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Kris Lewis

Director of Government and Foundation Relations

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

130,000 Artworks, Ancient to Contemporary

“An instant landmark.” —New York Times

CAMPUS EXHIBITIONS ATTENDANCE

2x

1. Louvre 2. MoMA 3. Metropolitan Museum of Art 4. LACMA 5. Hermitage 6. Centre Pompidou 7. British Museum 8. Victoria & Albert 9. Tate Modern 10. Art Institute of Chicago

LACMA is #4 Most Instagrammed Museum --per Instagram, November 2014

The 26 Best Art Museums in America

1. Museum of Modern Art, New York

2. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

3. Whitney Museum, New York

4. Los Angeles County Museum of Art

5. National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

6. Art Institute of Chicago

7. Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC

8. Seattle Art Museum

9. Philadelphia Museum of Art

10. Menil Collection, Houston

New Permanent Collection Building

Art + Technology Lab

LACMA @ Charles White

Elementary School

Responsibility for your

career development is

up to You!

• Make a list of your skills and talents

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college alumni events

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VS.

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