THURSDAY, DEC. 26

By contemporary standards, MoLAA is not expensive; its usual admission fee is less than a typical movie matinee, and kids under 12 are always free. Still, for families, or anyone who has to watch each dollar coming in and out—so, pretty much anyone who hasn’t recently sold something to Netflix—even that can limit your access.

That’s why it’s so great that Bank of America announced it was underwriting six days of free museum admissions across the country, including MoLAA, for its customers. From Thursday, Dec. 26 to Tuesday, Dec. 31, customers of Bank of America need only present their credit or debit card to get in for free and see some terrific exhibitions including:

Floating Timeline: Quique Rivera Rivera is an animation artist, sculptor, photographer and film director, who allows us into his world to not only observe his creative process but learn secrets of stop-motion animation. You’ll observe unique characters, sensitive and strange at the same time, live beings, and unrecognizable objects tell a story of dreams and fantasy where the human tale and autobiographical story take us into an imaginary journey to his endearing and native Puerto Rico.

Arte, Mujer y Memoria: Arpilleras Chilean arpilleras are colorful textile works backed with burlap. The ones on view document the experiences of Chilean citizens throughout the brutal, 17-year Pinochet regime. This exhibition features more than 30 arpilleras made by Chilean artisans between 1976 and 2019. The arpilleras in this exhibition were gathered by Movement for the Emancipation of the Chilean Woman-Los Angeles, a local chapter of the global organization that works to amplify the voices of Chilean women.

Robert Graham: Civic Monuments You may not be familiar with the name Robert Graham, but if you live in and around Los Angeles, you’ve seen his work. He created the Olympic Gateway at the L.A. Coliseum in 1984 and the Great Bronze Doors of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels among the seven major works he created across the United States during his lifetime. This exhibition illuminates how each of these civic monuments transformed from first proposal to final execution, presenting models, maquettes, and photographic images of the massive installations. Each monument has made a significant and lasting contribution to the cities where they are located.

For more information on these, and other exhibitions, click here.

Another great thing: Bank of America is sponsoring free admissions across the country. Locally, that means, besides MoLAA, you’ll also be able to get in the Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Laguna Art Musem for free.

Giving us a moment’s pause: Can one have too much free art? No. One cannot.

The Museum of Latin American Art is located at 628 Alamitos Ave. For more information, click here.