Join AARP Los Angeles for a virtual tour of Metro's current art exhibit and rider portrait series 𝘞𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘦…𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘰 𝘙𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴.
We'll chat with contributing artist, Yolanda González, about her portrait in the exhibit and learn more about the 𝘞𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘦... program courtesy of Metro Art's Senior Manager Transportation Planning Mayen Alcantara who oversaw the project.
Metro Art is excited to announce the return of our in-person award-winning tours! Join us in the month of May for special activities tailored to our older adult riders in observance of Older Americans Month. In collaboration with Metro's On the Move Riders Program, we invite you on an in-person art and architectural tour of Union Station on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 from 10-11am.
Join Metro Art and Metro's On the Move Riders Program in June for a free Los Angeles Union Station Art Tour. Tour historic Union Station art, architecture and spaces not generally open to the public, including the Historic Ticketing Hall. Learn about station artworks located in the L Line (Gold) portal and Union Station East, and check out the current exhibition in the Union Station Passageway Art Gallery.
Join Metro Art and Metro's On the Move Riders Program in June for a free Los Angeles Union Station Art Tour. Tour historic Union Station art, architecture and spaces not generally open to the public, including the Historic Ticketing Hall. Learn about station artworks located in the L Line (Gold) portal and Union Station East, and check out the current exhibition in the Union Station Passageway Art Gallery.
Join Metro Art commissioned artist, Geoff McFetridge, and Ride-On! Bike Shop/Co-Op on a 5-mile community bike ride from Ride-On! in Leimert Park to Westchester/Veterans Station.
Join Metro Art and Metro Bike Share for a special multimodal community ride celebrating Bike Month through art!
This tour reached capacity within 48 hours! An additional tour will be offered this summer--details to be announced. While the Pacific Electric Railway’s Red Cars are one of the best-known fixtures of Los Angeles rail history, whose name evokes trolley trips to the beaches or mountains for Angeleno history buffs, the Yellow Cars of the Los Angeles Railway Corporation (or LARy) were equally important. Featuring materials sourced from the Metro Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive, Metro Art’s exhibition in the Union Station Waiting Room Gallery, The Yellow Car and Los Angeles, offers a fond look back at two foundations of public transit in the region: the Yellow Cars and the transition to LA’s first years of bus service. Together, these early rail and bus lines shaped the Metro system we have today. Learn about the history of the Yellow Cars, how the system connected to Union Station, and the experience of this LA architectural landmark in its early years. This tour will be co-led by Chris Salvano, Digital Resources Librarian in the Metro Dorothy …
Join Metro Art commissioned artist Gala Porras-Kim on Saturday, August 12th, for a tour of her exhibition, The weight of a patina of time, at The Fowler Museum at UCLA, next to the future Westwood/UCLA Station.
Join Metro Art commissioned artist Gala Porras-Kim on Saturday, August 12th, for a tour of her exhibition, The weight of a patina of time, at The Fowler Museum at UCLA, next to the future Westwood/UCLA Station.
All aboard! This is a FREE event for all ages. Tickets are not required! Grab your family and friends and join us at #TrainFestival2023 at Union Station September 9 and 10, 2023 to celebrate the past, present and future of train travel with activations and programs throughout the iconic Los Angeles landmark.
All aboard! This is a FREE event for all ages. Tickets are not required! Grab your family and friends and join us at #TrainFestival2023 at Union Station September 9 and 10, 2023 to celebrate the past, present and future of train travel with activations and programs throughout the iconic Los Angeles landmark.
