Norris, set about creating a museum from scratch, including locating funds, trustees, directors, curators, a gallery, and most importantly an art collection. In the following weeks, the Mayor's Museum Advisory Committee was organized. Throughout the evening, Weisman passionately discussed the city's need for a contemporary art museum. In a 1979 political fund raising event at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, Councilman Joel Wachs, and local philanthropist Marcia Simon Weisman happened to be seated at the same table. Since the museum's inception, MOCA's programming has been defined by its multi-disciplinary approach to contemporary art. The museum's exhibits consist primarily of American and European contemporary art created since 1940. The Pacific Design Center facility is in nearby West Hollywood. MOCA's original space, initially intended as a "temporary" exhibit space while the main facility was built, is now known as the Geffen Contemporary, in the Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles. The main branch is located on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, near Walt Disney Concert Hall. The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles ( MOCA) is a contemporary art museum with three locations in greater Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles, California 90012 (United States) The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles For other Museums named Museum of Contemporary Art, see Museum of Contemporary Art (disambiguation). This article is about The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
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