MAMA Gallery, Los Angeles

#402 among attractions in Los Angeles

Museum, Art gallery

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MAMA is a contemporary art gallery located in Los Angeles, California. As its name implies, MAMA fosters and exhibits contemporary artworks executed in a wide variety of media including visual installations, film, video, automata, but not excluding 'traditional' forms such as painting. A number of its projects and programmes are rooted in popular digital, video, and street culture. The physical space closed in 2017 following a partnership dispute, and the gallery became AB Contemporary by Adarsha Benjamin, an independent art advising company based in Malibu, California. ()

Coordinates: 34°2'25"N, 118°14'2"W

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Central Los Angeles (Historic Cultural)Los Angeles United States

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Day trips

MAMA Gallery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Smell, Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles Flower District, Hollenbeck Park.

1 miNW
Nightlife, Dancing
The Smell, Los Angeles
26 min walk • The Smell is an all-ages, alcohol and drug-free, punk rock and experimental music venue in Downtown Los Angeles, California. The Smell, notable for its DIY ethic, is home to many of the area's avant-garde performers and artists.
0.7 miNW
Museum, Art museum, History museum
Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles
18 min walk • The Japanese American National Museum is located in Los Angeles, California, and dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Japanese Americans. Founded in 1992, it is located in the Little Tokyo area near downtown. The museum is an affiliate within the Smithsonian Affiliations program.
0.9 miW
Shopping, Market
Los Angeles Flower District, Los Angeles
24 min walk • The Flower District of Downtown Los Angeles is a six block floral marketplace, consisting of nearly 200 wholesale flower dealers, located within the LA Fashion District.
0.9 miE
Park, Lake
Hollenbeck Park, Los Angeles
24 min walk • Hollenbeck Park is a city park in the Boyle Heights district of Los Angeles, California. It is located on the corner of Saint Louis and Fourth Streets, near Boyle Avenue.
0.8 miNW
Valley
Los Angeles Basin, Los Angeles
22 min walk • The Los Angeles Basin is a sedimentary basin located in southern California, in a region known as the Peninsular Ranges. The basin is also connected to an anomalous group of east-west trending chains of mountains collectively known as the Transverse Ranges.
0.6 miN
Street
1st Street, Los Angeles
15 min walk • 1st Street is an east–west thoroughfare in Los Angeles and Monterey Park, California. It serves as a postal divider between north and south and is one of a few streets to run across the Los Angeles River.
0.9 miNW
Church, Event space
Cathedral of Saint Vibiana, Los Angeles
24 min walk • The Cathedral of Saint Vibiana, often called St. Vibiana's, is a former cathedral church building and parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
0.7 miNW
Temple, Sacred and religious sites, Buddhist architecture
Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles
19 min walk • Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin, also known as Koyasan Buddhist Temple, is a Japanese Buddhist temple in the Little Tokyo district of Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States.
1 miN
Skyscraper
Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles
25 min walk • The Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles is a United States federal prison in downtown Los Angeles, California which holds male and female inmates prior to and during court proceedings, as well an inmates serving short sentences. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
0.7 miNW
Memorial
National Japanese American Veterans Memorial Court, Los Angeles
18 min walk • The National Japanese American Veterans Memorial Court is a national memorial court in Los Angeles, California, honoring the bravery and sacrifice of Japanese American veterans during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
0.6 miN
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Zenshuji Soto Misson, Los Angeles
15 min walk • Zenshuji Soto Mission, established in 1922 in the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles, California, was the first Soto Zen Buddhist temple in North America. Today, it is the North American headquarters for Soto Zen, under the guidance of Sotoshu Shumucho, and is a direct branch of Eiheiji and Sojiji.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to MAMA Gallery?

Nearby attractions include Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles (11 min walk), Sixth Street Bridge, Los Angeles (13 min walk), Alameda Street, Los Angeles (14 min walk), 1st Street, Los Angeles (15 min walk).

How to get to MAMA Gallery by public transport?

The nearest stations to MAMA Gallery:

Bus

Greyhound 7th Street (12 min walk)
Patsaouras Transit Plaza • Lines: J (26 min walk)

Light rail

Pico/Aliso • Lines: L (18 min walk)
Mariachi Plaza • Lines: L (25 min walk)

Metro

Union Station • Lines: B, D (28 min walk)
Pershing Square • Lines: B, D (30 min walk)

Train

Los Angeles Union Station (28 min walk)