There is quite a bit of informal discussion in Los Angeles that this organization, the non-profit underpinning of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), has very serious employment relations issues, and many members of the community have accused the management of tolerating an environment of anti-gay discrimination, especially by certain executives, especially the female executives. There are examples of gay male employees being fired, demoted, passed over, or otherwise mistreated, when they were fulfilling their jobs adequately or even exceptionally well, when sexual orientation is a protected class against discrimination under California law. The overall reputation of this institution has been called into question for this reason, and it has been said there is nothing being done about it by the highest levels of management. There have been discussions about employees witnessing physical violence from a select female executive toward male staff, which has not been investigated or disciplined. There has been discussion that a hostile work environment exists for gay male staff in particular, and for others, in an atmosphere of intimidation with no legitimate opportunity for the redress of grievances.
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- EIN 95-2264067
- (323) 857-6142
- 5905 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles CA 90036-4504 USA
- www.lacma.org
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Causes: Art Museums, Arts & Culture
Programs: Exhibition, curatorial, conservation & art programslacma presented 14 special exhibitions and 24 departmental rotations in fiscal 20132014, featuring artworks from its own collection and from lenders around the world. Public programs, films, and concerts are developed in coordination with special exhibitions. Many works from the museum's collection of over 120,000 objects are treated by conservators, while the museum's research library and scholarly publications provide reference support to museum staff and outside scholars. All of these activities serve to meet the goals of conservation, exhibition and interpretation of the art into meaningful aesthetic, intellectual, and cultural experiences.
facility enhancementfinancing and depreciation expense represent amortization of the capitalized costs of constructing the museum's physical facilities, an activity that is one of the core reasons museum associates was founded. This category of expense also reflects some on-going activity for projects that were not capitalized, such as architectural planning.
public services & engagementit is a museum goal to continuously expand and serve audiences of all ages, ethnicities, and socio-economic backgrounds by creating welcoming environments and programs. This is accomplished through a variety of means, including the museum magazine, special events, promotional campaigns, campus way-finding media, and on-site staff providing service to the public.
the museum collects works of art in all media, from every historical period, and from every corner of the globe to enhance its permanent collection. Expenses reflect funds paid by the museum for the acquisition of art works, but do not reflect the value of in-kind gifts of art. The museum also works to extend the museum experience in the fullest possible way to the widest possible audience. To achieve this goal, it offers many educational outreach programs in local schools and on-site for children and teens as well as classes and other programs and interpretive materials for college students and adults. It also provides images, information, and other ways to access its collections and programs through the web and many other digital media.