid-century buildings, and we're still not convinced that's the right decision. But we're very pleased that these conversations have developed into a free, two-day symposium at LACMA, “Preserving the City of the Future: Civic and Corporate Los Angeles in the 20th Century” (June 21-22). This is a conversation that Los Angeles needs to have, and we're delighted to see the museum leading the way.

You'll find us on a Saturday morning panel, talking about the preservation of Angels Flight Railway, the Dutch Chocolate Shop and the world's biggest tamale. Alan Hess will be presenting about the glory of William Pereira’s Imperial California on Friday morning.

We’d love to see you there!

RSVP (required) at the links below:
https://www.lacma.org/event/preserving-city-future (Friday)
https://www.lacma.org/event/preserving-city-future-0 (Saturday)

The LACMA Lovers League is also on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/lacmaloversleague

Please continue to share the petition with friends who love LACMA and want it to remain at the heart of our city's culture and community. And stay tuned for updates as we have them.

Yours for Los Angeles,
Kim Cooper & Richard Schave
The LACMA Lovers League